Can I publish in a predatory journal?

Predatory journals use tactics that sway unsuspecting researchers, who are often under pressure to publish papers in high numbers. Publishing an article in a predatory journal affects your reputation as a researcher, and is a waste of your time and effort.

Is it OK to publish in predatory journal?

Predatory Journal Lists

Predatory publishers use questionable tactics to profit from scholarly research. They exploit faculty and students by soliciting articles (often through spam emails) and usually request payment for publishing in advance. And, of course, the quality of the journals is sub par.

What happens if you submit to a predatory journal?

If you publish your research in a predatory journal, you face these potential consequences: Damage to your reputation and career. Wasted time, effort, and money. Loss of your research and scholarship.

What to do after publishing in a predatory journal?

If your paper is published online by a predatory journal, you may write to the office of the predatory journal and ask them to withdraw the paper from their website. Although you are not guaranteed to get a response from a predatory journal, their paper might be taken down from the website.

Are predatory journals open access?

Predatory publishers trick authors into believing that they are legitimate publishers that offer the peer review scientists expect in their scholarly journals. These predatory publishers exploit the open access (OA) publishing model to make money from author fees by accepting most or all papers submitted to them.

The Problem of Predatory Journals

Why do people publish in predatory journals?

There are a variety of reasons authors may publish in a predatory journal: A mistake - they thought it was a legitimate journal. Need to publish something immediately (often for publish/perish reasons) - either because they already have other legitimate publications or because of a deadline.

Are predatory journals illegal?

Although predatory publishing is exploitative and unethical, if the publisher is engaging in illegal behavior needs to be evaluated on a case by case basis. If and which journal is predatory is sometimes disputable and the best thing you can do is just not engage with a journal if you think it is predatory.

Is Frontiers a predatory journal?

In 2015, Frontiers Media was classified as a possible predatory publisher by Jeffrey Beall, though Beall's list was taken offline two years later in a decision that remains controversial.

What are at least three signs that a journal is predatory?

What are the benefits of predatory journals?

Predatory Journals take advantage of authors by asking them to publish for a fee without providing peer-review or editing services. Because predatory publishers do not follow the proper academic standards for publishing, they usually offer a quick turnaround on publishing a manuscript.

How do I withdraw from predatory journal?

Request the predatory journal to withdraw your paper immediately from their publication pipeline. If they do not reply, email them stating that if you do not receive a response by a certain deadline, you will consider your paper unsubmitted from the journal.

Are all paid journals predatory?

Simply put, reputable journals provide all of the following things, and predatory journals don't. A reputable scholarly journal provides some form of adequate and qualified review, whether that be peer, editorial, or institutional review.

How do you get rid of predatory journals?

Is PLoS one considered predatory?

No, PLoS One is definitely NOT a predatory journal. It is different from other academic journals, in that the explicit goal is for submissions to be reviewed for rigor rather than for impact or citability.

Do predatory journals charge for publication?

Most open access journals - including high-quality journals - charge the author a fee ("Article Processing Charge" or APC) to support publication and peer-review costs. Predatory journals exist only to collect article processing fees from authors: every article submitted, with payment, is published.

Are any Elsevier journals predatory?

Elsevier consistently prioritizes mega-profits over scholarship. Too many examples to list, would need new server, so here is some more. Elsevier published nine fake journals.

How predatory journals leak into PubMed?

Predatory journals often register journal names very similar to established legitimate journals and may not be recognized as fraudulent. As a result, open-access journals that do not qualify for inclusion may be indexed in PubMed Central and subsequently “leak” into the PubMed database.

Who are the victims of predatory journals?

First-time authors are particularly vulnerable because they may be unaware of these journals, but experienced authors have been victims as well. Here's what you need to know about predatory journals and how to protect yourself.

What is the difference between high impact and predatory journals?

A higher impact factor is an indication that a journal is more influential in its field of study. Predatory journals often publish fake impact factors, or do not list one at all. You can check a journal title's impact factor via Journal Citation Reports, available through Web of Science.

Is Frontiers better than MDPI?

Frontiers, same but different

There are some differences though. For example, Frontiers publishes papers fast, but slower than MDPI, it has a higher reliance on the Chinese market than MDPI, it charges higher APCs than MDPI, and its journals are slightly better ranked than those of MDPI.

Is MDPI a predatory journal?

Conversation. MDPI journals have been included in the list of predatory journals. It was about time. MDPI as a publisher of open-access scientific journals was spun off from the Molecular Diversity Preservation International organization.

What is the rejection rate for Frontiers?

Rejection rates in Frontiers journals are around ~27% for submissions outside of research topics, most manuscripts are published within 3 months of submission, and yet, Frontiers citations rates are amongst the very highest when compared to journals in the same categories.

Should I destroy my journals?

Read through one old journal a week. If it's full of entries that will do you no good, or is a reminder of a sad or bad part of your life, toss it in the recycle bin or have a bonfire/journal burning party. Who wants all that negativity stored so closely? Do away with it forever.

How do you know if an academic journal is predatory?

Check the claims of the journal. Predatory journals often show on their websites that they are indexed in the major academic databases like Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, etc. These databases have extensive procedures (e.g. they check the peer review system) to accept new journals.

Is reading someone's journal illegal?

It is not illegal to read someone's diary. It might be theft if you possess it without permission. Sneaking into someone's room to read it might be trespassing, if you do not both reside in that dwelling. But the actual reading is not illegal.