Background: There is no standardized definition of what a predatory journal is, nor have the
characteristics of these journals been delineated or agreed upon. In order to study the …

The systematic review of the research reported in this paper was conducted within the
context of efforts to understand and combat predatory publishing, a new but fast‐growing …

The issue of “predatory” publishing continues to affect many scholars around the world who
publish. When one reads the fairly vast literature surrounding “predatory” publishing, there is …

This paper aims to address the issue of predatory publishing, sensu lato. To achieve this, we
offer our perspectives, starting initially with some background surrounding the birth of the …

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study of publishing behaviour among
a group of Arab scholars in social science and humanities disciplines. The paper also …

Academic research output is increasing at a very fast growth rate per year. Given this
expansion, new publishers will enter the market or existing publishers will introduce new …

Screening criteria are a vital part of society, medicine and publishing. In this paper, a new
framework, based on epidemiological principles, is developed to assess the effectiveness of …

Abstract Background Predatory journals (PJs) pose a threat to the quality/integrity of
scientific publishing. Checklists have been proposed to identify PJs, but few are “evidence …

The predatory nature of a journal is in constant debate because it depends on multiple
factors, which keep evolving. The classification of a journal as being predatory, or not, is no …

The problem of publications in “predatory” sources is actively discussed in the scientific
community, and it has attracted the attention of government agencies responsible for …