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Do predatory publishers respect the scientific archive?

We expect scientific publishers to follow certain standards. This is especially important in order to maintain the integrity of the scientific archive. In this article, we touch upon three elements...

What was Beall’s First Paper on Predatory Publishing?

In this article we put a spotlight on, Beall, J. 2009. Bentham Open. The Charleston Advisor 11(1) 29-32. This paper was the first paper by Jeffrey Beall to discuss predatory publishing. In the paper,...

Stop trying to spot predatory journals

We suggest that you stop tying to identify predatory journals. Instead, spend time finding legitimate journals and, if you are not sure, just move on. The world is not short of journals that you can...

Is there a good reason to publish in a predatory journal?

We ran a Twitter poll where we asked is there was a legitimate reason to publish in a predatory journal? This article presents, and discusses, the results.

When is ISI not ISI?

The acronym for the International Scientific Index is ISI. Is this just a coincidence that this is the same term often used for the Web of Science's impact factor? In this article, we explore this...

Is the African Quality Centre for Journals reliable?

The African Quality Centre for Journals (AQCJ) provides an alternative impact factor to the ones that are most often used. We argue that this impact factor is not fit for purpose.