Predatory Journal Archives - Predatory Journals and Conferences

Here’s the real problem that the scholarly community faces – and we cannot do anything about it.

We present a list of issues that the scholarly publishing faces and ask what we can do about it?

An evidence based approach to publishers and journals

We are starting to look more robustly at journals and publishers. The article contains more details.

MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi journals may be downgraded in Finland

MDPI, Frontiers & Hindawi journals may be downgraded in Finland. We offer some thoughts when we read this.

Three books which address predatory publishing

We mention three books, which all address predatory publishing.

Is a journal predatory: Scribd

Journals often list Scribd as an indexing service. We explain why this could be an indication of predatory behavior

Who will keep predatory science journals at bay now that Jeffrey Beall’s blog is gone?

Michael J. I. Brown, Monash UniversityFor aficionados of bad science, the blog of University of Colorado librarian Jeffrey Beall was essential reading. Beall’s blog charted the murky world of...