Category: Predatory Publisher

We have noticed that the nursing discipline does seem to over-represented in predatory publishing. We investigate whether this is the case or not.

On this platform, we often say (things like) “we run the risk of the scientific archive becoming infected”, but what does this actually mean?

What is so bad about predatory journals? In this article we provide a few thoughts. It is certainly not a complete list, but we feel that the comments we make are important.

We believe that there are about 15,000 predatory journals, although, it is quite a difficult question to answer; as we explore in this article.

If you want our help on predatory publishing related issues there are various ways we try to do this. This article provides details of how we can assist you and, in many cases, why we cannot. We also...

Why do predatory and vanity academic publishers and conferences exist? Why are they flourishing now? And what can they tell us about the failings of academia?