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,...
Category: Predatory Publisher
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...
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.
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...
Saying predatory publishers and journals are evil may seem a little strong, but they are already infecting their host, like any virus does. In that sense, it could be the death of the scientific...
We describe what the Directory of Open Access Journals is and the role it plays in both Open Access publishing and in predatory publishing.