Librarians and information professionals – please join one of our focus groups to help us better understand how to develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. bit.ly/4sK3kje

You’ve told us that posters and social media graphics would make it easier to spread the word about Think. Check. Submit. to your community. We’re excited to share a downloadable poster designed to help you promote the initiative within your library. bit.ly/4exkDjS

Think.Check.Submit (TCS) turned ten years old in 2025! If you are reading this and are trying to decide whether or not TCS is an initiative that’s worth supporting, check out our progress in 2025. bit.ly/3OcG0fC

Do you need to address the issue of predatory publishers in your presentations? We have a comprehensive slide deck that covers the problem of predatory publishing, and as an introduction to Think. Check. Submit.
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What are conflicts of interest, and why do they matter? When submitting a journal article, authors are often asked to declare any conflicts of interest (COIs). The term can feel unclear or even intimidating. Our resource explains in clear language. bit.ly/4syM29n

Predatory publishers charge authors fees for publication without offering services like peer review. Our resource clarifies what peer review is and offers helpful links. It's published under a CC licence, allowing adaptation and reuse in guides for researchers. bit.ly/4svCs72

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Explaining Green Open Access can be tricky — but we’ve got a new resource to help. A simple guide that explains what Green Open Access is and the difference between types of repositories. Take a look and feel free to reuse it in your own Open Access support. bit.ly/47f1fnm

Thank you to all the librarians who participated in our recent Think. Check. Submit. Library Survey. You shared valuable insights that we are working on. In the meantime, we’d like to highlight resources already available bit.ly/4u6Xf29

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Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal?
Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org
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Librarians - a reminder that by taking just a few minutes to complete our short survey, you can help us better understand how Think. Check. Submit. is being used, and how we can develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH

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#ThinkCheckSubmit would like to hear from you to better understand the tools and guidance you and your researchers need to spot predatory journals.
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Al completar esta breve encuesta, los bibliotecarios pueden ayudar a Think. Check. Submit. a comprender mejor cómo pueden desarrollar herramientas y orientación que apoyen a los bibliotecarios y a sus investigadores.
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By taking just a few minutes to complete our short survey, librarians can help us better understand how Think. Check. Submit. is being used and how we can develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH

Librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. The Think. Check. Submit. PowerPoint presentation now available in Hindi bit.ly/3LMT22c

Your students might also find some of our resources helpful to them. For example thinkchecksubmit.org/resources/

Hindi • Think. Check. Submit. क्या आप अपना शोध किसी विश्वसनीय पत्रिका में जमा कर रहे हैं?             क्या यह पत्रिका आपके काम के लिए सही है? अपनी पसंद के पत्रिका की विश्वसनीयता की जांच करने ... Read full article

Our free tools are most effective when they are available in as many languages as possible. That’s why we are very grateful to Chitra Atithi Jagdale (Springer Nature) for translating the updated checklist for journals into Hindi:
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Kiitos lehtien tarkistuslistan suomennoksesta, Anna-Sofia Ruth (Tampereen yliopiston kirjasto). bit.ly/4jADknm

از تیم The Forum for Open Research in MENA (FORM) بابت ترجمه فهرست بررسی نشریات به زبان فارسی صمیمانه قدردانی می‌نماییم.
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Tak til Lotte Stehouwer Øgaard fra Aalborg Universitetsbibliotek for oversættelse af tidsskrift-tjeklisten til dansk. bit.ly/4s0Bz6N

Vietnamese • Think. Check. Submit. Bạn có gửi nghiên cứu của bạn tới tạp chí đáng tin cậy? Tạp chí này phù hợp với nghiên cứu của bạn? Tham khảo danh sách câu hỏi dưới ... Read full article

Our Vietnamese checklist for journals needs to be updated. If you are a Vietnamese speaker and willing to volunteer for the translation, please get in touch with us. thinkchecksubmit.org/journals/vie...

Helping authors choose trusted journals matters — and publishers play a key role. Many researchers find Think. Check. Submit. thanks to the links and guidance shared by publishers.
And if you’d like a TCS speaker for a webinar or content for your newsletter, we’re always happy to collaborate.

We’ve created social media banners tailored for you to use on your library’s platforms. You can download this banner from thinkchecksubmit.org/resource/pro...

Language is vital for equity in scholarly publishing, which is why we strive to offer resources in multiple languages. Thanks to volunteers, we've expanded our multilingual offerings. If you wish to help with a translation, please contact us at feedback@thinkchecksubmit.org.

The 'Think, Check, Submit' logo, coloured red, yellow and green like traffic lights.

Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal?

Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org

@thinkchecksub.bsky.social

Thanks to the team at The Forum for Open Research in MENA (FORM) for translating our guide on predatory publishing into Arabic. The resource outlines what predatory publishing is, why it matters, and how researchers can spot the warning signs.
Read it here: thinkchecksubmit.org/resource/abo...

تم مؤخرًا إصدار مورد تدريبي جديد لدعم أمناء المكتبات والباحثين والناشرين في الإجابة على الأسئلة الشائعة حول النشر الاستغلالي.

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Downloadable poster available from the TCS website.

Attention all librarians! The Think. Check. Submit. (TCS) website offers freely downloadable outreach materials, including posters, slide decks, and videos. Librarians and faculty advisors can customise these resources to fit their local contexts and needs.

Identify trusted publishers for your research • Think. Check. Submit. Tools and practical resources, aiming to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.

Our checklists for both journal articles and books/chapters have been translated into more than 50 languages, ensuring that researchers worldwide can access guidance on avoiding predatory publishers. thinkchecksubmit.org

Think. Check. Submit. - Vídeo Animado. Português Temos o prazer de anunciar que a versão em Português do vídeo animado Pense. Confira. Envie já está disponível. Este recurso poderoso e envolvente ajuda pesquisadores a identificar editoras e periódicos confiáveis para suas publicações científicas. O vídeo explica os princípios fundamentais do Pense. Confira. Envie de forma clara, dinâmica e memorável, facilitando a compreensão e a aplicação no processo de publicação acadêmica. A lista de verificação para periódicos http://bit.ly/4gTBZXy A lista de verificação para livros e capítulos http://bit.ly/42nBFu8

Já disponível em Português!
O vídeo animado Pense. Confira. Envie. ajuda pesquisadores a reconhecer editoras e periódicos confiáveis para publicar com segurança e impacto.

Assista e descubra os princípios bit.ly/46S4e4i