Can aspects of predatory publishing be applied to some mainstream and grey journals? Since the term predatory publishing was coined in the early 2010s, a significant research literature has emerged that carries warnings about journals issued by such publishers, while signaling the ...

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"Can aspects of predatory publishing be applied to some mainstream and grey journals?"

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What’s in a name? In 2016, an online poll was set up in the UK to name a new, multi-million-pound research vessel. Many good suggestions were made, but once ‘Boaty McBoatface’ was suggested online, it started to garner huge support and eventually won a third of all the votes cast. Embarassed, the UK government decided to call it the Sir David Attenborough but was forced to hastily revert to the popular choice when it faced howls of protest.

From Boaty McBoatface to “predatory journals,” names tend to stick - especially when they capture a real problem. In our latest blog, Simon Linacre explores why attempts to rebrand #PredatoryPublishing may miss the mark and why clarity still matters in research integrity.

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20,000 Problems for Researchers As many readers will have noted last week, Cabells’ Predatory Reports database went over 20,000 journals listed for the first time. This is significant not just because that is a LOT of journals – with James Butcher asking if this might be as much as 20% of all published journals in his Journalology newsletter this week - but also because it represents fraud and deception on such a broad scale. 

#PredatoryPublishing just crossed a troubling milestone: 20,000+ journals included in Cabells’ Predatory Reports.

Our latest blog details what’s behind the growth, how evolving tactics (including AI) are shaping our updated criteria, and why rigor still matters.

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Predatory vibes from @pensoft.net — click a link to decline a review and you’re forced to create an account—purely to pump user metrics.

Declining a review should not require registration. Commercially driven #predatorypublishing plain and simple.

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2 similar announces "call for paper", same image, logo, etc on Bluesky by user "Dr Papiy..." - profile picture blurred, handle deleted - above: "journal or rare cardiovascular diseases (JRCD) - below: "journal of cular dise carcinogenesis"

This looks like genuine, indeed 🙄
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Predatory journal invitation to publish there because of my "exceptional work in education research"

Of course, I have never worked in "education research". Judging by how they acknowledge my research topics, I have no doubts about their #peerreview quality #predatorypublishing #researchintegrity

I asked a Large Language Model, #LLM, to generate a SWOT (Strengths , Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis for #PredatoryPublishing. I asked it to look at it s if it was a predatory publisher. Here is what it said.

I asked a Large Language Model, #LLM, to generate a SWOT (Strengths , Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis for #PredatoryPublishing. I asked it to look at it s if it was a librarian. Here is what it said.

Der Neurologe und Hirnforscher Bernhard A. Sabel (links) ist Professor für Medizinische Psychologie an der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg und Gründer der gemeinnützigen Sciii gGmbH. Der frühere Vorsitzende des Deutschen Hochschulverbandes in Sachsen-Anhalt engagiert sich seit Jahren gegen Wissenschaftsbetrug und Fake-Publikationen. Neben ihm steht Mitinitiator Dan Larhammar. Der Zellbiologe war zwischen 2018 und 2022 Präsident der Königlich Schwedischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und kämpft ebenfalls gegen wissenschaftliche Desinformation. Foto: Patrik Lundin.

"Die größte wissenschaftliche Krise aller Zeiten"
Internationale Forscher warnen in der #StockholmDeclaration vor dem Zusammenbruch des Wissenfundaments moderner Gesellschaften – und fordern Reform des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens. Interview im […]

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Bonjour, je prépare une formation pour les doctorant.e.s sur les éditeurs prédateurs, intitulée "the grey zone" pour penser un peu plus loin que le binaire predatory/legitimate ; est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait me donner accès à cet article de Nature […]

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Alte Weisheit im Wissenschaftszirkus: Wenn du dein Paper nirgends durchs Review bekommst - bei mpdi geht das. (Vorausgesetzt man ist bereit, die Publikationsgebühr zu bezahlen)
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Evaluating the visual design of science publications—a quantitative approach comparing legitimate and predatory journal papers - Scientometrics The rise of predatory publishing poses a significant challenge to the integrity of scientific research, potentially undermining the credibility of scholarly communications. As parts of the academic co...

My research regarding #predatorypublishing was featured in a German and a Brasilian journal. Quite interesting how different the reporting is!
My paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
German: www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3...
Brasilian: revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/olhar-envies...

APCs and citation impact of Gold OA articles authored by Ukrainian scholars before and during Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine (2020-2023) https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08850

A new preprint on Ukrainian publications in Gold Open Access has a very telling Figure 12. And you know what? It’s a total disaster. arxiv.org/abs/2508.08850 #OpenAccess #PredatoryPublishing #Ukraine #Science #APC #GoldOA #ScholarlyCommunication #AcademicIntegrity

Study sheds light on journalists’ knowledge of predatory journals - The Journalist's Resource In-depth interviews with health and science journalists reveal that most believed predatory journals are a problem for their peers, or a problem in theory, but not a problem they would ever fall for t...

Study sheds light on journalists’ knowledge of predatory journals

#ScienceNews #Journalist #PredatoryPublishing #AcademicPublishing #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Ce matin, j'ai encore reçu un mail de l'éditrice d'un journal spécialisé dans les opérations chirurgicales du cœur me disant qu'elle attend ma prochaine soumission.

J'hésite à lui dire que je manque encore de pratique, ou que j'attends le 21 mars pour me faire la main...

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When Academia Takes on Journalism… and Falls Short This month has seen two articles published and garner significant attention on the predatory publishing phenomenon, highlighting many of the problems it creates for scholarly communications and society in general. Both articles are well argued, making interesting points and revealing core truths about predatory journals. So, what’s the problem? One of them is wrong. Not fundamentally, heinously wrong at all, but with errors that, in different ways, undermine its efforts to place a spotlight on predatory publishing practices.

Two recent articles on #PredatoryPublishing landed with very different impacts. While both aimed to spotlight the dangers of deceptive journals, only one got the story right. Our newest blog unpacks the missteps, clears up misconceptions, and shows why accuracy matters for #ResearchIntegrity

Guest post: In the name of Scopus, one hijacked journal easily tricks authors Mahmood Anwar Editor’s note: Mahmood Anwar is a former business management professor of the National Research University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In the course of his research, he keeps an eye out …

Retraction Watch: the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks to Mahmood Anwar's investigative work, this case of a hijacked journal makes a perfect study example for my #IOE-IDL course. retractionwatch.com/2025/09/03/g... #predatorypublishing #researchintegrity

Searching for a Suitable Journal? Check Here First. Cabell’s Journalytics and Predatory Reports helps researchers—and the librarians who support them—find appropriate venues for publication and avoid those known to exhibit predatory behaviors.

eine einschätzung von "#Cabell’s Journalytics and Predatory Reports" im Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/article/resource...
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Predators Lurk Closer to Home There is an assumption held by many that predatory journals are a problem that only affects other people. A bit like a tropical disease or rare syndrome, it is something that is known to afflict others, but not you, your family, or your friends and colleagues. In the case of predatory publishing practices, this might be something we think only happens to other researchers outside the US or Europe. 

New research shows US faculty are widely targeted by predatory journals and awareness often comes only AFTER publishing experience. Education & training must do more. Read our latest blog for more on this important study. #AcademicPublishing #PredatoryPublishing

RT @fake_journals: I have been fortunate enough to publish three articles on the work of Jeffrey Beall. If you are interested in #PredatoryPublishing and/or the work of Beall, please take a look.

Kendall, G. (2021) Beall's legacy in the battle against predatory publishers. Learned Publishing,

RT @mohd_alamr: SHOCKING: @Scopus finally removed Journal of Neonatal Surgery after @DOAJplus's January delisting - but only after indexing 157 MORE questionable papers since my original alert.
How many more predatory journals slip through? #AcademicTwitter #PredatoryPublishing

RT @CabellsPublish: SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES: why #PredatoryPublishing is here to stay t.co/PPCVOzSwB3 via @fake_journals and written by Simon Linacre, who "reviews [books] to see what a better understanding of predatory #publishing practices means for #scholarly communications."