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Predatory Publishing
Thane ChambersScott Health Sciences Library
thane@ualberta.ca
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Predatory publishers take advantage of an
open access business model that
relies on author processing fees.
Sometimes the
unexpected happens
Does it really matter??o Future embarrassmento Lack of credibilityo Lack of peer reviewo Findabilityo Lost research
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What are the telltale signs?
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Dodgy Website
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But not always . . .
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It feels generic
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“Fake” Impact Factor
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o Index Copernicus
o Global Impact Factor
o Scientific Journal Impact Factor
o Or it “has” an IF, but is not listed in Journal Citation
Reports
Journals with shared/similar
names
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If any of the following are present, it’s a good sign
Journal is indexed in
DOAJNo author fee
Journal indexed in
Web of Science or
Journal Citation Reports
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When you google
journal name AND
predatory, nothing appears
Some things to consider
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o New journals often look like predatory journals
o Individual articles published in predatory journals
may be good research.
o Scholarly publishing is constantly evolving e.g. rapid
review
o Redemption is possible
And yes, there are predatory articles from predatory journals in PubMed
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Look up the journal in NLM catalog
HELP!
Start hereIdentifying Appropriate Journals for PublicationWorksheet on Predatory Journals
If that fails, contact:thane@ualberta.ca ORjwsinfo@ualberta.ca
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