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Recognizing Predatory Practices
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Where to Publish Your Research
Introduction
Identifying Potential Journals
Choosing the Right Journal
Open Access and Author Fees
Author Fee Waivers
Recognizing Predatory Practices
Grants/Funding
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Recognizing Predatory Practices
Be iNFORMEd
Checklist designed to help researchers determine whether or not to publish in a journal. Created by the Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives.
Cabell's
Includes "Predatory Reports," which use behavioral indicators to identify journals potentially engaging in predatory practices.
I Sold My Undergraduate Thesis to a Print Content Farm
This SLATE article describes one author's experience with a "book mill."
NIH Statement
Outlines the NIH's recommendations for choosing credible journals when publishing NIH-funded research (NOT-OD-18-011)
Predatory conferences ‘now outnumber official scholarly events’
Article from Times Higher Education describing questionable scholarly conferences.
Predatory Journals: What Can We Do to Protect Their Prey?
Laine C, Babski D, Bachelet VC, et al. Predatory journals: what can we do to protect their prey?.
JAMA.
doi:10.1001/jama.2024.27514
Think, Check, Submit
Brief explanation of how and why to check journal publishers before submitting your work. Includes checklists.
Further Reading
Assess Carefully: Don't be Duped by Bogus Journals
The Predator Effect: Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Deceptive Academic Journals
SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
Will open-access publication fees grow out of control?
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