To make informed decisions about where to publish, the quality of a publisher or journal is an important consideration for researchers. This page provides some suggestions to assess whether a journal or publisher is predatory.
When evaluating the quality of journal, the following principles should be considered:
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Evaluate journal using one or more of the following tools and checklists.
It is simple and easy tool to evaluate journals.
It is based on sixteen principles that covers most aspects of scholarly publishing
Researchers can refer to the following websites to decide where to publish their research.
The guidelines were created by Grand Valley State University that aims to guide when evaluating open access publishing.
A checklist from Duke University to assess the quality of a journal or publisher
The rubric and related scoring sheet have been developed by Loyola Marymount to assess journals
A document from the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) to provide guidance to help editors, researchers, funders, academic institutions and other stakeholders distinguish predatory journals from legitimate journals.
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Is the journal listed here? Search on journal and copyright information.
Scholarly publishers and associations have developed checklist for researchers to refer when they assess the credentials of a journal or publisher.
The simple and short questions guides researchers to choose the right journal.
The three step approach supports researchers to “think” about the problem or risks raised by predatory, check against a set of criteria, submit only when most of the criteria are met.
Think:
Check:
Submit:
If you can answer yes to these questions, then submit!