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Predatory Publishers: Further Reading

Recommended Further Reading

The Predator Effect: Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Deceptive Academic Journals
November 2022 - An entire book on this topic! (open access)
Keep calm and carry on: moral panic, predatory publishers, peer review, and the emperor’s new clothes
April 2022 - A commentary article that explores the weaknesses that have been exposed in traditional academic journals but are seldom discussed in the context of predatory publishing.
Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences
2020 InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) report
OSI Brief: Deceptive publishing
March 2019
Predatory journals: no definition, no defence
An attempt at a consensus on a definition of predatory publishing. Nature, 2019.
The “problem” of predatory publishing remains a relatively small one and should not be allowed to defame open access
Sept 2018
Examining publishing practices: moving beyond the idea of predatory open access
Sept 2017 journal opinion article.
Who is Actually Harmed by Predatory Publishers?
August 2017 journal article.
Many Academics Are Eager to Publish in Worthless Journals
Oct 2017. New York Times article.
Beyond Beall’s List: Better Understanding Predatory Publishers
March 2015. An excellent article explaining the problems with Beall and his blacklist.
“Paging Dr. Fraud”: The Fake Publishers That Are Ruining Science
March 2017. New Yorker article.
Should We Retire the Term "Predatory Publishing"?
A 2015 blog post from The Scholarly Kitchen site (run by the Society for Scholarly Publishing).
Blacklists are Technically Infeasible, Practically Unreliable and Unethical. Period.
Jan 2017. Blog post arguing that blacklists such as Beall's List are problematic. Cameron Neylon.
Controversial Website that Lists ‘Predatory’ Publishers Shuts Down
Jan 2017. Nature article discussing the sudden disappearance of Beall's List.
Format Aside: Applying Beall's Criteria to Assess the Predatory Nature of both OA and Non-OA Library and Information Science Journals (PDF)
A pre-print of a peer-reviewed article critiquing Beall's List. Article accepted Dec 2016.
How to Avoid Predatory Journals—A Five Point Plan
Jan 2015. Suggestions from a journal editor on avoiding predatory journals.
Investigating Journals: The Dark Side of Publishing
March 2013. Nature article on Beall's List.
Lecturer’s Name Removed from Board of ‘Predatory’ Journal
June 2014. An academic falsely listed as an editor of a predatory journal tries to clear his name.
Predatory Publishing as a Rational Response to Poorly Governed Academic Incentives
Feb 28, 2017. Authors are not always victims, sometimes they're willing conspirators.
A Scholarly Sting Operation Shines a Light on 'Predatory' Journals
March 22, 2017. New York Times A group of scholarly researchers go undercover.
Steering Clear of Predatory Open Access Journals: Beyond Beall’s List
A rebuttal to the controversial University Affairs article "Academics Beware." Jan 25, 2017
Warning: Conmen and Shameless Scholars Operate in this Area
Jan 2017. Fascinating article about predatory conferences.

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