Predatory journals are defined as publishers that exploit the open-access model by charging publication fees without providing proper peer review or editorial oversight. They engage in deceptive practices like not informing authors of fees until after acceptance, spamming scholars to publish or join editorial boards, quickly accepting low-quality papers including hoaxes, and falsely listing scholars as authors or editorial board members without permission. Predatory journals can be identified by checking lists maintained at sites like predatoryjournals.com, which catalog journals based on criteria like exorbitant fees, lack of transparency, and questionable publication practices.

1. PREDATORY JOURNALS
ASSOC. PROF. DR. HASANAIN FAISAL GHAZI
MBChB, MCommHealthSc., cPHN, IPFPH , PhD
Public HealthMedicine Specialist

2. Definition
Definition by Beall in 2012 as publishers “which publish counterfeit
journals to exploit the open-access model in which the author pays” and
publishers that were “dishonest and lack transparency”
Reference: Predatory publishers are corrupting open access. Beall J Nature. 2012 Sep 13; 489(7415):179.

3. CRITERIA
•Charging exorbitant rates for publication of articles in
conjunction with a lack of peer-review or editorial
oversight.
Reference: https://predatoryjournals.com/about/

4. •Notifying authors of fees only after acceptance.
•Targeting scholars through mass-email spamming in
attempts to get them to publish or serve on editorial
boards.
Reference: https://predatoryjournals.com/about/

6. •Quick acceptance of low-quality papers, including
hoax papers.
•Listing fake scholars as members of editorial boards or
authors.
•Listing scholars as members of editorial boards
without their permission or not allowing them to
resign.
Reference: https://predatoryjournals.com/about/

7. • Copying the visual design and language of the marketing
materials and websites of legitimate, established journals.
• Fraudulent or improper use of ISSNs.
Reference: https://predatoryjournals.com/about/

8. • Giving false information about the location of the publishing
operation.
• Fake, non-existent, or mis-represented impact factors.
Reference: https://predatoryjournals.com/about/

9. HOW TO CHECK PREDATORY
JOURNALS

10. www.predatoryjournals.com
https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/

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Reference: https://predatoryjournals.com

13. https://beallslist.weebly.com

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