This document discusses predatory publishing and provides tips to help researchers avoid predatory journals. It notes that gold open access models have allowed corrupt publishers to flourish by only charging publication fees after acceptance. It outlines characteristics of predatory publishers like using similar names to reputable journals, having grammatical errors on their websites, no legitimate peer-review processes, and charging high author fees after publication. The document provides advice on how to check publishers and journals, such as looking for valid contact details, reviewing previous papers, and checking peer-review processes. It also suggests using a university repository as an alternative open access option without fees.