Meet some of the people featured in the November 2020 issue of The Scientist.

Predatory journals are especially dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Library of Medicine has quality control procedures in place, but some researchers believe additional scrutiny is necessary.

A government body that regulates higher education has asked universities for a “white list” of legitimate scientific journals by August 30.

At least 5,000 of the country’s researchers have published their work on questionable platforms, often forking over exorbitant fees, a report finds.

Ashutosh Tiwari, who falsely claimed to be affiliated with Linköping University, is also under investigation for alleged scientific misconduct and fraud.

In 2017, scientists, regulators, and publishers clashed in a series of lawsuits, boycotts, mass resignations, and more.

The Federal Trade Commission won an initial ruling against the India-based publisher for allegedly misleading researchers and for misrepresenting journal impact factors and editorial boards. 

New papers from a cancer journal once named as a possibly predatory publication will no longer appear in the widely used research database.