predatory publishing

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.

Although the popular blacklist of predatory publishers is gone, the suspect journals they produce are not. 

Experts debate how best to point researchers to reputable publishers and steer them away from predatory ones.

How to tell reputable journals from shady ones

Our totally bogus case report swiftly passed muster, with only minor revisions requested.

A database of scientific journal titles has removed several OMICS titles for “publication concerns.”

Roger Tsien R.I.P., predatory publishing, and diversity in science

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a legal complaint against the OMICS Group for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices.

Scientific publishers with questionable standards raked in about $75 million and published more than 400,000 articles last year, according to a new analysis.

Meet some of the people featured in the October 2015 issue of The Scientist.

Experimental & Clinical Cardiology, a once well-respected journal, now is publishing anything that comes with a payment of $1,200.