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Predatory Publishing, Retractions and Preprints
This guide will give you tips on what to look out for in predatory publishing and how to find retracted publications
Predatory Journals
Evaluating Predatory Publications
Predatory Conferences
Evaluation Tools
Articles
Retractions
Preprint Articles
What To Look For
Images appear distorted or fuzzy
Journal does not have an ISSN
Vague or Incomplete contact information
Promise of rapid publication
Unclear or deceptive fees
Fake names listed on editorial board
Published articles are plagarized, fake, unscientifically sound or low quality
What To Look For
Website contains grammatical, spelling and formatting errors
Check address of journal to make sure it is legitimate
Publisher may keep APC (article processing charge) without publishing article
Impact Factors and Index Statuses may be fake
Publisher may not return article and retain copyright
What To Look For
Disreputable Journals may choose a name similar to a reputable journal-
e.g.
International Journal of Nursing
Hijacked Publication - when a disreputable publisher buys a previously reputable journal and does not continue peer review process
What To Look For
Is the journal indexed in MEDLINE (Pubmed)?
If not indexed in MEDLINE, journal may be questionable
May also mean that journal is too new or is out of the scope of MEDLINE
You can search the NLM Catalog to check
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/
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