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Scholarly Publication: All you need to know: Fraudulent Journals

Possible Predatory Scholarly Open Access Journals

List of Suspicious Journals and Publishers

https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/

(This is a list of possible predatory journals. The kernel for this list was extracted from the archive of Beall’s list at web.archive.org. It will be updated as new information or suggested edits are submitted or found by the maintainers of this site.)

Lists of predatory publishers

https://predatoryjournals.com/publishers/

(This is a list of possible predatory publishers. The kernel for this list was extracted from the archive of Beall’s List at web.archive.org. It will be updated as new information or suggested edits are submitted or found by the maintainers of this site)

Beall's List of Suspicious Journal and Publishers (updated)

What About Those Fraudulent "Journals"?

Some fraudsters have set up business, capitalizing on academics' need to publish. They have websites announcing dozens of journals in disparate fields and send spammy emails inviting people to contribute articles or attend conferences in exotic locations - for a fee, of course. Sometimes they list an entirely fictional editorial board that includes well-known but entirely innocent scholars. Here's a quick guide to sorting real journals from the scams.