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class="node-resource__fields"> <div class="field field--doi"> <span class="field-label">DOI:</span> <span class="field-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220531150303/https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.3.6">https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.3.6</a> </span> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The COPE predatory publishing discussion document introduces issues, and analyses potential solutions, around predatory publications. COPE welcomes comments which add to this ongoing debate.</p> <p>Common features of the phenomenon include deception and lack of quality controls, and there are a range of warning signs to look for when assessing a journal. Problems for authors, readers, and other stakeholders are also discussed, as well as an examination of established interventions and solutions to address the problem. COPE presents 30 insightful suggestions to tackle, avoid, and raise awareness of the problem of predatory journals.</p> <div id="file-982911" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/file/982911">Predatory publishing, discussion document</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="resource-download-inline"> <div class="resource-download-inline__container"> <div class="resource-download-inline__type"> Document </div> <div class="resource-download-inline__description"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/files/cope_dd_a4_pred_publishing_nov19_screenaw.pdf" target="_blank">Predatory publishing, discussion document</a> <span class="resource-download-inline__meta">PDF 693 KB</span> </div> </div> <div class="resource-download-inline__shadow"> <div class="resource-download-inline__shadow__inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2><strong>Key points</strong></h2> <ul><li> <p>Many warning signs of predatory journals are聽the opposite of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing">Principles of transparency and best practice in scholarly publishing</a>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Negative effects of predatory publishing include deceiving authors into paying for non-existent services, wasting funding, and diluting the research with unreliable papers.</p> </li> <li> <p>Solutions to the problem of fake journals may include community education or criminal charges.</p> </li> <li> <p>Guidance, training, and safe lists should be updated regularly as new journals frequently emerge.聽</p> </li> <li> <p>Predatory publishers often use the author publication charge business model.</p> </li> </ul><p>Read the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/files/cope_dd_a4_pred_publishing_nov19_screenaw.pdf" target="_blank">Predatory Publishing Discussion Document</a>聽(PDF)</p> <h4>Related resource</h4> <p><a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/news/avoiding-predatory-publishers">Avoiding predatory publishers</a> Guest editorial, February 2022</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/resources/discussion-documents/predatory-publishing-solutions">Predatory publishing: next steps and where do we go from here?</a> COPE Forum discussion, December 2020</p> <h3>Your feedback</h3> <p>COPE welcomes feedback from publishers, journal editors, reviewers, researchers, institutions, librarians, funders, and other stakeholders on this subject. Add your feedback below.</p> </div></div></div><ul class="links inline"><li class="comment_forbidden first last"><span><a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/user/login?destination=node/45216%23comment-form">Login to your account</a> or <a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/user/register?destination=node/45216%23comment-form">register</a><br>to post comments</span></li> </ul><div id="comments" class="comment-wrapper"> <h2 class="title">Comments</h2> <a id="comment-18636"></a> <section class="comment clearfix"> <ul class="attribution">  <li>Posted by <span class="username">Mohammad Abdollahi</span>, 23/3/2021 1.06pm</li> </ul> <div class="comment-text"> <div class="comment-arrow"></div> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I beleive providing both black or white lists for the predatory journals is wrong while researchers should be guided how to find good and legitimate journals and this can be taught in the universities to students. The relationship of publication with money is making these problems as predatory journals seek those who are eager to publish and have money to pay APC.聽</p> </div></div></div> </div>  <ul class="links inline"><li class="comment_forbidden first last"><span><a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/user/login?destination=node/45216%23comment-form">Login to your account</a> or <a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/user/register?destination=node/45216%23comment-form">register</a><br>to post comments</span></li> </ul> </div>  </section> </div> <div class="field field--classifications field--short"><div class="field-label">Core practices:</div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/misconduct" title="View all "Allegations of misconduct" content">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/management" title="View all "Journal management" content">Journal management</a></li> </ul></div></div> </div> <aside class="sidebar__aside"> <div class="sidebar__aside__col"> <div class="sidebar__aside__inner"> <div class="field field-name-field-media field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div id="file-982911--2" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/file/982911">Predatory publishing, discussion document</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="cope-file-link"> <div class="cope-file-link__description"> Predatory publishing, discussion document </div> 693 KB <div class="cope-file-link__cta"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220531150303/https://publicationethics.org/files/cope_dd_a4_pred_publishing_nov19_screenaw.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=709639" class="file-link application-pdf">Download</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> <details class="revision-log"> <summary class="revision-log__summary"> <h2>About this resource</h2> </summary> <div class="revision-log__col"> <div class="revision-log__doi-meta"> <p><strong>Cite this as: </strong>COPE Council. 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