Predatory publishers engage in unfair and deceptive practices with regards to the publication of online academic journals and organisation of scientific conferences. They:
- Falsely claim rigorous peer review.
- Claim individuals as editors when those individuals never agreed to become editors.
- Send solicitations to potential authors on behalf of other academics, without permission from those academics.
- Give their journals a nearly identical name as another respected journal.
- Fail to disclose publication fees until after authors submit articles, and demand payment to withdraw the article.
- Misrepresent the Impact Factor (IF) of their journals.
- Falsely claim that their journals are included in academic indexes such as the ISI.
- Falsely claim that respected individuals will participate in conferences to increase attendance.
Anderson, R. (2017). Federal Trade Commission and National Institutes of Health take action against predatory publishing practices. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/12/04/federal-trade-commission-national-institutes-health-take-action-predatory-publishing-practices/?informz=1 [Accessed: 2 January 2018].
