Predatory Journals und Publishers

The number of dubious journals (predatory journals) has skyrocketed in recent years. Common strategies are:

High publication fees providing no or insufficient services for scientific and editorial quality assessment
General lack of transparency regarding quality control, fees, copyright
Members of the editorial board do not exist, or the names of well-known researchers are used without their knowledge
Imitation of names and designs of renowned journals
Use of counterfeit impact factors
Sending spam emails in which an implausibly fast publication is promised, although an elaborate peer review is said to be carried out

Publication in a predatory journal endangers the reputation and credibility of researchers and their institutions.

Try to answer the following questions:

Criteria for identifying high-quality journals and so-called fake journals

To identify high-quality journals, read the article here

Have you ever read articles of this journal?
Are the latest publications easy to find?

Is the publisher's name clearly displayed on the journal's website? Can you contact the publisher by phone, e-mail and postal mail?

Single Blind: The reviewers know the names of the authors. However, the authors do not know the names of the reviewers.

Double Blind: In this kind of review process neither the authors nor the reviewers know who the others are.

Triple Blind: Not only authors and reviewers are unknown to each other. The editors also do not know the names of the authors.

Does the journal page explain what these fees are for and when they apply?

Have you heard of the members of the editorial committee?

Do the editorial staff members mention the journal on their own websites?

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