Publishers and journals categorized as "predatory" employ questionable practices with the goal of profiting from scientific research while ignoring academic and ethical standards for the publication of scholarly work.
It is important for authors to evaluate the quality of journals before submitting manuscripts. Even journals that do not explicitly engage in predatory practices may still publish poor quality studies.
Source: https://www.interacademies.org/publication/predatory-practices-summary-English
Please view the following indicators from Jeffrey Beal's Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers (3rd edition) to assist in evaluating the legitimacy of open-access publishers
Beall, J. (2015). Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers (3rd edition). Retrieved March 31, 2017 from https://beallslist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/criteria-2015.pdf
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