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Predatory Publishing
Learn about predatory publishers and how to recognize the warning signs
Scholarly Communication Librarian
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If you are concerned about a publisher, UTSA Libraries can assist with evaluating their reliability. Contact your subject librarian for help!
Resources to Help
- Beall's List of Predatory Journals and Publishers (Anonymous)Controversial critical analysis of scholarly open access publishing originally created by Jeffrey Beall, an associate professor and librarian from the University of Colorado Denver. He stopped publishing his list in January 2017. This version of Beall's List was resurrected and maintained by an anonymous activist.
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)Free online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. Legitimate, non-predatory open access journals will be listed in the DOAJ.
- Journal Citation ReportsA tool for evaluating and comparing journals. Metrics include journal impact factor, eigenfactor, and more.
- Think. Check. Submit.Think. Check. Submit. helps researchers identify trusted journals for their research.
Through a range of tools and practical resources, this international, cross-sector initiative aims to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications. - Think. Check. Attend.Think. Check. Attend. is an international initiative that aims to guide and assist researchers and scholars when choosing trusted conferences to attend and present their research.
- Publishers' Website Evaluation ToolCreated by librarians at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, a checklist to review while evaluating a publisher's website.
- Conference Evaluation ToolCreated by librarians at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, a checklist for evaluating the legitimacy of a conference or meeting.
- Email Evaluation ToolCreated by librarians at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, use this checklist to review email invitations from suspected predatory publishers.