Supplemental Resources
Additional resources on how to identify predatory journals and conferences.
Please note that we do not own the contents in these resources listed below.
1. Resource on characteristics of predatory journals and vanity conferences
- Eaton, S. E. (2018). Avoiding Predatory Journals and Questionable Conferences: A Resource Guide. Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED579189.pdf
2. Resources on how to identify predatory journals
- Beall's list of predatory journals: https://beallslist.weebly.com/
- Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School's journal evaluation tool: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1041&context=librarian_pubs
- University of the West Indies' list of spotting open-access publishers:
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University of Manitoba Library's tips about identifying predatory publishers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=7mTP8E_J7Ac
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University of Cambridge's webcast about how to detect a predatory source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He9GJybTtUw&index=33&list= PLG24w6ETyHS3fYbDnB6LOOzOfATVhP3zp
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University of Sydney Library's guide about detecting predatory sources in Open Access Publishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhLAtEyiqSY
3. Resources on how to withdraw your work from a predatory journal
- Memon, A. R. (2018). How to respond to and what to do for papers published in predatory journals?.Science Editing,5 (2), 146-149. https://www.escienceediting.org/journal/view.php?number=152
- University of Missouri Libraries' resource about how to with draw your work from a predatory journal
(source 1): https://publicationethics.org/case/withdrawal-accepted-manuscript-predatory-journal - University of Missouri Libraries' resource about how to with draw your work from a predatory journal
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