Predatory Publishing: References

Articles

Crotty, D. Predatory Publishing as a Rational Response to Poorly Governed Academic Incentives. The Scholarly Kitchen. Feb. 28, 2017. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/02/28/predatory-publishing-rational-response-poorly-governed-academic-incentives/

Laine, C., Babski, D., Bachelet, V. C., Bärnighausen, T. W., Baethge, C., Bibbins-Domingo, K., Frizelle, F., Gollogly, L., Kleinert, S., Loder, E., Monteiro, J., Rubin, E. J., Sahni, P., Wee, C. C., Yoo, J.-H., & Zakhama, L. (2025). Predatory journals: What can we do to protect their prey? PLoS Medicine, 22(4), e1004542. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004542

Moher, D., Grudniewicz, A., Kelly, C.D., Lalu, M.M., Rice, D.B., & Raffoul, H. (2019). Knowledge and motivations of researchers publishing in presumed predatory journals: a survey. BMJ Open, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026516

Open Access Physical Therapy Journals: Do Predatory Journals Publish Lower-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials? (2020). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(6), 969–977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2019.12.012

Stratford, M. (2012). “Predatory” Online Journals Lure Scholars Who Are Eager to Publish. Chronicle of Higher Education.https://www.chronicle.com/article/predatory-online-journals-lure-scholars-who-are-eager-to-publish/

Wallace, W. A. (2019). Publish and be damned: the damage being created by predatory publishing. The Bone & Joint Journal, 101–B(5), 500–501. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.101B5.BJJ-2018-1330.R1

Wilson, P. (2022). Unsolicited solicitations: identifying characteristics of unsolicited emails from potentially predatory journals and the role of librarians. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 110(4), 520–524. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1554

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