Library Progress International - 2024 : Predatory Publishing: The Dark Side of Academic Dissemination

Dr. Fatimah Bibi, Hamzah and Prof. Dr. Ramlan, Mahmod and Dr. Nor Hafiza, Abd Samad and Ts. Anis Juanita, Zainuddin (2024) Library Progress International - 2024 : Predatory Publishing: The Dark Side of Academic Dissemination. Library Progress International, 44 (4). pp. 1383-1391. ISSN 0970-1052

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Abstract

Researchers have long debated the unexceptional riddle of predatory publishing. These publications take advantage of the open-access publishing concept and prioritize making money over disseminating research. Through active email marketing and excellent acceptance rates, they seek out new entries. However, due to their lack of thorough peer review, the submitted articles' scientific validity is in doubt. This is crucial because an increasing number of individuals read these journals and rely on the information they contain. The credibility of the scientific community is thus being threatened by predatory journals, and it is imperative that everyone is aware of this issue. The aim of this paper is to create awareness among authors, especially novice ones, about predatory publication We briefly go over the history of the open access movement, the blacklists, and the whitelists, as well as how to spot and avoid predatory journals. We conclude that research institutions should encourage their researchers to publish their articles in valuable journals indexed in Web of Science’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Clarivate Analytics, formerly part of Thomson-Reuters), or other famous scientific databases such as Scopus and Publons. In this way, attention to the Thomson Reuters’ Journal Impact Factor (JIF) and Journal Ranking (JRK) and Scopus grading may be useful and necessary.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Open-access, predatory, scholarly, peer-reviewed.
Divisions:	Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS)
Depositing User:	LIBRARY1 UPTM
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2025 02:08
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2025 02:08
URI:	http://eprints.kuptm.edu.my/id/eprint/4715

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