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Predatory publishing: Evaluating potentially predatory journals

Journal evaluation tools

Beall’s List
An archived list of potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers (last updated in January 2017)
DOAJ blacklist
List of journals that falsely claim inclusion in DOAJ

Is it predatory? A checklist for evaluating journals
By Megan Wacha and the CUNY Office of Library Services (CC-BY 4.0)
Journal evaluation rubric
By Marie Kennedy, Shilpa Rele, and Nataly Blas, Loyola Marymount University (CC BY NC SA 4.0)

Phony vs legit

Phony vs. legit infographic
Download this infographic here.
By Allen Press (CC BY ND NC 3.0)

Think. Check. Submit

Think. Check. Submit is a checklist to help authors identify trustworthy journals.

Publishers to avoid

OMICS International (formerly OMICS Publishing Group)
One of the world’s largest predatory publishers, currently under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET)
A publisher of open access journals located in Turkey. Was listed as a "potential, possible, or probable" predatory publisher by Jeffrey Beall and accused of arranging predatory conferences.