Perspectives From Authors and Editors in the Biomedical Disciplines on Predatory Journals: Survey Study.
Andrew Jason CohenGerman PatinoPuneet KamalMedina NdoyeAnas TreshJorge D MenaChristi ButlerSamuel L WashingtonBenjamin N BreyerPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2019)
Authors publishing in suspected predatory journals are alarmingly uninformed in terms of predatory journal quality and practices. Editors' increased familiarity with predatory publishing did little to prevent their unwitting listing as editors. Some suspected predatory journals did provide services akin to open access publication. Education, research mentorship, and a realignment of research incentives may decrease the impact of predatory publishing.