I’ve always advised authors to ‘research your research’… and now is the best time ever to gain insights from the literature and @cabells.com on #predatorypublishing
Simon Linacre
Research on #PredatoryPublishing is growing fast: 2k+ articles and 43k+ citations since 2020. What are scholars learning? Recent studies challenge common assumptions, examine national publishing trends, and highlight ongoing concerns about outdated tools used to identify #PredatoryJournals. Read…
The simplest way to learn about predatory journals and their tricks of the trade is to look at the burgeoning number of articles on the topic. Since 2020, there have been over 2,000 research articles published that mention ‘predatory publishing,' with the rate increasing over time. Indeed, as you can see from the graph below, aside from the spike in 2021 and a fall back in 2022 following the pandemic, we have seen year-on-year increases so that 2025 was the biggest ever year for published research on the topic.
