Project
2020

Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences

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Overview

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Download and read the new IAP report, 'Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences' at the links below, with summaries available in 7 languages! 

Full Report

Summary Report (English) 

Summary Report (Spanish) 

Summary Report (French) 

Summary Report (Chinese) 

Summary Report (Russian) 

Summary Report (Arabic) 

Summary Report (Portuguese) 

 

Report Launch

A recording of the launch event webinar held March 16 is now available. Thank you to the ~400 attendees and speakers who participated!

 

 

Project Background

Predatory journals, publishers and conferences are on the rise and becoming increasingly sophisticated. These practices prey on the pressure researchers feel to publish and present their work, and include pay-to-publish/present models without peer review, fake editorial boards listing respected scientists, fraudulent impact factors, journal and conference names deceptively similar to those of legitimate ones, and spam invitations to sham conferences with high registration fees.


Led by an independent working group of international experts nominated by academies around the world, this IAP study set out to improve the understanding of what constitutes predatory practices, gauge their prevalence and impact, identify their root causes, and review efforts to address them. A key part of the study has been a voluntary survey of the global research community to gauge the awareness, extent and impact of predatory journals and conferences across different geographies, disciplines and career stages. Additionally, the study has hosted a series of stakeholder consultations by sector, and a programme of regional webinars partnership with the IAP Regional Networks (AASSA, EASAC, IANAS and NASAC), the Global Young Academy (GYA), and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

 

 

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Updates

Launch Event: Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences
World academies call for concerted action to combat predatory journals and conferences
Predatory Academic Practices: Regional Perspectives and Learning (Global)
Predatory Academic Practices: Regional Perspectives and Learning (Asia)
Predatory Academic Practices: Regional Perspectives and Learning (Americas)
Predatory Academic Practices: Regional Perspectives and Learning (Africa)
Predatory Academic Practices: Regional Perspectives and Learning (Europe)
Grants Programme on Increasing Awareness of Predatory Academic Practices
IAP’s Project on Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences highlighted in Cabell’s blog 'The Source'
Highlights of IAP Survey on Predatory Journals and Conferences out now
Calling all researchers to participate in a landmark survey on academic predatory journals and conferences
To what extent are predatory publishing practices a real problem?
Launch of new IAP project on predatory publishing

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This video is a recording of the IAP “Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences” Report Launch webinar which took place on Wednesday March 16, 2022. It includes an overview of the IAP study on predatory academic journals and conferences as well as recommendations for, and responses from stakeholder communities. View here: https://youtu.be/G88WvDjv7n4.

 

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This video contains an introduction to predatory journals and conferences, objectives of the IAP study and results of global survey, key conclusions, recommendations, and next steps as well as common traits of predatory journals and conferences, some guides and tools already available, and a new spectrum approach. View here: https://youtu.be/_grLUgdZiI8.

 

This video contains an introduction to predatory journals and conferences, objectives of the IAP study and results of global survey, key conclusions, recommendations, and next steps as well as common traits of predatory journals and conferences, some guides and tools already available, and a new spectrum approach. View here: https://youtu.be/Sp27kzL1TLQ

 

This video contains an introduction to predatory journals and conferences, objectives of the IAP study and results of global survey, key conclusions, recommendations, and next steps as well as common traits of predatory journals and conferences, some guides and tools already available, and a new spectrum approach. View here: https://youtu.be/TtKZ-yEyREU

This video contains an introduction to predatory journals and conferences, objectives of the IAP study and results of global survey, key conclusions, recommendations, and next steps as well as common traits of predatory journals and conferences, some guides and tools already available, and a new spectrum approach. View here: https://youtu.be/o8MEDTtV76Y

 

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Find out more about the IAP survey on predatory academic journals and conferences:

https://www.interacademies.org/IAPsurvey

Key resources for identifying predatory journals:

Think.Check.Submit: https://thinkchecksubmit.org/

Think.Check.Submit

 

Follow on Twitter: @thinkchecksub

 

Key resources for identifying predatory conferences:

Think.Check.Attend: https://thinkcheckattend.org/

think, check, attend

Follow on Twitter: @ThinkCheckAtt