Predatory Publishing: Investigate

• Does the publisher address exist?
  • Is there a building there that could house a publisher's office?
• Does the journal or publisher website have oddly stretched or pixilated images?
• Does the website have spelling and grammar errors?
• Did the journal email you requesting you publish with them?
  • Do you know of the journal?
• How do you submit your article for consideration?
  • Is it a well-crafted form?
  • Are you supposed to send an email with the article attached?
• Is there a way to contact the publisher?
  • Do they have a professional email address?
• Is the publisher or journal on Beall's List?
• If it doesn't seem right, chances are it isn't

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