LIST OF INDIVIDUAL JOURNALS

Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals

This is a list of questionable, scholarly open-access journals. We recommend that scholars read the available reviews, assessments and descriptions provided here, and then decide for themselves whether they want to submit articles, serve as editors or on editorial boards.  The criteria for determining predatory journals are here.

We hope that tenure and promotion committees can also decide for themselves how importantly or not to rate articles published in these journals in the context of their own institutional standards and/or geo-cultural locus.  We emphasize that journals change in their business and editorial practices over time. This list is kept up-to-date to the best extent possible but may not reflect sudden, unreported, or unknown enhancements

Last updated May 22, 2013

Appeals: If you are a publisher and would like to appeal your firm’s inclusion on this list, please go here.

50 Responses to LIST OF INDIVIDUAL JOURNALS

  1. New Open-Access Chemistry Journal with Some Problems « Scholarly Open Access says:
    June 14, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    [...] Individual Journals [...]

  2. New Open-Access Chemistry Journal with Some Problems … | The Chemistry Blog says:
    June 14, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    [...] added ChemXpress to the list of predatory journals. This is a brand-new enterprise, and we are not sure if ChemXpress will be a stand-alone journal or [...]

  3. Sri Lankan Patriot - says:
    September 26, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    [...] at the University of Colorado, Denver and regularly updates his blog Scholarly Open Access (http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/) with exhaustive posts on several issues pertaining to predatory [...]

  4. On the Net, a scam of a most scholarly kind | Enchanting India says:
    September 26, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    [...] at the University of Colorado, Denver and regularly updates his blog Scholarly Open Access (http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/) with exhaustive posts on several issues pertaining to predatory [...]

  5. Open access journal publishing – the change is coming | simonbatterbury says:
    March 5, 2013 at 3:57 AM

    [...] as a commercial opportunity, see  Beall’s list – http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers and  http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals . These are companies or individuals who have realised they can offer rapid publication for [...]

  6. Predatory Journal yang (Cukup) Meresahkan | Moko Apt says:
    March 20, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    [...] ternyata nama jurnal itu nongkrong di nomor kesekian ratus yang di blacklist “meragukan” (full list klik ini, list update tahun 2013 di sini). Ya sudah, langsung saya delete file tersebut dari komputer [...]

  7. It’s a Jungle Out There | jcommunicators says:
    April 4, 2013 at 1:37 AM

    [...] are quite a few predatory journals (http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/) and publishers (http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/). Here in Finland, reliable journals and [...]

  8. Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too) – New York Times | News Tips Live says:
    April 8, 2013 at 12:25 AM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  9. e-Recognition via Friction-free Collaboration over the Internet: “Open Access to Curation of Scientific Research” | Pharmaceutical Intelligence says:
    April 8, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  10. For Scientists, an Exploding World of Pseudo-Academia | The Worthington Post says:
    April 8, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  11. List of ‘predatory’ journals — from today’s NYTimes article | From the Siderovski Laboratory… says:
    April 8, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    [...] LIST OF INDIVIDUAL JOURNALS | Scholarly Open Access. [...]

  12. Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too) | News from the Library says:
    April 8, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    [...] Another good resource is Jeffrey Beall’s Scholarly Open Access blog and its associated list of probable predatory open-access journals. [...]

  13. For Scientists, an Exploding World of Pseudo-Academia | News of Life and Death says:
    April 8, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  14. Jeffery Beall’s List of Predatory Open Access Journals Featured in NY Times Article | LJ INFOdocket says:
    April 8, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in [...]

  15. Hadi ~ Riyadi says:
    April 8, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  16. Notable readings of the day 04/08/2013 | "What Are You Sinking About?" says:
    April 8, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  17. Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too) – New York Times | bestwebnewsonline.com says:
    April 8, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  18. “The dark side of open access” #OpenAccess #fakejournals | Water Librarian's Blog says:
    April 8, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    [...] of this for laypeople, including a link to University of Colorado librarian Jeffrey Beall’s blacklist of potential, possible, or probably predatory scholarly open-access journals.  There are some useful comments following the article, too, though I admit I did not read all [...]

  19. Open Access Publishing – things to to watch out for | NTU Art & Design Library says:
    April 9, 2013 at 3:14 AM

    [...] University of Colorado Denver, in the USA, has, through much research and time, complied a list of publications and a list of publishers to be very wary of.  He’s also explained his criteria for how [...]

  20. Open Access Scams | Collaborative Librarianship News says:
    April 9, 2013 at 6:44 AM

    [...] http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ [...]

  21. 开放获取的阴暗面：假冒学术期刊 » 中国开放获取研究 says:
    April 9, 2013 at 7:33 AM

    [...] 受邀出席Entomology-2013大会的科学家以为他们将参加一个知名的昆虫研究会议，他们没有留意到业内认可的昆虫会议其实全称是Entomology 2013，没有连字符。这些科学家们进入的是一个伪学术的平行宇宙，在这个宇宙里，许多学术刊物和会议名字都与知名的刊物和会议几乎完全相同。在像素驱动的信息经济时代，创建一个刊物是如此的容易，假冒的学术期刊数量正以惊人的速度增长。斯坦福大学医学院院长Steven Goodman称这种现象为“开放获取的阴暗面”。科罗拉多大学研究员Jeffrey Beall维护了一个伪学术期刊名单，2010年名单创建时，只列入了20个刊物，今天它的数量已增加到了超过4000个。Beall曾经收到大量请求他向新刊物递交论文或加入编辑委员会的电子邮件，但此类的邮件大多含有语法错误，引起了他的警惕，在研究了这些刊物的网站之后他确信出版商和期刊都十分可疑，他将他们称为“掠夺性开放期刊出版商”。 [...]

  22. Academic scam (on bogus/fake research publications) | Budianto "EonStrife" Tandianus says:
    April 9, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    [...] Search around the internet for the information about the conferences or journals. Here are two example blogs that provide lists of bogus conferences/journals: – http://fakejournalss.wordpress.com/ – http://netdriver.blogspot.sg/< – http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ [...]

  23. For Scientists, an Exploding World of Pseudo-Academia « Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff) says:
    April 9, 2013 at 11:42 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  24. New York Times article warns academics to beware of “predatory” journal publishers | Boston Children's Hospital Library News says:
    April 10, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    [...] Also, be sure to check out the Beall List, developed by research librarian Jeffrey Beall, that includes titles of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ [...]

  25. Validation and credentialing of scholarly publishers | African Studies library says:
    April 10, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    [...] above mention Jeffrey Beall, librarian at the University of Colorado at Denver, who maintains a blacklist of predatory journals. As the article notes, the problem extends to sham conferences and draws in prominent scholars [...]

  26. Jeszcze raz o Open Access (krytycznie) | data mining à la polonaise says:
    April 10, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    [...] albo po prostu są bardzo niskiej jakości nauką. Cała lista jest dostępna pod adresem scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals. Można się także zapoznać z kryteriami umieszczania czasopism na tej liście. Lista ma być [...]

  27. 5 Steps to Separate Science from Hype, No PhD Required | The Incubator says:
    April 12, 2013 at 4:01 AM

    [...] list of “predatory” journals is a good guide to what not to trust. These journals will publish any research for a hefty price. [...]

  28. Your weekend reading: Simple secure passwords, an invisible brain | Krantenkoppen Tech says:
    April 12, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    [...] legitimate on the interwebs, as we learn from Markham Nolan’s talk on false Internet stories. Here’s a useful guide to some predatory open-access [...]

  29. Pseudo-Academia | Brian Sandberg: Historical Perspectives says:
    April 12, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    [...] Jeffrey Beall maintains a blacklist of “predatory open-access journals.” According to the New York Times, “There were [...]

  30. Open access watch-out list | Åse Fixes Science says:
    April 14, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    [...] Scholarly open access keeps a list of those journals that they suspect are predators. It is not a perfect list, as they accnowledge, but can be used as proxy detectors. [...]

  31. Olav Torvunds blogg » Blog Archive » Mørke skyer på Open access-himmelen says:
    April 15, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    [...] som er forsk­nings­bi­blio­te­kar ved Uni­ver­sity of Colo­rado i Den­ver, har laget sin egen svarte­liste over “pre­da­tory open-access jour­nals”. I 2010 var det 20 for­lag på denne lis­ten. Nå [...]

  32. Lacking any sense of proportion: Michael Eisen pushes back on The New York Times’ “dark side of open access” article | Omega Alpha | Open Access says:
    April 16, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    [...] of open access.” The article also refers to the work of research librarian Jeffrey Beall, who tracks what he calls “predatory open access journals,” estimating “that there are as [...]

  33. Predatory publishers and fake/bogus conferences | Soft Handover says:
    April 16, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    [...] possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers” and the list of “potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals” are definitely a resource I will keep an eye on. I personally find very interesting that in [...]

  34. Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too) | says:
    April 17, 2013 at 1:01 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  35. Pseudo-Academic Publishing, Astroturfing, and Google Scholar | UnofficialFactChecker says:
    April 18, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” He warns that their numbers are [...]

  36. Pseudo-Academic Publishing, Astroturfing, and Google Scholar | The Harold Lounge says:
    April 18, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” He warns that their numbers are [...]

  37. 5 Steps to Separate Science from Hype, No PhD Required Insufferable Intolerance says:
    April 18, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    [...] list of “predatory” journals is a good guide to what not to trust. These journals will publish any research for a hefty price. [...]

  38. Jornais perigosos - você precisa ler! » Blog do Prof. Palazzo says:
    April 19, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    [...] Full list and post [...]

  39. Fake, deceptive, predatory Science Journals and Conferences « Skepticism about science and medicine says:
    April 20, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    [...] journal. There’s even a list created and maintained by academic librarian Jeffrey Beall that keeps an eye on all the new fake journals coming out. When Beall started the list in 2010, it had only 20 entries. Now it has over 4,000. The [...]

  40. AISR News & What’s New on JEFFLINE » Blog Archive » Predatory Publishers: Where Should I Submit My Research? says:
    April 22, 2013 at 12:29 PM

    [...] Publishers By Journal titles View the criteria for inclusion in the list (highly recommended [...]

  41. **What are the impacts of phony scientific journals & conferences? « scientists say WHAT? says:
    April 23, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    [...] Beall, a research librarian at the University of Colorado in Denver, has developed his own blacklist of what he calls “predatory open-access journals.” There were 20 publishers on his list in 2010, [...]

  42. Scholarly Open Access | Bionna.org / Noticias says:
    April 23, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    [...] http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ [...]

  43. Mujeres Científicas de Latinoamérica y el Caribe » Scholarly Open Access says:
    April 23, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    [...] http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ [...]

  44. Decadent Science: Does fake differ from genuine? If so, how? « Skepticism about science and medicine says:
    April 24, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    [...] of the proliferating “open access, on-line” predatory journals  notes that they are cheap to produce, being published only on the Internet, so that their [...]

  45. Jurnal yang Perlu Dipertimbangkan untuk Kenaikan Pangkat/Jabatan Dosen | Sistem Penilaian Angka Kredit Dosen says:
    April 25, 2013 at 5:13 PM

    [...] ditemukan disalah satu laman tersebut maka akan di periksa di laman scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ dan scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals yang memberikan informasi tentang publisher dan jurnal-jurnal meragukan (questionable journal). [...]

  46. The business of for-profit “science” « Skepticism about science and medicine says:
    April 26, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    [...] 6 a year since then. Landes Bioscience may have discovered a new market niche. Beall’s list of “Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals”  is replete with very broad, general titles — International Journal of Agronomy & Plant [...]

  47. Over neptijdschriften en nepcongressen | Astroblogs says:
    April 28, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    [...] reputatie. Er zijn de afgelopen jaren al honderden van die tijdschriften verschenen, waarvan deze lijst je een aardige indruk geeft. De redacties van de tijdschriften proberen met spam onderzoekers te [...]

  48. “Please add my journal to your list” | Scholarly Open Access says:
    May 14, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    […] LIST OF INDIVIDUAL JOURNALS […]

  49. Academic publisher sues librarian blogger for millions | Ebooks on Crack says:
    May 19, 2013 at 11:41 PM

    […] “Beall’s list“, created by University of Colorado metadata librarian Jeffrey Beall, lists the academic journals which he regards as questionable. His work on outing journals whose business and academic practices are less than reputable has caught the eye of one of the publishers he named and shamed, and now he’s being sued. […]

  50. More threats to policing the open access model | Collaborative Librarianship News says:
    May 21, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    […] http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ […]

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