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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 24/06/2025

🚨 Starting June 16, Nature now automatically publishes peer‑review reports + author responses with every new primary research paper—no more opt‑in. It’s transparency by default, aimed at demystifying science for all. ⬇️ group.springernature.com/gp/group/med... 🔗 #OpenScience #Transparency

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 11/06/2025

🚨 New study: Male lead authors are more likely to have papers retracted—especially for misconduct like plagiarism. 👩‍🔬 Female-led research shows fewer retractions overall. 📚 Science needs not just rigor, but integrity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jo... #AcademicPublishing #GenderInScience

Article: Do male leading authors retract more articles than female leading authors?

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 18/04/2025

Parallels between Trump’s government and Orwell’s 1984 are striking: language manipulation, “alternative facts,” and efforts to control public discourse echo Newspeak and reality control from the novel. When leaders rewrite words and history, democracy faces real Orwellian risks. #Trump #Orwell

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 25/03/2025

The patterns leave no doubt that @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social and @frontiersin.bsky.social are predatory publishers. Quantitative Science Studies (2024) 5 (4): 823–843. @mitpress.bsky.social doi.org/10.1162/qss_...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 12/02/2025

☢️ New #Predatory practice: 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹 1️⃣ Create Open Access "partner" journals 2️⃣ Induce authors to transfer their submissions to these "partners" 3️⃣ Increase main journal citations through these "partners" 4️⃣ Earn a lot of #APC & citations by @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 03/02/2025

🚨 Misalignment in academic publishing! Researchers face pressure to prioritize metrics over knowledge dissemination, benefiting commercial publishers. The authors advocate for alternative models to ensure research is accessible and valued beyond prestige. #OpenScience www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 02/02/2025

🚨 Beware of brands using "science" as a marketing ploy at #MDPI! Some sports nutrition products cherry-pick studies exaggerate findings to sell supplements. It’s not just deceptive—it undermines real research and consumer trust. 🤡 #SportsNutrition #ResearchEthics

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 27/01/2025

📊 Check out the updated list of #Predatory journals! Now in a convenient spreadsheet format with 2,776 records. #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchEthics docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 17/01/2025

Article published in Frontiers in Medicine using inadequate data suggests that COVID-19 vaccines cause death. 🤯 doi.org/10.3389/fmed... 🇧🇷: Artigo publicado na Frontiers in Medicine utilizando dados inadequados sugere vacinas COVID-19 causam morte. @minsaude.bsky.social www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 31/12/2024

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 31/12/2024

😱 The largest and most up-to-date list of #Predatory journals and publishers. #2025 😉 predatoryjournals.org/news/f/preda...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 17/12/2024

⚠️ Journals removed from Web of Science Core Collection for "not meet one or more of the quality criteria": Chemosphere (1879-1298) ⛔ Journal of Personalized Medicine (2075-4426) ⛔ mjl.clarivate.com/collection-l...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 04/12/2024

8 MDPI journals withdrawn from DOAJ for "not adhering to best practice": Catalysts (2073-4344) ⚠️ Climate (2225-1154) ⚠️ Environments (2076-3298) ⚠️ Forests (1999-4907) ⚠️ Healthcare (2227-9032) ⚠️ Journal of Composites Science (2504-477X) ⚠️ Minerals (2075-163X) ⚠️ Nutrients (2072-6643) ⚠️

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 04/12/2024

Journals with the greatest number of high-risk articles in their portfolio from 2014 to 2024. 🚨 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 04/12/2024

When review is taken tooooooo seriously... 😅

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 03/12/2024

The Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN) journal is on hold by Clarivate: "Concerns have been raised about the quality of the content published in this journal." 🚨

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 03/12/2024

MDPI's International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) withdrawn from DOAJ for "not adhering to best practice". ⚠️⚠️ Full list here: blog.doaj.org/2014/05/22/d...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 16/10/2024

🚨 Scopus eliminó de su lista a 861 revistas entre 2009 y 2024 (hasta julio). Vea la lista completa aquí: 🔍 predatoryjournals.org/news/f/revis...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 16/10/2024

"If you want to stay at home, please resign." - MDPI's President during the Pandemic emergency. If you want our free review, please GO F*** YOURSELF #MDPI #Predatory. 😉

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 02/09/2024

Open-access revenue triples: 6 companies saw revenues from author fees surge over 5 years. The growth is driven by two factors: The number of open-access articles published is increasing, and authors are also choosing to publish in more expensive journals. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 02/09/2024

🚨 Scopus delisted 861 journals between 2009 and 2024 (till July). 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 🔍 predatoryjournals.org/news/f/scopu...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 02/09/2024

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 are more likely to be a low quality issue... Obviously. Guess who are the publishers that publish them the most? 🥇 #MDPI and 🥈 #Frontiers 🤡 arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884

Special issues are more likely to be a low quality issue

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 09/05/2024

Most prolific authors at the top of the pyramid with +40 papers/year are usually heads of large institutes with many subgroups and PhD students, while the bottom s populated by PhD students and Postdocs with less than 5 publications per year. #Preprint 🚨 osf.io/preprints/so...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 17/04/2024

🚨 One in 5 #Biomedical articles may contain faked data, with Chinese paper mills leading way (56% of the total). The real proportion is currently estimated at 20% or around 300,000 articles per year (only across #Biomedicine)! ☣️ www.ft.com/content/76ab...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 17/04/2024

🚨 Chinese paper mills produce 55.7% of fake #Biomedical publications. ☣️ www.ft.com/content/76ab...

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 17/04/2024

J. A. Teixeira da Silva is one of the most prolific authors on #Predatory practices... He was banned by Taylor and Francis for criticizing the publisher's peer review process and APC values. 🤡

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Predatory Journals @predatoryjournals.org · 14/04/2024

Discover the largest list of #Predatory journals and publishers on the internet: ✅ predatoryjournals.org Share it! 😍

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