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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 11h
Our journal, book and chapter checklists help researchers assess where to publish and make informed choices. Different researchers need different formats. That’s why we’re delighted to launch an interactive journal checklist: bit.ly/47oYBLp
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Journals • Think. Check. Submit.
The checklist is a tool that will help you discover what you need to know when assessing whether or not a publisher is suitable for your research.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Open access and research integrity go hand in hand, but not every OA journal is trustworthy. How to find a trusted journal: youtu.be/kmHdR_hlG9Q?...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our videos are a quick and easy way to explain to researchers that alongside legitimate scholarly journals and publishers, there are predatory journals. We are delighted that, thanks to our volunteer translators, the video is now available in Arabic and French. bit.ly/4AjURIw
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Think. Check. Submit. videos now available in Arabic and French! • Think. Check. Submit.
Our short videos offer a quick and accessible way to help researchers understand the risks of predatory journals and publishers. Alongside legitimate scholarly journals and publishers, there are publi...
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UKSG @uksg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A very strong part of the reason @thinkchecksub.bsky.social was created - the idea that education was the key, not arbitrary blacklists with unclear criteria.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Think. Check. Submit. video is now available in Arabic! Watch and share the Arabic video: youtu.be/vF5Z8QPCi8s
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our short, informative video helps researchers make informed choices about where to publish and to recognise the warning signs of predatory journals. We’re delighted to announce that the Think. Check. Submit. video is now available in French youtu.be/eao5FI_b8Uc
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Cette ressource intéressante aide les chercheurs à identifier des éditeurs et des revues de confiance pour leurs publications scientifiques. Elle présente les principes de la démarche Think. Check. Submit. (Réfléchissez. Vérifiez. Soumettez.) youtu.be/eao5FI_b8Uc
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Why not give your library a Think. Check. Submit. boost? Find all our promotional resources here: bit.ly/4zmkkQW/ • Posters • Postcards • Stickers • Social media banners
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Preparing for autumn library events? Interested in the Think. Check. Submit. postcards to help researchers assess journals or publishers? Download and print them locally! thinkchecksubmit.org/wp-content/u...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Would you like a Think. Check. Submit. poster for your library? You can download this poster from our website and print it locally. thinkchecksubmit.org/wp-content/u...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Beyond our popular Journals and Books & Chapters Checklists, Think. Check. Submit. offers free, CC-licensed guides on topics including peer review, metrics, copyright, preservation, green OA and more. Reuse them in LibGuides and researcher training. bit.ly/3U9r9VP
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About Predatory Publishing • Think. Check. Submit.
Definition Predatory publishers or journals are those which charge authors a fee for publication with no intention of providing the expected services – such as editorial or peer review – ... Read full...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Ramazan Turgut, Managing Editor at DOAJ, has written a post which tells you all about Think. Check. Submit. If you have never tried our decision-support tools, please take a look at his excellent description. bit.ly/4gv5O2D
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Tool Spotlight: Think.Check.Submit
What is it? Think. Check. Submit. is a free checklist designed to help researchers confidently evaluate whether a journal or book publisher is trustworthy before they submit their work. Tool ID card Main purpose: Guiding researchers through a structured evaluation of journals and publishers to avoid predatory or unreliable venues. Who is it for? Researchers choosing where to publish, as well as the librarians, editors, and research support staff who advise them. Skill level: Super acces...
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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
@erictopol.bsky.social -please don’t assume that the named editors know anything more about this than you do - predatory journals often list “editors” without their knowledge as a way of faking a reputation
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Bodleian Health Care Libraries @bodleianhcl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal? Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org @thinkchecksub.bsky.social
A logo depicting the words 'Think, Check, Submit' as the red, amber and green lights of a traffic light in a stylised depiction.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our Think. Check. Submit. slides are now available in Spanish! The deck covers: ✔️ The problem of predatory publishing ✔️ An introduction to Think. Check. Submit. ✔️ Free resources to help researchers publish with confidence Many thanks to Jackeline Alger for the translation. bit.ly/4xkwOYw
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
@societyofauthors.bsky.social‬ Great advice! Your members may also find our checklist for Books and Chapters a helpful resource. thinkchecksubmit.org/books-and-ch...
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Books & Chapters • Think. Check. Submit.
The checklist is a tool that will help you discover what you need to know when assessing whether or not a publisher is suitable for your research.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We are always encouraged to see colleagues around the world supporting our efforts. This is a great example from @tghn-news.bsky.social in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Em poucos minutos, este recurso claro e prático apresenta os princípios fundamentais da iniciativa Think. Check. Publish., ajudando os pesquisadores a reconhecer plataformas de publicação confiáveis e a evitar periódicos predatórios. youtu.be/SkR9Qw-8SQU?...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
En pocos minutos, este recurso, claro y práctico, presenta los principios clave de la iniciativa «Piensa. Verifica. Publica.», ayudando a los investigadores a reconocer plataformas de publicación fiables y a evitar revistas depredadoras. youtu.be/9p6qfZWGCpE?...
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Video animado de Think. Check. Submit. Spanish
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Librarians and information professionals – please join one of our focus groups to help us better understand how to develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. bit.ly/4sK3kje
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Library Focus Groups • Think. Check. Submit.
Focus groups to help us better understand how we can continue supporting researchers in identifying trusted publication venues and avoiding predatory publishers.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
You’ve told us that posters and social media graphics would make it easier to spread the word about Think. Check. Submit. to your community. We’re excited to share a downloadable poster designed to help you promote the initiative within your library. bit.ly/4exkDjS
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Think.Check.Submit (TCS) turned ten years old in 2025! If you are reading this and are trying to decide whether or not TCS is an initiative that’s worth supporting, check out our progress in 2025. bit.ly/3OcG0fC
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Think. Check. Submit. Key Highlights from 2025 • Think. Check. Submit.
Think. Check. Submit. progress in 2025 in making researchers aware of how to avoid predatory publishing.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Do you need to address the issue of predatory publishers in your presentations? We have a comprehensive slide deck that covers the problem of predatory publishing, and as an introduction to Think. Check. Submit. bit.ly/4vfYkoQ
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Slide deck about Think. Check. Submit. • Think. Check. Submit.
Many librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. To help with this, a comprehensive slide deck is available in PDF format.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
What are conflicts of interest, and why do they matter? When submitting a journal article, authors are often asked to declare any conflicts of interest (COIs). The term can feel unclear or even intimidating. Our resource explains in clear language. bit.ly/4syM29n
Text reads, What are Conflicts of Interest? Picture of a magnifying glass over question marks.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Predatory publishers charge authors fees for publication without offering services like peer review. Our resource clarifies what peer review is and offers helpful links. It's published under a CC licence, allowing adaptation and reuse in guides for researchers. bit.ly/4svCs72
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Peer Review • Think. Check. Submit.
What do we mean by ‘peer review’? Visit this resource for the most commonly used explanation for journal publishers and universities.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Explaining Green Open Access can be tricky — but we’ve got a new resource to help. A simple guide that explains what Green Open Access is and the difference between types of repositories. Take a look and feel free to reuse it in your own Open Access support. bit.ly/47f1fnm
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Green open access • Think. Check. Submit.
Green Open Access, also known as self-archiving, allows authors to make their work open access by depositing their author accepted manuscript (AAM) into an institutional or subject repository.  There ...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Thank you to all the librarians who participated in our recent Think. Check. Submit. Library Survey. You shared valuable insights that we are working on. In the meantime, we’d like to highlight resources already available bit.ly/4u6Xf29
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Thank You to Our Library Survey Participants • Think. Check. Submit.
Discover Think. Check. Submit. resources for librarians, including slides, posters and guidance to help researchers identify trusted publishing venues.
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Bodleian Health Care Libraries @bodleianhcl.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal? Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org @thinkchecksub.bsky.social
logo for Think, Check, Submit.  The three words are in a column with Think at the top. The words have backgrounds of traffic light colours: the work Think is on a red background, the word Check is on an orange background and the word Submit is on a green background.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Librarians - a reminder that by taking just a few minutes to complete our short survey, you can help us better understand how Think. Check. Submit. is being used, and how we can develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH
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COPE @publicationethics.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Calling academic and research librarians / information specialists! #ThinkCheckSubmit would like to hear from you to better understand the tools and guidance you and your researchers need to spot predatory journals. #AcademicLibraries
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Al completar esta breve encuesta, los bibliotecarios pueden ayudar a Think. Check. Submit. a comprender mejor cómo pueden desarrollar herramientas y orientación que apoyen a los bibliotecarios y a sus investigadores. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
By taking just a few minutes to complete our short survey, librarians can help us better understand how Think. Check. Submit. is being used and how we can develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. The Think. Check. Submit. PowerPoint presentation now available in Hindi bit.ly/3LMT22c
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Slide deck about Think. Check. Submit. • Think. Check. Submit.
Many librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. To help with this, a comprehensive slide deck is available in PDF format.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Our free tools are most effective when they are available in as many languages as possible. That’s why we are very grateful to Chitra Atithi Jagdale (Springer Nature) for translating the updated checklist for journals into Hindi: 👉 bit.ly/4qp6E2K
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Hindi • Think. Check. Submit.
क्या आप अपना शोध किसी विश्वसनीय पत्रिका में जमा कर रहे हैं?             क्या यह पत्रिका आपके काम के लिए सही है? अपनी पसंद के पत्रिका की विश्वसनीयता की जांच करने ... Read full article
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Kiitos lehtien tarkistuslistan suomennoksesta, Anna-Sofia Ruth (Tampereen yliopiston kirjasto). bit.ly/4jADknm
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
از تیم The Forum for Open Research in MENA (FORM) بابت ترجمه فهرست بررسی نشریات به زبان فارسی صمیمانه قدردانی می‌نماییم. bit.ly/4swrf6R
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Tak til Lotte Stehouwer Øgaard fra Aalborg Universitetsbibliotek for oversættelse af tidsskrift-tjeklisten til dansk. bit.ly/4s0Bz6N
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Our Vietnamese checklist for journals needs to be updated. If you are a Vietnamese speaker and willing to volunteer for the translation, please get in touch with us. thinkchecksubmit.org/journals/vie...
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Vietnamese • Think. Check. Submit.
Bạn có gửi nghiên cứu của bạn tới tạp chí đáng tin cậy? Tạp chí này phù hợp với nghiên cứu của bạn? Tham khảo danh sách câu hỏi dưới ... Read full article
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Helping authors choose trusted journals matters — and publishers play a key role. Many researchers find Think. Check. Submit. thanks to the links and guidance shared by publishers. And if you’d like a TCS speaker for a webinar or content for your newsletter, we’re always happy to collaborate.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We’ve created social media banners tailored for you to use on your library’s platforms. You can download this banner from thinkchecksubmit.org/resource/pro...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Language is vital for equity in scholarly publishing, which is why we strive to offer resources in multiple languages. Thanks to volunteers, we've expanded our multilingual offerings. If you wish to help with a translation, please contact us at feedback@thinkchecksubmit.org.
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Bodleian Health Care Libraries @bodleianhcl.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal? Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org @thinkchecksub.bsky.social
The 'Think, Check, Submit' logo, coloured red, yellow and green like traffic lights.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Thanks to the team at The Forum for Open Research in MENA (FORM) for translating our guide on predatory publishing into Arabic. The resource outlines what predatory publishing is, why it matters, and how researchers can spot the warning signs. Read it here: thinkchecksubmit.org/resource/abo...
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نبذة عن النشر القائم على الاستغلال • Think. Check. Submit.
تحديد المفهوم تتقاضى جهات النشر القائمة على الاستغلال رسومًا من المؤلف مقابل نشر البحث دون تقديم خدمات أساسية يتوقعها الباحث مثل التحرير العلمي أو التحكيم مما يؤدي إلى الإضرار بقيمة ... Read full arti...
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
تم مؤخرًا إصدار مورد تدريبي جديد لدعم أمناء المكتبات والباحثين والناشرين في الإجابة على الأسئلة الشائعة حول النشر الاستغلالي. bit.ly/3WMevdF
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Attention all librarians! The Think. Check. Submit. (TCS) website offers freely downloadable outreach materials, including posters, slide decks, and videos. Librarians and faculty advisors can customise these resources to fit their local contexts and needs.
Downloadable poster available from the TCS website.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Our checklists for both journal articles and books/chapters have been translated into more than 50 languages, ensuring that researchers worldwide can access guidance on avoiding predatory publishers. thinkchecksubmit.org
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Identify trusted publishers for your research • Think. Check. Submit.
Tools and practical resources, aiming to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Já disponível em Português! O vídeo animado Pense. Confira. Envie. ajuda pesquisadores a reconhecer editoras e periódicos confiáveis para publicar com segurança e impacto. Assista e descubra os princípios bit.ly/46S4e4i
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Think. Check. Submit. - Vídeo Animado. Português
Temos o prazer de anunciar que a versão em Português do vídeo animado Pense. Confira. Envie já está disponível. Este recurso poderoso e envolvente ajuda pesquisadores a identificar editoras e periódicos confiáveis para suas publicações científicas. O vídeo explica os princípios fundamentais do Pense. Confira. Envie de forma clara, dinâmica e memorável, facilitando a compreensão e a aplicação no processo de publicação acadêmica. A lista de verificação para periódicos http://bit.ly/4gTBZXy A lista de verificação para livros e capítulos http://bit.ly/42nBFu8
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The TCS website offers supplementary resources to help authors improve their publishing literacy. Topics include citation metrics, copyright, and peer review basics. Written in plain language, these resources are useful for graduate students and those new to scholarly publishing. bit.ly/4ooEDHc
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Resources • Think. Check. Submit.
In our resources you can learn about various topics such as predatory publishing, metrics, preservation, peer review and much more.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Our updated guide explains predatory publishing in short, clear terms, perfect for quick learning and sharing. Feel free to use it in your own LibGuides or training materials. bit.ly/43cOjwb
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Resources • Think. Check. Submit.
In our resources you can learn about various topics such as predatory publishing, metrics, preservation, peer review and much more.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
“The TCS checklist is easy to use and covers the most essential questions to help differentiate between trustworthy and questionable publishers. Because it is simple and accessible, it is approachable for those new to scholarly publishing.” Read more in this review bit.ly/4qbfgum
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Want to Avoid Predatory Publishers? Start Here.
Think. Check. Submit. is a free set of tools and resources that help researchers pause, ask the right questions, and make informed decisions about where to publish.
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