TEN years after the term was first coined in 2010, experts across the academic world have yet to reach a consensus on what constitutes a “predatory journal”. BJK’s assertion about wealthy publishing corporations being ruthless exploiters of authors and researchers is nonetheless an open secret. The said article is authored by two Czech researchers who based their findings on a Jeffrey Beall’s list. For the record, Beall, a librarian, compiled his list of predatory journals based on criteria that were widely said to be lacking transparency and best known only to Beall himself. Allow me to end with an uncharacteristically less diplomatic note: The next time you are hungry, do yourself a favour.

Source: The Star February 25, 2021 00:56 UTC