Dear G.V.P. Samaranayake ,

Sure! I am 😉

For those looking for the best (and most updated) versions:

https://beallslist.net/ (Inclusion of potentially predatory publishers)

https://beallslist.net/standalone-journals/ (inclusion of so-called stand-alone journals)

https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/ (mentioning all sorts of misleading metrics)

https://beallslist.net/hijacked-journals/ (also known as cloned journals)

As mentioned by Anton Vrdoljak numerous questions and discussions are here on RG (also under the term predatory). In conclusion: the Beall’s list though not flawless is a starting point for determining whether you are dealing with predatory journals or publishers. See also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beall%27s_List

Method Predatory journals and publishers: a menace to science and s...

Article Identifying Predatory or Pseudo-Journals

Best regards.

Sure, and there are a few posts/threads regarding Beall's list at RG platform, for example this one:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_reliable_is_the_Bealls_List_of_predatory_journals

Dear G.V.P. Samaranayake ,

Sure! I am 😉

For those looking for the best (and most updated) versions:

https://beallslist.net/ (Inclusion of potentially predatory publishers)

https://beallslist.net/standalone-journals/ (inclusion of so-called stand-alone journals)

https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/ (mentioning all sorts of misleading metrics)

https://beallslist.net/hijacked-journals/ (also known as cloned journals)

As mentioned by Anton Vrdoljak numerous questions and discussions are here on RG (also under the term predatory). In conclusion: the Beall’s list though not flawless is a starting point for determining whether you are dealing with predatory journals or publishers. See also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beall%27s_List

Method Predatory journals and publishers: a menace to science and s...

Article Identifying Predatory or Pseudo-Journals

Best regards.

Most certainly, but an alternative list is: https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/

Dear Rodney Duffett ,

The suggested sites https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/ and https://predatoryjournals.com/publishers/ are indeed good resources for older cases, however I have reasons to believe that they are not well updated. For example:

-“TEST Engineering & Management” in list of stand-alone journals

-“GIAP journals” in list of publishers

are mentioned in the Beall’s list and not in the predatoryjournals.com lists. So, the Beall’s list sites I indicated are the best available. Having said this, the lists I mentioned are:

-Not fully up to date as well. According to the changelog (https://beallslist.net/changelog/ ) the last update was on 13th of June. Some new players being presumably predatory (or are hijacked versions) are not included (yet), see for example:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Do_we_have_a_new_predatory_publisher

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Identification_of_yet_another_predatory_publisher

https://www.researchgate.net/post/New_very_misleading_type_of_scam_Anyone_with_recent_examples

Best regards

Thank you Rob Keller for your detailed information! I did not scroll down and see the rest of your initial response, but now I see that you did cover this site in your prior response. Kind regards, Rodney

G.V.P. Samaranayake Yes, in fact it is recommended to check Bealls' list for predatory journals and publishers before you submit your article. Especially for non indexed journals or even Scopus indexed journals under Q4, because some them are listed as predatory journals.

Thank you for your valuable comments.

Sure, but sometimes I have to check a journal myself as long as the lists are not comprehensive nor up-to-date.

Thank you for your comments