How to evaluate of a Beall's List of Predatory Journals and Publishers published articles?
Accept Beall's (frozen) list as authoritative, and do not write for any listed by him.
Accept Beall's (frozen) list as authoritative, and do not write for any listed by him.
There are some brief guidelines here - http://thinkchecksubmit.org/check/
DON'T publish in those listed. Seriously, don't. My first paper was in African Journal of Food Science. Poor me, I didn't know the Nigerian outfit, Academic Journals was a predatory journal. I am still embarrassed to put it on my CV. The only solace I have is it was cited in reputable journals. I wish I had known about Beall's List when I was in undergrad, I wouldn't have published my paper with Academic Journals.
The very long list of the Beall's List of Predatory Journals is most of the time quite arbitrary.
These journals are often produced by very small group of people, often with sincere intentions but with minimal budget that dictates fluctuations in quality. The quality of journals often varies in time and it should be verified.
I would suggest to examine the archive of the journal (articles, verify the editorial board that are sometimes fictive, citation etc) and if you find it satisfactory, and the other things about publishing there are acceptable, to publish. The other things being also arbitrary: relevance in your field, your department accepts the journal, your institution does not seriously objects to publishing there etc.
Such journals often have open access and present serious competition to the big journals (see the attachment) and the Bell's list reflects these competitive interests so the only way is to examine the journals and make own judgments.
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