Pankaj - it is not too difficult to recognise predatory journals. One just has to know the 'classic' and common signs of a predatory journal. They don't necessarily expect to exists for long - so they often use 'minimal effort for maximum financial gain' - and therefore there are often many errors and of poor quality - at least in parts.

There are certain factors then that make it reasonably easy to identify predatory journals - or at least ‘cause doubt’ so further investigation is required. Essentially, rule number one with predatory journals is always be very wary when any journal approaches you directly. If you are not sure - then the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a good site to check first. It lists the 'good' journals. If the journal targeting you is not on their list - it's another warning sign. Then there are many other warning signs - such as:

· Poor quality online interface.

· Minimal and/or very broad journal scope i.e. we publish almost anything related to a whole discipline.

· Poor English quality and grammatical errors.

· Check the country of origin. Many predatory journals are based in certain countries (usually sub-continent). Some, however, will try to give the impression that they are based elsewhere i.e. US, Europe.

· Unknown editors.

· Unknown or no editorial board and/or all based in the country of origin

· Unsophisticated online manuscript submission processes i.e. send a word document by email

· Upfront publishing charges

· Not registered or associated with any reputable professional bodies and/or citation agencies - nor are credible Impact Factor sources stated. Articles may not have been assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number.

· Check the quality of existing articles in the journal. They are usually a very mixed and poor quality.

Identification of predatory journal .You should see that whether the journal is paid or non-paid,refereed or not , it has ISAN number or not, , it has some impact factor and published by reputed publisher.If they publish with in 15 day or with in month then it would be predatory journal.You can check whether the journal is listed in SCOPUS indexing available on line.

Check whether the journal is listed in SCOPUS indexing available on line.

Pankaj - it is not too difficult to recognise predatory journals. One just has to know the 'classic' and common signs of a predatory journal. They don't necessarily expect to exists for long - so they often use 'minimal effort for maximum financial gain' - and therefore there are often many errors and of poor quality - at least in parts.

There are certain factors then that make it reasonably easy to identify predatory journals - or at least ‘cause doubt’ so further investigation is required. Essentially, rule number one with predatory journals is always be very wary when any journal approaches you directly. If you are not sure - then the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a good site to check first. It lists the 'good' journals. If the journal targeting you is not on their list - it's another warning sign. Then there are many other warning signs - such as:

· Poor quality online interface.

· Minimal and/or very broad journal scope i.e. we publish almost anything related to a whole discipline.

· Poor English quality and grammatical errors.

· Check the country of origin. Many predatory journals are based in certain countries (usually sub-continent). Some, however, will try to give the impression that they are based elsewhere i.e. US, Europe.

· Unknown editors.

· Unknown or no editorial board and/or all based in the country of origin

· Unsophisticated online manuscript submission processes i.e. send a word document by email

· Upfront publishing charges

· Not registered or associated with any reputable professional bodies and/or citation agencies - nor are credible Impact Factor sources stated. Articles may not have been assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number.

· Check the quality of existing articles in the journal. They are usually a very mixed and poor quality.

I think, Dean Whitehead sir provided all the information required for identifying a predatory journal. Even after this, you are scammed, it's bad luck.

The link includes some list of the predatory publisher https://predatoryjournals.com/publishers/

You can check this before submitting your paper. As well as you should consider the other characteristics mentioned by Dr Dean Whitehead

Check whether the journal is listed in SCOPUS indexing available online.

Describing a predatory journal on the basis of money does not absolve some other journals that publish data on those who waste millions of dollars on ridiculous works.

Dean Whitehead provided lot of information regarding identifying predatory journals, apart from that predatory journals will not provide reviewer comments to your manuscript. At the outset, they may comment on format of your manuscript, but wont comment technically. you will not receive any technical comments from journal editors.

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

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You enter the Google search engine and search for sjr. The scientific journals ranking window will pop up for you and contain a search window in which the ISSN puts the journal or its title, and it will give you all its details accurately.

it needs a precised definition, before decided that thidis a predatory.

Predatory journals are not referenced in Scopus and Web of Science

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A predatory journal is a publication that actively asks researchers for manuscripts. They have no peer review system and no true editorial board and are often found to publish mediocre or even worthless papers. They also ask for huge publication charges.

I hope, I have explained the meaning of the "Predatory journal" with the upper mentioned definition.

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Check Beall's list. It has all the list of predatory journals

https://www.rxcomms.com/blog/6-ways-spot-predatory-journal/

https://tressacademic.com/identify-predatory-journals/

https://mdanderson.libanswers.com/faq/206446

Predatory journal requests author to send the research articles for publication within short span of time without review. These journals do not stay in public domain for prolonged time. Sometimes they do not mention the palce of publication also.

The most important criteria in the identification of a predatory journal is it's indexing.

Well, if the journal charges towards the publication of a manuscript ( a review, research, communication) then it is a predatory journal.

An other parameter for checking a predatory journal is its existence over a period of time

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