A scientific journal is a periodical press title published in the form of a journal. The number of scientific journals has risen sharply in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. a very large number of these journals are predatory. What does it mean to be a predatory magazine?
Khaled - the original meaning of 'predatory', in relation to journals, was related to journals that approached authors i.e. targeted and preyed on 'unsuspecting' authors. However, nowadays, many reputable publishing houses i.e. SAGE, BMC etc target authors - but more to advertise their product and raise awareness of their journal range.
Today, the main difference is that a predatory journal is one that intentionally deceives the author with false claims. The claims can be many different things - such as claiming an Impact Factor - when they do not have one. Claiming that they are indexed when they are not. Claiming that they are based in say Europe - when they are often based on the sub-continent. Claiming Editors and an editorial board that may include people who have not given permission for their names to be included. Claiming that they have a review process - when they do not. They often use journal names that are very similar to established journals to try and deceive authors. The final big 'giveaway' is that they often ask for publication charges 'up front'. They are not concerned with quality - just concerned with payment.
Dear predatory journals are fake journals who care only for making money at the expense of quality work.
Las revistas depredadoras don aquellas que, generalmente bajo un perfil falso, tratan de captar trabajos científicos con la principal finalidad de lucrarse y sin importarle el perjuicio causado al autor o autores de los mismos. Constituyen una importante lacra. Por ello es fundamental, a la hora de dirigir un artículo a una revista, identificar bien dicha revista a través de los correspondientes indicadores de calidad.
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