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Predatory journals are a significant problem in academic publishing.
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Is it true that predatory journals are a significant problem in academic publishing?
Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed sources describe predatory publishing as a major threat and a significant risk to the academic community, citing compromised research quality, false data, and damage to scholarly credibility. Several other sources describe the exploitative practices without explicitly asserting the problem's significance.
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Predatory publishing. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_publishing
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Predatory publishing: What it is and how to avoid it. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.62037/cjer.2025.05.02.07
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Gheorghe, C. (2024). What is predatory publishing and what impact it has. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2024.7(4).10
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Renaming the Problem: Why ‘Non-Recommended Journals’ Is Preferable To ‘Predatory’ in Academic Publishing. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.58742/bmj.v4i1.213
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What are "fake", "shady", and/or "predatory" journals?. (n.d.). academia.stackexchange.com. https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/17379
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William, C. C. & Rosemary, N. D. (2020). Predatory Publishing and Predatory Journals: A Critical Review and Proposed Research Agenda for Higher Education. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2019.1695762
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How do I identify predatory and low quality journals? With Beall's List gone, how can I tell if a journal is spam?. (n.d.). academia.stackexchange.com. https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/83764
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Pollock, D., Barker, T. H., Stone, J. C., Aromataris, E., Klugar, M., & Scott, A. M. (2024). Predatory Journals and Their Practices Present a Conundrum for Systematic Reviewers and Evidence Synthesisers of Health Research: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1684
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Study 1: Investigating Country-Specific Perceptions of Predatory Journals and Their Impact on Scholarly Integrity: A Systematic Review. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.34894/T1UC73
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Rupp, M., Anastasopoulou, L., Wintermeyer, E., Malhaan, D., Khassawna, T. E., & Heiss, C. (2019). Predatory journals: a major threat in orthopaedic research.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-018-4179-1
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Study 3: The ASGLOS Study: A global survey on how predatory journals affect scientific practice. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.34894/SRT7GF
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