‘Deceptive publishers’ (also commonly referred to as ‘predatory journals’) are for-profit entities that purport to publish high-quality academic research, but who do not follow accepted scholarly publishing best practices. Their ultimate goal is to make money, not publish quality research. A deceptive publisher may acquire the copyright to your research but never publish. A deceptive publisher may publish your work, but then disappear, resulting in the lack of a public record of your published article. Being associated with a deceptive publisher can lead to financial loss as a result of inappropriate fees and harm to your reputation.
U of T has created an informative deceptive publishers website and checklist that you can use to help identify a potentially predatory journal or deceptive publisher and avoid submitting research data to one of these entities.
- Provide awareness to the University community about the existence of deceptive publishers
- Work with researchers and the U of T Libraries to educate researchers on the benefits of publishing in reputable journals
Staff
General Inquiries: Research Integrity
Deceptive Publishing Resources >The University of Toronto Libraries
Research Impact & Researcher Identity guide > The University of Toronto Libraries
Think. Check. Submit > Checklist to avoid deceptive publishers
How to Assess a Journal > Resource from Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
Think. Check. Attend > Checklist specifically developed for conferences
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing > Resource from Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Ulrich's Web > A U of T licensed resource with information on 300,000+ periodicals