TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Predatory open access journals are indexed in reputable databases: a revisiting issue or an unsolved problem
JO  - Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
A1  - Duc, Nguyen Minh
A1  - Hiep, Dang Vinh
A1  - Thong, Pham Minh
A1  - Zunic, Lejla
A1  - Zildzić, Muharem
A1  - Donev, Doncho
A1  - Jankovic, Slobodan M.
A1  - Hozo, Izet
A1  - Masić, Izet
SP  - 318
EP  - 322
VL  - 74
IS  - 4
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Pseudo journals, hijacked journals, fraudulent journals, fake journals, and predatory journals waste valuable research when authors publish their studies in them.     Aim: This article described novel suggested features for the identification of fraudulent journals and aimed to explain this issue to help inexperienced scientists avoid publishing in predatory journals.   Methods: The articles related to this topic in were retrieved from PubMed and trustable Internet sources.     Results: Unfortunately, some fake journals have made their way into reputable databases, such as PubMed, PubMed Central, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, and Web of Science; thus, the serious question has been raised regarding how we should address this problematic phenomenon. We recommended 28 suggested characteristics of predatory journals for readers to take into consideration.     Conclusion: Unaware of the detrimental effects associated with publishing in disreputable journals, inexperienced researchers can fall victim to them. Together, as both readers and writers, we should completely boycott predatory journals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0350-199X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2020.74.318-322
ID  - ref1
ER  -