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Q: How should I evaluate the reliability of a journal that has sent me a review invitation?

Detailed question-I was invited by Journal of General Surgery to review a paper. There is an official homepage, but the other information is limited. I want to know this is a reputable…

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It is great that you are taking care to ensure that your journal is reliable before taking on review work. The number of predatory journals has increased in the…

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Q: How to withdraw a manuscript submitted to a predatory journal?

Detailed question-Recently, I submitted an article manuscript to a journal. Within a month, they responded, telling me that my article has been accepted. However, recently I came to know…
  • Asked on July 23, 2019

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Since the journal that has accepted your paper is a predatory one, you must immediately send them an email asking to withdraw your paper…

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Q: Is it true that open access journals listed in SCI are more likely to be predatory?

Detailed question-I submitted to an OA journal Mathematical Problems in Engineering, from which I recently received an email asking me to do minor changes. I am not sure about quality of…
  • Asked on July 23, 2019

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The Science Citation Indexed (SCI) under the ISI Web of Science database owned by Clarivate Analytics covers more than 8,500 notable and…

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Q: Is IJAR a safe journal for publishing if I am publishing research from India?

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I looked up The International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR) and it does not seem to be a reputable journal. The Thomson Reuters ID mentioned on the journal…

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Q: Should I pay a fee to withdraw my accepted manuscript from a predatory journal?

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript to a journal and got an acceptance, but it was revealed to be a predatory journal.After accepted, I was required to pay an unusually high…
  • Asked on January 15, 2019

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In general, it is not a good practice to withdraw your paper at an advanced stage, after it has been peer reviewed. This is because peer review is a voluntary service…

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Q: How should I select a journal for my paper?

Detailed question-How can I pick the journals' strength and weakness?
  • Asked on December 4, 2018

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Choosing the right journal for your research paper is a vital step in ensuring that your findings reach the right audience. 

When you are assessing whether a…

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Q: What is the reputation of MDPI as an academic publisher?

Detailed question-I receive emails repeatedly from MDPI inviting manuscript submission. How is MDPI generally evaluated? Thank you for your advice.
  • Asked on November 23, 2018

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MDPI is a fully open access publisher, that is, all their journals operate exclusively on the open access model. Personally, I have not had any interaction with this…

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Q: How should I deal with a predatory publisher?

Detailed question-I was invited to submit my article to a new journal. Since my article had been rejected by a number of journals earlier, I submitted my paper to this journal. My paper…
  • Asked on February 8, 2018

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It is indeed unfortunate that you were trapped in this predatory publication. Please be aware that:

all SCI/SCIE/SSCI indexed journals…
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Q: How should I deal with an unreasonable APC claim made by a predatory journal?

Detailed question-I was invited by a journal to publish an essay in about 2 pages for the journal’s initial issue. As it was an open journal, I declared that I would not pay any money,…
  • Asked on December 28, 2017

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You should have done a background check before submitting your essay to the journal. I don't think the journal will agree to pull down…

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Q: How to identify predatory journals?

Detailed question-I’m going to submit my paper to the journal Clinics in Mother and Child Health. I have chosen this journal because:1. I am an occasional reader of this journal,2…
  • Asked on October 26, 2017

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It is great that you are taking care to avoid predatory journals before submitting your paper. To identify a predatory journal, you need…

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