Predatory publishers use questionable business practices, such as charging fees to authors to publish their articles without standard editorial and publishing services provided by legitimate scholarly journals. The following resources can help you identify and avoid predatory publishers.
Checklists and Evaluation Tools
Directories of Approved Journals and Publishers
Journals and publishers included in these lists have been vetted and approved by quality control organizations.
Questionable Journals and Publishers
Maguire Medical Library
Florida State University College of Medicine
1115 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32306
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