Red flags on illegitimate journals

"Recently, Citizen reporter Tom Spears reported anew on “fake” scientific journals. At The Ottawa Hospital’s Centre for Journalology (publication science), we use the term “illegitimate publishing entities” for these journals. It’s a harsh term but warranted given that they are not in accordance with accepted publishing standards. These entities are giving legitimate open access journals a run for their money. They claim to have many of the features of real open access publishing and peer review, but our research suggests neither is likely true."