The Journals That Prey on Academic Research | University Observer

"... McGovern said one of the biggest difficulties is that not all research published in predatory journals is bad. Some of the papers in these journals are well researched and accurate. However, she pointed out that if these papers are in journals without the peer review and editorial process, it’s difficult to know for sure. 'It’s the academic equivalent of fake news,' McGovern said. 'But that’s not to say that everything published in that predatory journal or all predatory journals is bogus. Now we really can’t tell what’s real and what’s not.'"