This document discusses publication ethics and how to identify predatory journals. It provides guidelines for conducting ethical research, publication processes, and involvement of authors and colleagues. It also lists several resources to cross-check journals, such as directories of open access journals. Warning signs of predatory journals are discussed, such as rapid increases in publications or decreases in rejection rates. Unethical publication practices like falsifying data or adding irrelevant authors are also mentioned.

1. Publication Ethics
Pattarachai Kiratisin
Vice President for Research
Center of Ethical Reinforcement for Research (CERR)
Research Management and Development Division
Mahidol University

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3. Proposal
Research
Conduct
Research
Ethics
Publication
Institute’s
Regulations
Academic
Promotion
Authors’ or
Colleagues
Involvement
Intellectual
Properties
Granting
Agencies Publisher’s
Process
Researcher’s Life

4. How to spot dodgy academic journals | The Economist
www.economist.com
Growing Predatory Journals

5. Jeffrey Beall initiated
the list of possible
predatory [OA] journals in 2010,
and added to >1,000 journals
by the end of 2016
[Discontinued in 2017].
Jeffrey Beall

6. A paid subscription service
featuring a database of
deceptive and predatory journals,
and a database of
"verified, reputable journals"

7. https://predatoryreports.org/
Read that journal first!
Read carefully for instructions to author
Peer review procedures & publication format
Disclosure of fees & how to collect
Any offering & persuasion
Check the journal’s website & information
Policies, compliance & contact information
Publishing history & reliable metrics
Indexing & digital identifiers
ALWAYS contact journal directly
How to
Choose
Journal

8. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Open Access Scholarly Publishers’ Association (OASPA)
Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science
Elsevier’s Scopus
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Source Normalised Impact per Publication (SNIP)
Retractionwatch.com
ICMJE criteria
Cross-
Check
etc.

9. https://retractionwatch.com/
Retractionwatch.com

10. Suspecting a Predatory Journal
Source: Twitter @PaoloCrosetto
Rapid increase in number of articles published
Unusually fast turnaround time (questionable review process)
Rapid decrease in rejection rate

11. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369416520_83_Journals_were_delisted_titles_removed_from_the_ISI_list_of_Web_of_Science
https://retractionwatch.com/
Increasing rate of self-citations
https://www.scimagojr.com/
Suspecting a Predatory Journal

12. Publication
Fraud/ Unethical
Publication
Authorship for sale
Rearranged from
https://publicationethics.org/
Manuscript
Authorship changes
during/after review
Official Publisher &
Standard Processes
Predatory Journal
Irrelevant authors
Guest, Ghost,
Suspicious contribution
Unethical conduct
Human/animal protection
Falsification data
Plagiarism
Duplication/Salami
Sponsor influence
Third Party !!!