Real or Fake? Hands-On Workshop on How to Avoid Cloned Journals and Predatory Publishers

Choosing the right journal for your publication can be challenging. One reason for this is fraudulent publishers who try to charge you for services and a reputation that they do not provide, and who often disappear along with their publications. Even something that looks like a renowned journal from e.g. Elsevier/Springer can be a fake website. When looking for sources for your research, it can be also of value to see if the articles come from a trusted source. This webinar aims to help researchers recognise and avoid scientific fraud and misleading publications. It will cover the following topics: Predatory publishers - Hijacked (cloned) journals - Mirror journals – legal but confusing - Paper mills - Checking for retracted publications: PubPeer for Browser and Zotero - Tools helping to choose a journal: Think.Check.Submit, B!SON, oa.finder.