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Predatory Publishing: Getting Started

Should I Publish in This Journal?

This guide was created to help answer the following questions, upon receiving an invitation from a publisher:

Should I publish my article in a particular journal?
Should I pay article processing charges to publish in an Open Access journal?
Should I edit a special issue for a particular journal?
Should I accept the invitation to serve on the editorial board of a particular journal?
Should I accept the invitation to be a keynote speaker at a particular conference?

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Detrimental Practices in Scholarly Publishing: The Case of Predatory Journals

When In Doubt ...

When in doubt, ask a librarian!

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Your Benedictine librarians are here to help you navigate the various stages from conducting research to the publishing process.

Consult a guide created for your subject discipline:

Choosing a Journal for Publication of an Article
A Yale University Guide.
Measuring Research Access and Quality
Guide created by Benedictine Science Outreach Librarian Sulbha Wagh
University of Pittsburgh: Scholarly Publishing and Communication
A guide to scholarly publishing. Includes NIH open access policy for grant-funded research.

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