Questionable Access Form

Instructions and help about Questionable Access

[Music] you open-access journals provide many benefits for both authors and readers however some of these journals are questionable operating only to make money without any scholarship predatory journals without a rigorous peer-review process can take control of author's work misinformed readers and undermine public trust in peer-review there are several warning signs that you should look for when investigating the legitimacy of a journal good journals may also exhibit some of these signs so use all of the information available to you and your best judgment to form an overall impression of the journal most open access journals are supported by authors in the form of a clearly stated publication fee paid only when the article is accepted for publication a predatory journal might require a submission or handling fee which is paid whether or not the manuscript is accepted a legitimate open access journal should also allow authors to retain the copyright to their article and release it und