Predatory publishing is a growing concern in scholarly research for both content creators and researchers. Predatory publishers deceive authors and readers by publishing their research for a fee without providing the editorial services typical of vetted open access publishers such as rigorous peer review, yet often masquerade in trusted databases and web sources as legitimate journals. In this session, we will discuss the impact of predatory publishing, identify predatory publishing and identify how to avoid using and submitting decidedly non-scholarly sources.

Presenters – Karen Burton, Science Librarian

Target audience – Faculty, staff, postdocs and students