Predatory Journals

• Rapid publication is guaranteed
• The homepage language targets authors
• The journal does not have clear policies on retraction, corrections/errata, or plagiarism (ICMJE Recommendations)
• The manuscript handling process is lacking
• The contact email is non professional
• Submission of the  manuscripts through email instead of online submission system
• Very low article processing and/or publication charge
• Information on how journal content will be archived and preserved is absent
• Scope of journal is not clear
• Website contains spelling and grammatical errors