Editorial on Predatory Publishing

What is it about?

Predatory Publishers provide journals that claim to conduct peer review, but frequently do not. They exist only to collect publication fees from authors. Many of these predatory publishers intentionally use names which are very similar to those of existing, legitimate journals.

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Why is it important?

Authors who are considering a venue for submission of their manuscript are increasingly challenged to separate the wheat from the chaff, among the already vast, and ever-expanding field of publishers and journals. Raising awareness and educating scholars and clinicians alike about the due diligence when selecting a journal to which to submit one’s scholarly work, and in judging the scientific rigor that underpins the manuscripts that have been published in any journal of interest is important.