Publishing in open access journals requires authors to pay Articles Processing Charge (APC) so that their works are made freely available online to promote the exposure of their academic research.
The rise of open access publications, however, also gave rise to the so-called predatory publishers/journals who aggressively publish open access articles purely for profit. They charge expensive publication fees to authors without checking articles for quality and legitimacy.
In this guide, we introduce a whitelist and blacklist of journals/publishers to prevent predatory publishers/journals, tools for choosing which journals to publish your articles, ORCID registration and authorization, subsidies and special offers for open access publications, and information on submitting your manuscripts for publication.
Verifying Lists of Suspected Predatory Journals/Publishers
Verification Checklist and Examples
Subsidies for submission of open access papers
Tools for choosing a journal for submission and publication