1 October 2019
Cabells has added the 12,000th publication to its Journal Blacklist. The updated database offers Cabells’ users the ability to verify that potential outlets for their research are not deceptive and fraudulent predatory journals.
Cabells has announced it has reviewed and added the 12,000th publication to its Journal Blacklist. Cabells has now tripled the number of deceptive and fraudulent journals in the Blacklist since it was launched in 2017.
The Cabells Journal Blacklist is the only database available to scholars of deceptive and predatory academic journals. Compiled by specialists who analyse suspected journals against 74 behavioural indicators, the Cabells Journal Blacklist enables the scholarly community to keep abreast of growing threats, while protecting researchers and institutions from exploitative operations. It is complemented by the Cabells Journal Whitelist, a curated list of over 11,000 academic journals spanning 18 disciplines which guides researchers and institutions in getting the most impact out of their research.