17 March 2022
From the foreword:
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is a global network of over 140 science, engineering and medical
academies that work together to support the role of science in seeking solutions to the world’s most
challenging problems. In 2020, IAP launched a two-year study on Combatting Predatory Academic Journals
and Conferences, generously funded by The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF), and governed
by an international working group supported by a professional secretariat.
The primary objective of the study was to identify practicable and effective interventions that can curb and
help combat the concerning rise in predatory journals and conferences, and provide recommendations to
key stakeholder communities to this effect. The Working Group has drawn evidence from a unique survey of
academicians and researchers from all over the world; gained insights and perspectives from dialogues with
global, regional and national practitioners from key stakeholder communities; and conducted an extensive
literature review. An important outcome of these activities has been a better understanding of what is
meant by predatory journals and conferences; the extent to which they have pervaded the global research
community; and what can be done to combat them. The recommendations in this report are the views of
the Working Group and not necessarily of IAP
Download the full report here: https://www.interacademies.org/publication/predatory-practices-report-English
(Editor's note - please see all of the work Think.Check.Submit is doing in this space too)