Development of a checklist of characteristics to help identify predatory journals: a Delphi study
This is a Delphi study that aims to achieve expert consensus on the most important characteristics for identifying predatory journals. The results will be used to develop a checklist that may support researchers, editors, librarians, institutions, and policymakers when assessing potentially predatory journals. The checklist that will be developed through this study will undergo further validation in future research to evaluate its performance and applicability.
Authors
- Sara Schroter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8791-8564)
- L.M. Bouter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2659-5482)
- Amani Abu‐Shaheen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1019-5548)
- Maurice P. Zeegers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-083X)
Institutions
- Maastricht University (NL)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- BMT Group (United Kingdom) (GB)
- RDM Group (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22936127
- Primary Topic
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00