Predatory publishers are Open Access publishers which claim to publish legitimate scholarly journals and charge authors publication fees for this service, but without guaranteeing a quality assurance process (such as a peer review) or an editorial review.

We recommend that you conduct a thorough check before publishing - the University Library is happy to provide assistance.

Information and support can be found here:

•     Directory of Open Access Journals: https://doaj.org/
•     Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association: https://oaspa.org/
•     Committee on Publication Ethics: https://publicationethics.org/
•     Thinkchecksubmit: https://thinkchecksubmit.org/translations/german/