RESEARCHER’S CHOICE OR JUST A NECESSITY?
THE CONSEQUENCES OF PUBLISHING
IN A PREDATORY JOURNAL
László Berek
Óbuda University Received: 10th June 2023. ABSTRACT The research community has been continuously investigating the issue of predatory journals. With the
rapid development of technology and the world, online publishing has also accelerated, making it
crucial to publish and disseminate scientific results as quickly as possible due to the “publish-or-perish”
phenomenon. The number of open-access, online-only journals is increasing each year. Predatory
publishers and journals have taken advantage of this trend by engaging in profit-driven, unethical
practices. This article discusses how the predator phenomenon affects those involved in scientific
communication. The research aims to address the following questions: What are the detrimental impacts
of predatory journals on individuals involved in scientific communication? What causes researchers to
publish in predatory journals? What is the relationship between publication pressure and publishing in
predator journals? KEY WORDS CLASSIFICATION
Budapest, Hungary
INDECS 21(4), 324-332, 2023
DOI 10.7906/indecs.21.4.1
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Accepted: 23rd July 2023.
Regular article
online publishing, publication ethics, predatory journal, predatory publishing, research evaluation
ACM: K.4.2
JEL: Z19