Why You Should Avoid Predatory Journals, Welcome Rigorous Review

Published scientific papers commonly appear credible, evidence-based, and truthful to the non-scientific community. But the credibility and support behind these journals may not always be as reliable as one might expect. Indeed, the predatory journal has become a vehicle for quickly publishing experiments with minimal to no review. At a time when we should be aiming higher in terms of our expectations of sciences, these new “predatory” models lower the bar. As consequence, one starts to doubt on the accuracy of science. Predatory journals allow for the entry of lesser quality sciences on an already damaged knowledge market.