Are you sure you have the right journal? Many suspect journals will use journal titles that are very similar to reputable publications.
Is it indexed in Medline?
Is it indexed in Web of Science's Journal Citation Reports?
If it is not indexed in either of those places, is it in the first 12-24 months of publication? Or on a trusted journals list?
Librarians can help in assessing the quality of journals or publishers. Contact the library by email or call 865.305.9525 if you need help assessing a journal's quality or matching your manuscript to an appropriate publication.
Email invitation to submit, especially after presenting at a conference
Advertises extremely fast time to publication
No information or inaccurate information about editors and editorial board
Contact only through online form, no direct email or street address, or email address is Hotmail or Yahoo
"Indexed" only in search engines, rather than curated resources like subscription databases or Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Published articles don't adhere to stated scope of journal or scope is so broad as to include most topics
Authors should take care to assign the rights to their work in a manner that permits them to use their work in teaching, research and other purposes. Transferring copyright doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Publishers only need the right of first publication, not a wholesale transfer of copyright.
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