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1 MDPI | {{doi|10.1989}} · {{doi|10.20944}} · {{doi|10.32545}} · {{doi|10.3390}} · {{doi|10.35995}}
[Beall's publisher list / update]
MDPI is very much hit-and-miss. MDPI on Beall's original list in 2014, but was removed in 2015. The updated list says "Some of their journals have a very poor peer-review; some are fine." Social Sciences could be multiple other journals. Evaluate on a case by case basis (see Q8 in the FAQ).
All 438 MDPI-related entries
24031 17084 1.407
2 Frontiers Media | {{doi|10.3389}} · {{doi|10.4175}}
[Beall's publisher list]
Very much hit-and-miss. See note on Beall's list. Will accept almost anything (80-90% of submissions), and has sacked editors for being too selective. Many journals have impact factors and are listed on DOAJ, and Frontiers Media remains part of COPE and OASPA. Evaluate on a case by case basis (see Q8 in the FAQ).
All 267 Frontiers Media-related entries
16313 11415 1.429
3 Hijacked journal
[Beall's hijacked list · Beall's hijacked list / update · Beall's journal list · Bohannon's list of hijacked journals]
Hijacked journals are legitimate academic journals with imposters pretending to be the legitimate publication. These citations are likely not problematic, but it is good to check that the real journal is being cited.
All 239 Hijacked journal-related entries
6789 5518 1.230
4 Hindawi (publisher) | {{doi|10.1100}} · {{doi|10.1155}} · {{doi|10.3814}} · {{doi|10.4061}} · {{doi|10.5402}} · {{doi|10.6064}} · {{doi|10.7167}} · {{doi|10.7217}}
[Beall's publisher list*]
Listed on Beall's list in 2010, but later removed as a 'borderline case'. In 2023, Hindawi retracted several thousands of articles from paper mills. Wiley estimates that 10-13% of all Hindawi papers are affected, though this may vary from journal to journal. Evaluate on a case by case basis (see Q8 in the FAQ).
All 600 Hindawi (publisher)-related entries
6383 5502 1.160
5 Medknow Publications | {{doi|10.4103}} · {{doi|10.6219}}
[Beall's publisher list* · Beall's journal list / update]
Listed on Beall's list in 2011, but removed in 2012. Several of its journal are listed on the updated list, however.
All 526 Medknow Publications-related entries
5997 4527 1.325
6 Bentham Science Publishers | {{doi|10.2174}}
[Beall's publisher list]
Bentham Open is listed, although Bentham Science Publishers is not.
All 299 Bentham Science Publishers-related entries
3892 3087 1.261
7 Dove Medical Press | {{doi|10.2147}}
[Beall's journal list / update]
Formerly on Beall's original list as 'Dove Press', but several journals are listed on the updated list.
All 158 Dove Medical Press-related entries
2476 2030 1.220
8 Alternative medicine
[Unreliable fields]
Some field are more unreliable than others
All 276 Alternative medicine-related entries
2425 1658 1.463
9 Case report
[Unreliable fields]
Case reports may be perfectly fine citations, however they will usually fail WP:MEDRS as individual cases are considered anecdotal evidence.
All 258 Case report-related entries
1903 1565 1.216
10 Baishideng Publishing Group | {{doi|10.11569}} · {{doi|10.12998}} · {{doi|10.13105}} · {{doi|10.35711}} · {{doi|10.35712}} · {{doi|10.35713}} · {{doi|10.37126}} · {{doi|10.3748}} · {{doi|10.4239}} · {{doi|10.4240}} · {{doi|10.4251}} · {{doi|10.4252}} · {{doi|10.4253}} · {{doi|10.4254}} · {{doi|10.4291}} · {{doi|10.4292}} · {{doi|10.4329}} · {{doi|10.4330}} · {{doi|10.4331}} · {{doi|10.5306}} · {{doi|10.5312}} · {{doi|10.5313}} · {{doi|10.5314}} · {{doi|10.5315}} · {{doi|10.5316}} · {{doi|10.5317}} · {{doi|10.5318}} · {{doi|10.5319}} · {{doi|10.5320}} · {{doi|10.5321}} · {{doi|10.5409}} · {{doi|10.5410}} · {{doi|10.5411}} · {{doi|10.5412}} · {{doi|10.5492}} · {{doi|10.5493}} · {{doi|10.5494}} · {{doi|10.5495}} · {{doi|10.5496}} · {{doi|10.5497}} · {{doi|10.5498}} · {{doi|10.5499}} · {{doi|10.5500}} · {{doi|10.5501}} · {{doi|10.5527}} · {{doi|10.5528}} · {{doi|10.5662}}
[Beall's publisher list]
All 51 Baishideng Publishing Group-related entries
1368 1028 1.331
11 Parapsychology
[Unreliable fields]
Several skeptical publications setting out to debunk rather than promote nonsensical claims may be included here.
All 44 Parapsychology-related entries
1330 891 1.493
12 Pseudo-scholarship
[Unreliable fields]
All 161 Pseudo-scholarship-related entries
1243 1062 1.170
13 Current Science
[Beall's journal list / update] 		1113 935 1.190
14 Tabloid journalism
[Unreliable fields]
All 39 Tabloid journalism-related entries
1075 572 1.879
15 Conspiracy theory
[Unreliable fields]
All 76 Conspiracy theory-related entries
910 791 1.150
16 AME Publishing Company | {{doi|10.21037}}
[Beall's publisher list]
All 62 AME Publishing Company-related entries
712 587 1.213
17 Cureus | {{doi|10.7759}}
[—]
Uses crowd-sourced "post-publication peer-review". 		711 636 1.118
18 ResearchGate | {{doi|10.13140}}
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#ResearchGate.
All 197 ResearchGate-related entries
688 625 1.101
19 Impact Journals (New York State, USA) | {{doi|10.18632}}
[Beall's publisher list] 		639 521 1.226
20 Propaganda
[Unreliable fields]
All 143 Propaganda-related entries
591 487 1.214
21 Forbes
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Forbes.com contributors, staff is reliable, contributors are not.
All 11 Forbes-related entries
522 459 1.137
22 F1000 (publisher) | {{doi|10.12688}} · {{doi|10.12703}} · {{doi|10.3410}} · {{doi|10.4089}} · {{doi|10.7490}}
[See [1]]
All 24 F1000 (publisher)-related entries
508 440 1.155
23 Oncotarget
[Beall's journal list] 		442 383 1.154
24 Rolling Stone
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Rolling Stone; good for culture news reporting; unreliable for politically/societally sensitive reporting; Culture Council articles unreliable. 		425 390 1.090
25 Race and intelligence controversy
[Unreliable fields]
All 9 Race and intelligence controversy-related entries
423 200 2.115
26 Blog hosting services
[WP:SPSLIST]
See WP:BLOGS.
All 192 Blog hosting services-related entries
418 367 1.139
27 Frontiers in Bioscience | {{doi|10.2741}}
[Beall's publisher list] 		362 340 1.065
28 Chiropractic
[Unreliable fields]
All 28 Chiropractic-related entries
306 153 2.000
29 Daily Star (United Kingdom)
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Daily Star. 		284 156 1.821
30 Medwell Journals | {{doi|10.3923}}
[Beall's publisher list]
Veterinary Research is most likely the one published by BioMed Central, rather than Medwell. Social Sciences could be multiple other journals.
All 12 Medwell Journals-related entries
282 244 1.156
31 Unpublished
[—]
May simply be in need of being updated to the published version. Otherwise, these probably fail WP:V.
All 166 Unpublished-related entries
275 243 1.132
32 Quadrant (magazine)
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Quadrant. 		241 155 1.555
33 Superseded theories in science
[Unreliable fields]
All 41 Superseded theories in science-related entries
234 212 1.104
34 e-Century Publishing Corporation
[Beall's publisher list]
All 19 e-Century Publishing Corporation-related entries
225 212 1.061
35 Canadian Center of Science and Education | {{doi|10.5539}}
[Beall's publisher list]
All 31 Canadian Center of Science and Education-related entries
223 209 1.067
36 HuffPost
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#HuffPost contributors, staff is debatable, contributors/editorial partners are not reliable.
All 13 HuffPost-related entries
220 207 1.063
37 Journal of Management
[Lying about DOAJ]
Not the Southern Management Association journal 		213 166 1.283
38 Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks
[WP:CIRCULAR / WP:MIRROR]
Many entries are listed for mirroring small excerpts only.
All 24 Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks-related entries
206 193 1.067
39 Science Publishing Group | {{doi|10.11648}}
[Beall's publisher list · Beall's publisher list / update]
Social Sciences could be multiple other journals. Several of SPG journals are named either identically or are very similar to other publications, e.g. International Journal of Data Science and Analysis vs International Journal of Data Science and Analytics and may thus have similar ISO 4 abbreviations. It was founded in 2012, so references prior to 2012 are unlikely to be of this publisher.
All 13 Science Publishing Group-related entries
184 168 1.095
40 Aging (journal)
[Beall's journal list] 		180 140 1.286
41 Medical Hypotheses
[See [2]]
Purposefully not peer-reviewed. 		171 143 1.196
42 Psychology Today
[Quackwatch's list] 		152 129 1.178
43 Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
[Quackwatch's list] 		134 111 1.207
44 Symbiosis (publisher) | {{doi|10.15226}}
[Beall's publisher list] 		131 120 1.092
45 Marquis Who's Who
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Marquis Who's Who.
All 17 Marquis Who's Who-related entries
127 111 1.144
46 Genetics and Molecular Research | {{doi|10.4238}}
[Beall's journal list] 		119 108 1.102
47 Diva Enterprises | {{doi|10.5958}}
[UGC]
Several of their journal fail UGC criteria. Those that pass are listed here. Those from listed as UGC Group 1 are probably fine. UGC Group II could be fine, depending on the database. Those without UGC recognition are very likely not fine. Those unmentioned are definitely not fine.
All 49 Diva Enterprises-related entries
111 105 1.057
48 International Journal of Nanomedicine
[Beall's journal list / update] 		111 79 1.405
49 Munis Entomology & Zoology
[Beall's journal list] 		106 93 1.140
50 Spectrum (magazine)
[Quackwatch's list] 		99 85 1.165
51 American Scientific Publishers | {{doi|10.1166}}
[Beall's publisher list]
All 21 American Scientific Publishers-related entries
98 86 1.140
52 Project Innovation
[Beall's publisher list]
These journals were acquired by Project Innovations at some point, but were well-established before that. Project Innovations also switched owners at several points, the most recent being 2004. Unclear when problems with publisher started. 		95 89 1.067
53 OMICS Publishing Group | {{doi|10.11131}} · {{doi|10.12715}} · {{doi|10.14303}} · {{doi|10.15412}} · {{doi|10.21767}} · {{doi|10.24105}} · {{doi|10.3371}} · {{doi|10.36648}} · {{doi|10.37532}} · {{doi|10.4066}} · {{doi|10.4172}} · {{doi|10.47128}} · {{doi|10.54931}}
[Beall's publisher list]
Vegetos is published by Springer Nature since 2019.
All 19 OMICS Publishing Group-related entries
90 83 1.084
54 Creationism
[Unreliable fields]
All 22 Creationism-related entries
88 59 1.492
55 Daily Express
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Daily Express. 		79 72 1.097
56 Pulsus Group | {{doi|10.19144}} · {{doi|10.21282}} · {{doi|10.4066}}
[Beall's publisher list]
Purchased by OMICS Publishing Group in 2016. The Journal of Agriculture is likely an older, non-Pulsus journal.
All 17 Pulsus Group-related entries
62 61 1.016
57 Pharmacognosy Reviews
[Beall's journal list / update] 		62 58 1.069
58 Scientific Research Publishing | {{doi|10.4236}}
[Beall's publisher list]
Chinese Medicine likely refers to the BioMed Central journal. Comput. Chem. likely refers to Computer & Chemistry.
All 11 Scientific Research Publishing-related entries
59 47 1.255
59 IGI Global | {{doi|10.4018}}
[[3] · [4]]
IGI Global is mostly criticized for it's book-publishing practices. Criticism is mostly silent on its journals, several of which have impact factors.
All 42 IGI Global-related entries
57 55 1.036
60 Alternative Medicine Review
[Quackwatch's list] 		57 52 1.096
61 African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
[Beall's journal list] 		55 53 1.038
62 Nucleus
[Lying about DOAJ]
Make sure it's ISSN 1982-2278, there are many other publications with the same/similar name. 		55 49 1.122
63 Homeopathy
[Unreliable fields]
All 8 Homeopathy-related entries
49 27 1.815
64 Amphibian & Reptile Conservation
[Beall's journal list / update] 		48 46 1.043
65 International Journal of Computer Applications
[Lying about DOAJ · Beall's publisher list] 		48 46 1.043
66 Alchemy
[Unreliable fields]
All 11 Alchemy-related entries
46 43 1.070
67 National Association of Scholars | {{doi|10.51845}}
[Beall's publisher list] 		46 43 1.070
68 Anti-vaccine movement
[Unreliable fields]
See also WP:JCW/PATTERNS#CAM.
All 8 Anti-vaccine movement-related entries
46 35 1.314
69 Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine
[Quackwatch's list] 		43 29 1.483
70 Genes & Cancer
[Beall's journal list] 		41 35 1.171
71 Genocide denial
[Unreliable fields]
All 13 Genocide denial-related entries
39 18 2.167
72 Journal of Physical Therapy Science
[Beall's journal list] 		37 28 1.321
73 Bioinformation | {{doi|10.6026}}
[Beall's journal list] 		36 34 1.059
74 Journal of Environmental Biology
[Beall's journal list] 		36 34 1.059
75 Bridges (magazine)
[Quackwatch's list] 		36 29 1.241
76 International Institute for Science, Technology and Education | {{doi|10.7176}}
[Beall's publisher list]
Search for iiste.org 		36 27 1.333
77 Science Publications | {{doi|10.3844}}
[Beall's publisher list]
All 12 Science Publications-related entries
35 35 1.000
78 Vegetarian Times
[Quackwatch's list] 		35 32 1.094
79 Astrology
[Unreliable fields]
All 9 Astrology-related entries
35 28 1.250
80 Who's Who (UK)
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Who's Who (UK). 		34 33 1.030
81 African Research Review
[Beall's publisher list] 		34 31 1.097
82 Jaypee Journals | {{doi|10.5005}}
[Beall's publisher list]
All 10 Jaypee Journals-related entries
33 32 1.031
83 Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
[Beall's journal list] 		33 30 1.100
84 Authorea | {{doi|10.15200}} · {{doi|10.22541}}
[—]
Preprints 		33 28 1.179
85 International Journal of Science and Research | {{doi|10.21275}}
[Beall's journal list] 		32 31 1.032
86 Journal of Psychology and Theology
[Beall's journal list] 		32 28 1.143
87 Research Square | {{doi|10.21203}}
[—]
Preprint service 		31 31 1.000
88 HIV/AIDS denialism
[Unreliable fields] 		31 21 1.476
89 Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
[Beall's journal list] 		28 28 1.000
90 Alternative & Complementary Therapies
[Quackwatch's list] 		27 27 1.000
91 CESNUR
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#CESNUR. 		27 22 1.227
92 Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
[Beall's journal list · Quackwatch's list] 		27 18 1.500
93 InTech Open Access Publisher | {{doi|10.5772}}
[Beall's publisher list]
All 23 InTech Open Access Publisher-related entries
26 25 1.040
94 Interdisciplinary Toxicology
[Beall's journal list] 		26 25 1.040
95 Medium (website)
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#Medium. 		26 25 1.040
96 European Journal of Social Sciences
[Beall's journal list]
Possibly hijacked. The journal published by Librairie Droz, hosted on Open Edition is legitimate. The one published by Social Sciences Research Platform is listed by Beall. 		26 24 1.083
97 Serials Publications
[Beall's publisher list]
Man in India dates from well before Serials Publications came about. Date of acquisition unclear. 		26 24 1.083
98 North American Journal of Medical Sciences | {{doi|10.4297}}
[Beall's journal list / update] 		25 23 1.087
99 Wikipedia:Deprecated sources
[WP:DEPS § Currently deprecated sources]
All 10 Wikipedia:Deprecated sources-related entries
25 23 1.087
100 International Business Times
[WP:RSP § Generally unreliable]
See WP:RSP#International Business Times. 		25 22 1.136
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