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	Rovdjursjournaler och förlag	COPE Guidelines for Publication Ethics
Ämnesområde	Publiceringsetik	Publiceringsetik
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	2010	1997
Upphovsperson	Jeffrey Beall (University of Colorado Denver); international research community	Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Typ	Framework	Standard
Ursprungskälla	Beall, J. (2010). Predatory Open-Access Scholarly Publishers. The Charleston Advisor, 11(4), 10–17.	Committee on Publication Ethics (2023). COPE Guidelines. COPE Website.
Alias	Predatory Publishing, Fake Journals, Pay-to-Publish Schemes	COPE, Publication Ethics Flowcharts, Editorial Guidelines
Närliggande	4	4
Sammanfattning	Predatory journals are fake academic publishers that exploit the open-access model by charging authors publication fees without providing peer review, editorial oversight, or quality control. Coined by librarian Jeffrey Beall in 2010, the term describes publishers that prioritize profit over scientific integrity, accepting nearly all submissions (regardless of quality), using deceptive marketing (claiming high impact factors, faking indexing, using names similar to established journals), and often hosting work that would not survive peer review. Publishing in predatory journals damages an author's credibility and wastes research dissemination efforts.	The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), founded in 1997, is an international organization of journal editors and publishers that promotes and advances research integrity and publication ethics. COPE provides practical guidance through flowcharts, position statements, and ethical guidelines addressing misconduct (fabrication, falsification, plagiarism), authorship disputes, conflicts of interest, and corrections. COPE's resources are freely available and adopted by thousands of journals globally. COPE is not a regulator; it advises editors and researchers on handling ethical issues and promotes a culture of integrity in publishing.