The Myth of the 'Predatory Journal'
At the time when I did independent scholarly research in mathematics several years ago I was briefed on the extreme importance of subscription-based journals and open-access journals and why I should try to steer clear of open access because they were more prone to being predatory journals. This is what I was told. However, the problem with this belief isn't so much about open-access journals being more predatory it's the mentality of "Publish or Perish" academia created in the first place that has caused many researchers today to not care about how "scholarly" the journal is they publish in. In order to strengthen your CV in academia as much as possible, publishing anywhere you can today is now a MUST. And open-access journals are the answer to the problem as long as you have the money. Of course, open access is very attractive and appealing for a couple of reasons too: 1. Your work can be viewed and downloaded by anyone without a subscription pay wal...