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Beall's list of predatory open access journals

Summary

Beall's list of predatory open access journals is a blacklist[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals authored Jeffrey Beall[3].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's instance of is recorded as blacklist[4].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's instance of is recorded as blog[5].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's is a list of is recorded as open-access publisher[6].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's is a list of is recorded as predatory publisher[7].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's is a list of is recorded as predatory journal[8].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's is a list of is recorded as hijacked journal[9].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals comprises Beall's list of vanity press[10].
  • 2008 marks the founding of Beall's list of predatory open access journals[11].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals ended on January 15, 2017[12].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's official website is recorded as https://beallslist.net/[13].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's main subject is predatory publishing[14].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Beall's List"}[15].
  • Beall's list of predatory open access journals's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Open access[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include blacklist[4] and blog[5].

Origins

2008 marks the founding of Beall's list of predatory open access journals[11].

Use and Application

Beall's list of predatory open access journals comprises Beall's list of vanity press[10].

Why It Matters

Beall's list of predatory open access journals has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Shisma · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → beallslist.net
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13337]]: beallslist.net, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783190694878"
  2. 26d ago · LAP959 · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Is a list of → open-access publisher, predatory publisher, predatory journal +1
    Inception → +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time → +2017-01-15T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P582]]: 15 January 2017"
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