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predatory journal

publication in the format of an academic journal but without quality and legitimacy procedures, run for profit
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predatory journal

Summary

predatory journal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • predatory journal is a type of academic journal[2].
  • predatory journal's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[3].
  • predatory journal's different from is recorded as predatory publisher[4].
  • predatory journal's uses is recorded as predatory publishing[5].

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Definition and Type

predatory journal is a type of academic journal[2].

Why It Matters

predatory journal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Open Science Thesaurus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . data.loterre.fr. Retrieved . data.loterre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Predatory journals: no definition, no defence. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_predatory-journal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{predatory journal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/predatory-journal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → predatory publisher
    Uses → predatory publishing
    Subclass of → academic journal
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q108928644]]"
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