I totally agree that predatory publishers are a huge part of the problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_open-access_publishing https://en.wikipedia.o

I totally agree that predatory publishers are a huge part of the problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_open-access_publishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_open-access_publishi... https://jefferson.libguides.com/predatorypublishing https://jefferson.libguides.com/predatorypublishing https://beallslist.weebly.com/ https://beallslist.weebly.com/ And now predatory conferences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_conference https://libguides.caltech.edu/c.php?g=512665&p=3503029 https://libguides.caltech.edu/c.php?g=512665&p=3503029 However, the storm actually started with the failure of reproducible of research in high impact journals: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00037/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.0003... http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/02/if-you-fail-reproduce-another-scientist-s-results-journal-wants-know http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/02/if-you-fail-reproduce... https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/reproducing-results-how-big-is-the-problem https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/reproducing-re... This is not an chicken-egg problem, it is an ethic problem, motivated by remuneration and funding.