Predatory publishing does exist, but its damage is mitigated by the fact that papers are judged primarily on the reputation of the journal or publication they'r

Predatory publishing does exist, but its damage is mitigated by the fact that papers are judged primarily on the reputation of the journal or publication they're in. That is, an academic in a given field will know all the highest-tier journal titles, and have a good knowledge of mid and lower tiers -- new or obscure titles will always draw scepticism. Previous blogs or reports with the same conclusions: [0] http://thatsmathematics.com/blog/archives/102 http://thatsmathematics.com/blog/archives/102 [1] http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2012/7/151235-predatory-scholarly-publishing/fulltext http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2012/7/151235-predatory-schola... [2] http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/32426/title/Predatory-Publishing/ http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/32426/... And a(n incomplete) list of predatory publishers is maintained here: [3] http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/