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Where to Publish Scholarly Journal Articles

....and what to consider when publishing a scholarly journal article.

Where to Check

White Lists
Black Lists

Directory of Open Access Journals
The best place to check the legitimacy of open access publications. Lists over 11,000 legitimate open access journals.
Quality Open Access Market
Includes qualitative rankings, publishing details, and price ranges by discipline.

Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)
If a journal isn't predatory, the publisher should be a member of the OASPA.

Beall's List
Blacklist of potential or probable predatory scholarly open‑access publishers. Shut down by Beall in 2017; link to list above is still maintained (anonymously).

Checklist

Predatory Journal Checklist