Beware Of Predatory Journals
Scientific journals release the results of scientific studies in the form of papers which, we are told are reviewed prior to publication by peers-- fellow scientists in the field who are supposed to scrutinize the manuscript and ensure that bad science doesn't get a pass. A predatory journal only pretends to do so. It exists solely to make money. It's like a parasite on the back of the scientific endeavor. What it publishes is of questionable quality. (1)