Table 1.

Editor and staff issues in predatory journals[32]

The sole owner of the publication company is presented as editor in chief of each and every journal being published under the publisher or organization or in other instances no particular individual is presented as editor of specific journal

The journal web page does not present any list to identify members of editorial/review board

No information regarding the position or affiliation of editor, editorial board, or review board member are displayed on the web page of journal

In most instances, evidence exists that neither the editor nor the review board members possess expertise required to qualify them to be a reviewer or gate keepers particular to the scope of the journal

More than one journals with different scopes have duplicate editorial boards

The editorial board members show little or no geographical diversity even when journals claim to be international in scope or coverage they display

Most pseudo or predatory journals have insufficient number of board members (e.g., 2 or 3 members), show a huge list of editorial board members with cooked up names, or name scholars on their editorial board without their knowledge or prior permission