Table 3 : Checklist from “Think. Check. Submit.” initiative*

Do you or your colleagues know the journal? • Have you read any articles in the journal before? • Is it easy to discover the latest papers in the journal?

Can you easily identify and contact the publisher? • Is the publisher name clearly displayed on the journal Web site? • Can you contact the publisher by telephone, e-mail, and post?

Is the journal clear about the type of peer review it uses?

Are articles indexed in services that you use?

Is it clear what fees will be charged? • Does the journal site explain what these fees are for and when they will be charged?

Do you recognize the editorial board? • Have you heard of the editorial board members? • Do the editorial board members mention the journal on their own Web sites?

Is the publisher a member of a recognized industry initiative? • Do they belong to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)? • If the journal is open access, is it listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)? • If the journal is open access, does the publisher belong to the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)? • Is the publisher a member of another trade association?

*http://thinkchecksubmit.org/check/