# Inside the Fake Science Factory: Predatory Publishers

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inside-the-fake-science-factory-predatory-publishers/16151>\
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**Created:** [October 11, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inside-the-fake-science-factory-predatory-publishers/16151 "2018-10-11T04:49:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inside-the-fake-science-factory-predatory-publishers/16151/1 "2018-10-11T04:49:12Z")

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This has nothing to do with Julia, but because I suspect that there are quite a few scientists reading this, I’d like to draw your attention to the phenomenon of “predatory publishers”.  
The five largest are: OMICS group, Waset, Science Domain International, Science Publicatations, and IOSR Journals (International Organization of Scientific Research).

Please view at least 3 minutes of this [presentation](https://youtu.be/ras_VYgA77Q?t=2331).