Questioning the legitimacy of a journal? Use the resources below to help you decide: 

• Best Practices for Scholarly Authors in the Age of Predatory Journals 

• Consider looking through the Directory of Open Access Journals to find peer-reviewed, quality open-access journals. 

• Check out this guide made by the University of Pittsburgh for additional information about Predatory Publishing: Illegitimate & Predatory Publishing

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