Predatory Publishers : A Guide

• Where is the Journal indexed? MEDLINE, Web of Science, etc
• Have your or any of your peers heard of this Journal?
• Are the names of the editors recognizable or known in their field?
• Does the Journal's physical address actually exists?
• How professional is the Journal website?
• Does it have a Journal Impact Factor from a reputable source?
• Does the Journal URL reflects the name of the Journal?
• Can you find and access other articles from the Journal - are they well-written?
• Does the Country of publication matches the contact us location?
• Are the Institutional affiliations of editors actually existent?
• Is the contact email address professional and Journal-affiliated
• Are the article publication fees reasonable (i.e., too low or too high)?
• Do you only learn about fees after your paper has been accepted?
• Is rapid publication promised?
• Is the topic of the publication incredibly broad?
• Do they email you frequently? 
• Does the publisher belong to a well-recognized industry initiative such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)? 
• Does the ISSN Match the Journal name? ISSN Portal: https://portal.issn.org/a

Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers (Infographics from the University of West Indies)