{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"World leading higher education information and services","provider_url":"https:\/\/world.edu","author_name":"Kevin","author_url":"https:\/\/world.edu\/author\/kevin\/","title":"On predatory academic journals and conferences - World leading higher education information and services","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oPtHF8ynD2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/on-predatory-academic-journals-and-conferences\/\">On predatory academic journals and conferences<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/on-predatory-academic-journals-and-conferences\/embed\/#?secret=oPtHF8ynD2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;On predatory academic journals and conferences&#8221; &#8212; World leading higher education information and services\" data-secret=\"oPtHF8ynD2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I\u2019m often asked about predatory journals. So I recently went on a hunt for something other than lists and found a\u00a02022 report on predatory journals and conferences from the InterAcademy Partnership.\u00a0\u00a0OK it\u2019s not 2025, but it\u2019s still well worth looking at. The IAP is\u00a0a global network of over 140 science, engineering, and medical academies that [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/predatory-journals.jpg","thumbnail_width":680,"thumbnail_height":510}