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I see that many researchers circulate a new website (predatoryreports.org) that published a list of all MDPI predatory journals. As a guy who has studied #predatoryjournals for over eight years, I’ve found such lists to be a bad idea. I’ll tell you why 👇
Firstly, scholarly communication has an important geopolitical dimension. Researchers in many countries are forced to publish in MDPI journals because national science policies recognize them.
So, for many researchers, it might be a good idea (i.e. in line with the institutional or national policy) to have papers in MDPI journals because they are „countable”. In this way, they "secure" their workplace.
