Open Access Week: Predatory Publishing: How to Select a Journal and Avoid Bad Publishers

Date: Monday October 21, 2024 

Time: 2 - 3 p.m.  

Location: Online via Teams 

Facilitator: Lauren Byl

How do you choose a quality journal? What are predatory journals and how do you avoid them? This online workshop, a combination of presentation and question & answer period, will answer these questions and provide tangible tips and tricks to identify quality and predatory journals.

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

• Understand what makes a journal predatory
• Have tips and tricks to use to identify quality and predatory journals
• Know who to reach out to for help

Please register to receive the online event link. If you have accommodation requests or questions, reach out to Lauren Byl (lrbyl@uwaterloo.ca) with your needs.

Attend for a chance to win! Attend any of the Library’s Open Access Week workshops to be entered for a chance to win a Library prize pack.