Predatory Journal Rater

#PredatoryJournal sending you garbage emails? We rate #AcademicSpam for #MedTwitter and #AcademicTwitter. Tag us to get rated!

[Dr. Ivy K Ho 何佳敏 @DrIvyKHo]

An "eminent" like me "will always be there to support" predatory journals.

@fake_journals @Journal_of_PJ @RateMyPredJourn

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Pokémon reference: 10/10
Scientific contribution: 3/10 (points awarded for fantastical anatomic diagram, solid use of sciency language)

Comedic value: off the charts
#PredatoryJournal #ScienceTwitter #AcademicTwitter

[Balint Z. Kacsoh @BalintZKacsoh]

Which one of my fellow #Pokemon #scientists submitted this now published article? 🤣🤣🤣

#predatoryjournal #science #sciencetwitter #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #PokemonGO #PokemonGOCommunityDay

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

“I am writing to follow up on my previous email because I didn’t hear back from you.”

Creep Factor: 5/10

#PredatoryPublishingEmails are all stalker accounts.

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

“Your knowledge of the subject is too vast.”

Overdoing it: 8/10
Reduction of imposter syndrome: 3/10
#PredatoryPublishing #PredatoryJournal #PredatoryPublishingEmails #AcademicSpam

[Antony Dodd @ant_dodd]

At least these predatory journal emails sometimes help with the imposter syndrome

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

@mathewkiang Greetings of the day! We here at 'Rate My Predatory Journal' WHOLEHEARTEDLY endorse this message. 15/10.

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

@mathewkiang Greetings of the day! We here at 'Rate My Predatory Journal' WHOLEHEARTEDLY endorse this message. 15/10.

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

When @fake_journals shares snippets of #PredatoryPublishing emails, we’re delighted to give them a rating 😂

We aim to be harsh, but fair. But mostly harsh.

[Publishing with Integrity @fake_journals]

Some of the emails that have been received from (probably) Predatory Journals are amusing, yet they highlight a very serious problem. #PredatoryPublishing #PredatoryPublishingEmails

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

.@RateMyPredJourn score:
Grammar: 5/10
Inflating sense of importance: 6/10

#PredatoryJournals #AcademicTwitter #PredatoryPublishing

[Publishing with Integrity @fake_journals]

We are posting EMAIL snippets from suspected #Predatory journals. If you have received any, send them to us and we'll add them to the database. #PredatoryPublishing #PredatoryPublishingEmails

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Predatory Publishers
Improving academics: 0/10
Spinning garbage: 10/10
Giving us stuff to rate: perfect score
#AcademicTwitter #PredatoryPublishingEmails #GreetingsForTheDay

[Gulmammad Mammadov @gulmammad]

Obsession w/ these stats is the main factor contributing to decrease in the quality of public/gov funded research in academia. It also provides fertile ground for predatory publishing which in turn undermines the academic world itself. #AcademicChatter

👉 https://t.co/gzdMRJBfYl

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

@starwars reference: 10/10

#PredatoryPublishingEmails #GreetingsForTheDay #AcademicTwitter

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Journal title selection:
Unique: 6/10
Spelling/grammar: -1/10
#GreetingsForTheDay #AcademicTwitter #PredatoryPublishingEmails

[Julianne Megaw @juliannemegaw]

Four mistakes in your journal title? Well done, Jack #academicspam #greetingsfortheday

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

@MVGutierrezMD #GreetingsOfTheDay, Dr. Gutierrez! Here at 'Rate my Predatory Journal,' we absolutely think so.

If you'd be kind enough to DM or post the rest of the email, we'd be happy to provide a full rating.

In the meanwhile, we give your personality a 16/10 on eminentness and them 0/10.

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Celebrity: 14/10
Importance: 7/10, only *one of* their important researchers
Friendliness: 9/10, wants articles from everyone you know, also

#GreetingsOfTheDay #PredatoryJournals #MedTwitter

[Pradeep Natarajan @pnatarajanmd]

Holy moly, Jennifer Aniston wants me to submit a paper to her scientific journal!

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

What could go wrong? #GreetingsForTheDay #PredatoryJournal

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

#PredatoryJournal Rating

Boldness: 7/10
Knowledge level of impact factors: 2/10
Hubris: 4/10

#GreetingsForTheDay #AcademicTwitter #MedTwitter

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Congatulations, @Larry_Svenson, your eminence!

Praise: 19/10. Please do less.
Color: 0/10. All the other predatory journals at least have some ~flair~

#GreetingsOfTheDay #PredatoryJournals #MedTwitter

[Larry Svenson @Larry_Svenson]

"Being Aware of your eminence, we have a great pleasure to invite you to propose one or more papers towards the journal's upcoming issue."

If they were truly aware of my "eminence" I suspect they would not have contacted me.

#PredatoryPublishingEmails
#PredatoryJournals

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Impressed by your credentials: 7/10
Hearty wishes: 10/10
Spelling: 1/10
Consistency: 5/10
@Jonathan_PaulMD #GreetingsForTheDay #PredatoryJournal

[Jonathan Paul @Jonathan_PaulMD]

This is a good one! They even have a misspelled web address. #greetingsfortheday ⁦@SVRaoMD⁩ ⁦@SandeepNathanMD⁩

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

@jack_turban #GreetingsoftheDay, esteemed professor Dr. @jack_turban --

Please see your mediocre ratings below:

Praise: 0/10, didn't even call world-class.
Safety: 5/10, canceled but didn't encourage distancing.
Believability: 9/10, shockingly few typos.

#PredatoryJournal #MedTwitter

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Cordiality: 5/10
Madlib score: 6/10 (knowledge transfer, immense pleasure”
Intensity score: 3/10 for double exclamations
Compliment score: 6/10 (vast experience fermenting)

@alenghat #GreetingsForTheDay #PredatoryJournalRatings

[Francis Alenghat @alenghat]

Finally! This well-known newly launched journal has recognized my vast experience fermenting. #GreetingsForTheDay

[Predatory Journal Rater @RateMyPredJourn]

Variety: 8/10. Didn't know mathematics could send greetings.