MK PREDATOR TEST A test to assess the quality of a scientific journal to avoid publication in potentially predatory journals. © Authors: Moldashev Kairat, Kenessov Bulat Supported by Narxoz University

Journal publisher

prestigious association of scholars

Recognized publisher (Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Sage, Routledge, Palgrave, Taylor and Francis or the university which is included in the TOP 300 according to the rating of ARWU, US News, or THE)

Other publisher

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Indexing the Journal in Databases

The journal is included in the three main indexes of the Web of Science database (Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index or Arts and Humanities Citation Index)

The journal is indexed in Scopus (CiteScore percentile over 35)

The Journal Indexed in Scopus (CiteScore percentile below 35), Emerging Sources Citation Index or Russian Science Citation Index of the Web of Science database

Other or find it difficult to answer

Chief Editor

One of the renowned leaders in his scientific field with an impeccable reputation

Scientist with a dubious reputation (for example, has articles in dubious journals or has no articles in prestigious journals in the last 3-5 years)

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How did you find out about the journal?

Received a letter from a journal or an intermediary to publish

Received an invitation from a colleague to become a co-author of an already finished article for a fee

I learned from colleague(s) that it is easy to publish there

Recommended by a scientist with a very good reputation

Reading the literature on my topic, I found out that key authors are published in this journal

Found in Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports or Scopus

Found with the tool of one of the prestigious scientific publishing houses

Other or find it difficult to answer

Publication fee

The journal does NOT charge a fee for publication or other services

Requires no more than $ 150 to publish an article in a journal

The journal charges more than $ 150 for publishing an article

Other or find it difficult to answer

Mediator services

There is an intermediary company that assists in publishing in the journal (full package of services)

There is a company that only helps with the translation, editing and design of the article

We do not plan to use the services of an intermediary; I find it difficult to answer or something else

Who is published in the journal?

The journal has publications by authors from various countries, including developed and developing countries

The journal has publications only from developing countries where there are publication requirements

Other or find it difficult to answer

Other characteristics of the journal

The journal's website is professionally designed (at the level of leading publishers)

The journal uses a well-known article submission or review system (Editorial Manager - editorialmanager.com or Scholar One Manuscripts - mc.manuscriptcentral.com)

Articles published in the journal are of a very high quality

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MK PREDATOR TEST

A test to assess the quality of a scientific journal to avoid publication in potentially predatory journals.

© Authors: Moldashev Kairat, Kenessov Bulat

Supported by Narxoz University