Dealing with predatory publishers/publishing: Answers to some of the most common questions

Abstract

This Question and Answer (Q&A) document is meant to guide on important aspects of predatory publishers/publishing, such as what an author can do after submitting an article to a predatory journal, what the consequences could be, and so forth. We collected some of the most common questions researchers have about predatory journals and the answers were gathered from different online sources. As the topic is constantly evolving, we will keep the document updated.