Dear Joseph,
Thank you for your latest message [ https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/who-bulletin-predatory-journals-what-ca... ]
HIFA and APAME (Asia-Pacific Association of Medical Editors) discussed last year about the possibility of running a HIFA Project on Predatory Journals, but we had a short timeline and were unable to identify the modest sponsorship required.
Predatory journals remains a possible topic for a HIFA Project in 2025. A related phenomenon is 'research paper mills', defined by Wikipedia as 'business that publishes poor or fake journal papers that seem to resemble genuine research, as well as sells authorship'.
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org