A new IAP report sets out recommendations for a global, systemic action plan to address these pervasive and damaging practices

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) – the global network of over 140 science, engineering and medical academies – announces the release of its new report, which is the culmination of a two-year study, Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences. The IAP report builds on current definitions and offers a spectrum of journal and conference practices: a broad set of dynamic predatory behaviours and characteristics that distinguish between outright fraud, low-quality, questionable and unethical practices, and best practice. Learn more about the systemic drivers of all predatory practices and the report’s recommendations. The full report ‘Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences’ and the summary report available in seven languages.