How Many Predatory Journals Will We See in 2026?

How many predatory journals will we see in 2026

Introduction Welcome to the academic jungle. For years now, a particular species of profiteer has been multiplying rapidly, masquerading as legitimate scholarly communication: the predatory journals. These entities, driven by profit rather than scholarship, exploit the open access publishing model and the academic pressure to “publish or perish.” They promise rapid publication, often for a … Read more

Why Donald Trump is Bad News for Scientific Publishing

Why Donald Trump is bad for scientific publishing

Introduction The relationship between political administrations and the scientific community is always a complex dance, but under Donald Trump, it quickly turned into an aggressive, one-sided tango. For the world of scientific publishing, the impact wasn’t just about uncomfortable headlines. It was a deep, systemic threat to the bedrock of evidence-based research: funding, data access, … Read more

How Many Academic Journals Can We Trust?

How many academic journals can we trust

Introduction Most established, indexed journals can still be trusted, but predatory journals, paper mills and a flood of submissions mean no reader can take a journal’s name on faith any more. This article explains what makes a journal trustworthy, how the system is being gamed, and the checks anyone can use to judge a journal. … Read more

Will PDF Become Obsolete in Academic Publishing?

Will PDF become obsolete in academic publishing

Introduction The PDF has been academic publishing’s default format for three decades, but it was built for paper, not for phones, screen readers or AI. This article asks whether HTML and XML will finally replace it, and why the honest answer is “not entirely, and not soon”. Key points The Portable Document Format (PDF) has … Read more

Why Donald Trump is a Disaster for American Publishing

Why Donald Trump is a Disaster for American Publishing

Introduction Discussing Donald Trump and the publishing industry is like watching a financial thriller with a side of constitutional drama. He’s been simultaneously a boon to book sales and a potential disaster for the bedrock principles that publishing stands on: free expression, open discourse, and a stable, predictable economic environment.  The sheer volume of books … Read more