Class, Caste, Collapsing Public Universities: Why Indian Researchers Publish in Predatory Journals
Tridib Mukherjee | 22 November 2025 | Scroll
In 2017, a study in the Nature journal showed that the highest number of papers published in dubious “predatory journals” came from Indian academics.
Publishing research papers is an essential requirement for academic advancement. But while legitimate journals follow rigorous processes, predatory journals charge authors money to publish their articles without credible peer review, accepting almost anything that is submitted to them…