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The New England journal of medicine
Jan 16, 2025;392 (3): 283-285.

Predatory Journals - What Can We Do to Protect Their Prey?

Christine Laine, Dianne Babski, Vivienne C Bachelet, Till W B��rnighausen, Christopher Baethge, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Frank Frizelle, Laragh Gollogly, Sabine Kleinert, Elizabeth Loder, Jo��o Monteiro, Eric J Rubin, Peush Sahni, Christina C Wee, Jin-Hong Yoo, Lilia Zakhama
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  1. Christine Laine: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  2. Dianne Babski: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  3. Vivienne C Bachelet: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  4. Till W B��rnighausen: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  5. Christopher Baethge: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  6. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  7. Frank Frizelle: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  8. Laragh Gollogly: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.). ORCID
  9. Sabine Kleinert: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  10. Elizabeth Loder: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  11. Jo��o Monteiro: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  12. Eric J Rubin: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  13. Peush Sahni: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  14. Christina C Wee: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  15. Jin-Hong Yoo: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
  16. Lilia Zakhama: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.); Director, User Services and Collection Division, National Library of Medicine (D.B.); Editor in Chief, Medwave (V.C.B.); Editor-in-Chief, PLOS Medicine (T.W.B.); Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches ��rzteblatt (German Medical Journal) and Deutsches ��rzteblatt International (C.B.); Editor in Chief, JAMA and the JAMA Network (K.B.D.); Editor in Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal (F.F.); Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization (L.G.); Deputy Editor, The Lancet (S.K.); Head of Research, The BMJ (E.L.); Chief Editor, Nature Medicine (J.M.); Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (E.J.R.); Representative and past president of the World Association of Medical Editors, and Editor, The National Medical Journal of India (P.S.); Secretary, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.C.W.); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Medical Science (J.H.Y.); Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie M��dicale (L.Z.).
PMID: 39774496 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2415937

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