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Predatory Journals: A Threat to Research Integrity in Indian Academia

Author(s) Deepika Katare, Vir Narayan, Dhruv Sharma, Sapna, Ritu Sharma
Country India
Abstract Predatory journals have emerged as a serious threat to research integrity, particularly within the rapidly expanding academic ecosystem of India. Characterized by deceptive practices such as false peer-review claims, aggressive solicitation, lack of editorial transparency, and publication-for-payment models, these journals exploit the pressure on academics to publish for career advancement, promotions, and institutional recognition. The phenomenon has gained momentum due to the "publish or perish" culture, inadequate awareness among early-career researchers, and evaluation systems that prioritize quantity of publications over quality. In the Indian context, regulatory gaps, uneven research training, and the misuse of indexing metrics have further exacerbated the problem. Predatory publishing not only compromises the credibility of individual scholars but also undermines the integrity of Indian research output at a global level, contaminating scholarly databases with unreliable and non-reproducible findings. Moreover, it diverts public and institutional resources away from genuine scientific inquiry and weakens public trust in academia. This paper critically examines the rise of predatory journals in India, their operational mechanisms, and their impact on research ethics, academic careers, and policy-making. It also evaluates existing regulatory responses by bodies such as the UGC and explores the role of universities, funding agencies, and researchers in combating this menace. The study concludes by proposing structural, educational, and policy-based reforms to strengthen research integrity and promote ethical publishing practices within Indian academia.
Keywords Predatory journals, Research integrity, Academic publishing, Indian higher education, Ethics in research, Scholarly communication, UGC-CARE, Publish or perish.
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 17, Issue 1, January-June 2026
Published On 2026-03-17
Cite This Predatory Journals: A Threat to Research Integrity in Indian Academia - Deepika Katare, Vir Narayan, Dhruv Sharma, Sapna, Ritu Sharma - IJAIDR Volume 17, Issue 1, January-June 2026.
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