Preparing for autumn library events? Interested in the Think. Check. Submit. postcards to help researchers assess journals or publishers? Download and print them locally! thinkchecksubmit.org/wp-content/u...
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Would you like a Think. Check. Submit. poster for your library? You can download this poster from our website and print it locally. thinkchecksubmit.org/wp-content/u...
Beyond our popular Journals and Books & Chapters Checklists, Think. Check. Submit. offers free, CC-licensed guides on topics including peer review, metrics, copyright, preservation, green OA and more. Reuse them in LibGuides and researcher training. bit.ly/3U9r9VP
About Predatory Publishing • Think. Check. Submit.
Definition Predatory publishers or journals are those which charge authors a fee for publication with no intention of providing the expected services – such as editorial or peer review – ... Read full...
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Ramazan Turgut, Managing Editor at DOAJ, has written a post which tells you all about Think. Check. Submit. If you have never tried our decision-support tools, please take a look at his excellent description. bit.ly/4gv5O2D
Tool Spotlight: Think.Check.Submit
What is it? Think. Check. Submit. is a free checklist designed to help researchers confidently evaluate whether a journal or book publisher is trustworthy before they submit their work. Tool ID card Main purpose: Guiding researchers through a structured evaluation of journals and publishers to avoid predatory or unreliable venues. Who is it for? Researchers choosing where to publish, as well as the librarians, editors, and research support staff who advise them. Skill level: Super acces...
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@erictopol.bsky.social -please don’t assume that the named editors know anything more about this than you do - predatory journals often list “editors” without their knowledge as a way of faking a reputation
Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal? Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org @thinkchecksub.bsky.social
Our Think. Check. Submit. slides are now available in Spanish! The deck covers: ✔️ The problem of predatory publishing ✔️ An introduction to Think. Check. Submit. ✔️ Free resources to help researchers publish with confidence Many thanks to Jackeline Alger for the translation. bit.ly/4xkwOYw
@societyofauthors.bsky.social Great advice! Your members may also find our checklist for Books and Chapters a helpful resource. thinkchecksubmit.org/books-and-ch...
Books & Chapters • Think. Check. Submit.
The checklist is a tool that will help you discover what you need to know when assessing whether or not a publisher is suitable for your research.
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We've joined forces with the Writers' Guild of Great Britain to issue urgent new guidance outlining measures authors can take to protect themselves against scams. Download the guide on our website. buff.ly/qOhFz8q
We are always encouraged to see colleagues around the world supporting our efforts. This is a great example from @tghn-news.bsky.social in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Em poucos minutos, este recurso claro e prático apresenta os princípios fundamentais da iniciativa Think. Check. Publish., ajudando os pesquisadores a reconhecer plataformas de publicação confiáveis e a evitar periódicos predatórios. youtu.be/SkR9Qw-8SQU?...
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En pocos minutos, este recurso, claro y práctico, presenta los principios clave de la iniciativa «Piensa. Verifica. Publica.», ayudando a los investigadores a reconocer plataformas de publicación fiables y a evitar revistas depredadoras. youtu.be/9p6qfZWGCpE?...
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Librarians and information professionals – please join one of our focus groups to help us better understand how to develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. bit.ly/4sK3kje
Library Focus Groups • Think. Check. Submit.
Focus groups to help us better understand how we can continue supporting researchers in identifying trusted publication venues and avoiding predatory publishers.
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You’ve told us that posters and social media graphics would make it easier to spread the word about Think. Check. Submit. to your community. We’re excited to share a downloadable poster designed to help you promote the initiative within your library. bit.ly/4exkDjS
Think.Check.Submit (TCS) turned ten years old in 2025! If you are reading this and are trying to decide whether or not TCS is an initiative that’s worth supporting, check out our progress in 2025. bit.ly/3OcG0fC
Think. Check. Submit. Key Highlights from 2025 • Think. Check. Submit.
Think. Check. Submit. progress in 2025 in making researchers aware of how to avoid predatory publishing.
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Do you need to address the issue of predatory publishers in your presentations? We have a comprehensive slide deck that covers the problem of predatory publishing, and as an introduction to Think. Check. Submit. bit.ly/4vfYkoQ
Slide deck about Think. Check. Submit. • Think. Check. Submit.
Many librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. To help with this, a comprehensive slide deck is available in PDF format.
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What are conflicts of interest, and why do they matter? When submitting a journal article, authors are often asked to declare any conflicts of interest (COIs). The term can feel unclear or even intimidating. Our resource explains in clear language. bit.ly/4syM29n
Predatory publishers charge authors fees for publication without offering services like peer review. Our resource clarifies what peer review is and offers helpful links. It's published under a CC licence, allowing adaptation and reuse in guides for researchers. bit.ly/4svCs72
Peer Review • Think. Check. Submit.
What do we mean by ‘peer review’? Visit this resource for the most commonly used explanation for journal publishers and universities.
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Explaining Green Open Access can be tricky — but we’ve got a new resource to help. A simple guide that explains what Green Open Access is and the difference between types of repositories. Take a look and feel free to reuse it in your own Open Access support. bit.ly/47f1fnm
Green open access • Think. Check. Submit.
Green Open Access, also known as self-archiving, allows authors to make their work open access by depositing their author accepted manuscript (AAM) into an institutional or subject repository. There ...
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Thank you to all the librarians who participated in our recent Think. Check. Submit. Library Survey. You shared valuable insights that we are working on. In the meantime, we’d like to highlight resources already available bit.ly/4u6Xf29
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Discover Think. Check. Submit. resources for librarians, including slides, posters and guidance to help researchers identify trusted publishing venues.
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Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal? Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org @thinkchecksub.bsky.social
Librarians - a reminder that by taking just a few minutes to complete our short survey, you can help us better understand how Think. Check. Submit. is being used, and how we can develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH
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Calling academic and research librarians / information specialists! #ThinkCheckSubmit would like to hear from you to better understand the tools and guidance you and your researchers need to spot predatory journals. #AcademicLibraries
By taking just a few minutes to complete our short survey, librarians can help us better understand how Think. Check. Submit. is being used and how we can develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH
Al completar esta breve encuesta, los bibliotecarios pueden ayudar a Think. Check. Submit. a comprender mejor cómo pueden desarrollar herramientas y orientación que apoyen a los bibliotecarios y a sus investigadores. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH
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Librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. The Think. Check. Submit. PowerPoint presentation now available in Hindi bit.ly/3LMT22c
Slide deck about Think. Check. Submit. • Think. Check. Submit.
Many librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. To help with this, a comprehensive slide deck is available in PDF format.
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Our free tools are most effective when they are available in as many languages as possible. That’s why we are very grateful to Chitra Atithi Jagdale (Springer Nature) for translating the updated checklist for journals into Hindi: 👉 bit.ly/4qp6E2K
Hindi • Think. Check. Submit.
क्या आप अपना शोध किसी विश्वसनीय पत्रिका में जमा कर रहे हैं? क्या यह पत्रिका आपके काम के लिए सही है? अपनी पसंद के पत्रिका की विश्वसनीयता की जांच करने ... Read full article
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Kiitos lehtien tarkistuslistan suomennoksesta, Anna-Sofia Ruth (Tampereen yliopiston kirjasto). bit.ly/4jADknm
از تیم The Forum for Open Research in MENA (FORM) بابت ترجمه فهرست بررسی نشریات به زبان فارسی صمیمانه قدردانی مینماییم. bit.ly/4swrf6R
Tak til Lotte Stehouwer Øgaard fra Aalborg Universitetsbibliotek for oversættelse af tidsskrift-tjeklisten til dansk. bit.ly/4s0Bz6N
Our Vietnamese checklist for journals needs to be updated. If you are a Vietnamese speaker and willing to volunteer for the translation, please get in touch with us. thinkchecksubmit.org/journals/vie...
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Bạn có gửi nghiên cứu của bạn tới tạp chí đáng tin cậy? Tạp chí này phù hợp với nghiên cứu của bạn? Tham khảo danh sách câu hỏi dưới ... Read full article
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