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Press Release: Cabells’ Predatory Reports Database Hits 20,000 Deceptive Journals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BEAUMONT, TX: Cabells – a US-based information services company – now includes over 20,000 journals in its Predatory Reports database, with the unique resource growing by over 300% since its launch in 2017.
After hitting the 10,000 mark in 2019 and 15,000 in 2021, a recent upgrade in the technology governing the database has allowed for further journals to be added in recent months, which has pushed Predatory Reports to its new mark. As of January 30, 2026, there are 20,274 journals included in the database, allowing customers an unrivalled ability to check sources, references and journal submission options to help ensure the veracity of the academic record.
Journals are included in Predatory Reports if they meet some of the 70+ criteria Cabells’ team of experts employ to judge if a journal is deceptive or not. Predatory journals are often fake as well as seeking to dupe authors into paying for publication, usually giving the appearance of legitimate peer-reviewed journals, and impacting academic stakeholders by exploiting the open access model while using misleading tactics to solicit article submissions.
Predatory Reports is complemented by Journalytics Academic and Journalytics Medicine, curated databases of over 13,000 and 9,000 journals, respectively, which have been verified as reputable academic journals. Together with Predatory Reports, they provide publication information, metrics, and analytics to enable scholars identify the most appropriate journals in which to publish research to maximize impact.
Commenting on the milestone, Cabells Chief Executive Officer Lacey Earle said: “As this new milestone shows, the increasing activity from predatory publishers to con academic researchers and defraud funders shows no sign of stopping, particularly as generative AI technologies make the creation of academic content easier than ever. In order to navigate this increasingly difficult landscape, Predatory Reports supports funders, publishers, academics and their institutions to verify journal options and avoid the range of deceptions represented by predatory journals.”
For more information, visit https://cabells.com or our blog site https://blog.cabells.com.
PR Contacts
Simon Linacre, Chief Commercial Officer, Cabells
Mike Bisaccio, Director of Marketing and Communications, Cabells
 
About Cabells

Cabells generates actionable intelligence on academic journals for research professionals. On the Journalytics platform, an independent, curated database of more than 22,000 verified scholarly journals, researchers draw from the intersection of expertise, data, and analytics to make confident decisions to better administer research. In Predatory Reports, Cabells has undertaken the most comprehensive and detailed campaign against predatory journals, currently reporting on deceptive behaviors of over 20,000 publications. By combining its efforts with those of researchers, academic publishers, industry organizations and other service providers, Cabells works to create a safe, transparent, and equitable publishing ecosystem that can nurture generations of knowledge and innovation. For more information, please visit Cabells or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Facebook.

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Posted on: February 4, 2026, 11:25 am Category: Uncategorized

By: Stephen Abram

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