Financial barriers in urology publishing: an analysis of legitimate and predatory journals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the Article Processing Charges (APCs) and fee transparency between legitimate and potentially predatory urology journals.

Methods

Potentially predatory journals were identified from unsolicited email solicitations sent to an academic urologist between December 2023 and January 2024. APC data were collected from the journals' websites and categorized based on fee transparency: no APC, non-transparent APCs, or transparent APCs. Legitimate journals were identified from the 69 urology journals listed in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons library. APCs for these journals were similarly collected and analyzed. We conducted a quantitative analysis with Chi-squared testing to compare categorical variables and a Mann-Whitney U-test to assess differences

SUBMITTER: Vo LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11982655 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature