When people speak of ‘predatory journals,’ we should not forget that this is shorthand for ‘journals belonging to a predatory publisher.’ Only humans (publishers, and sometimes editors-in-chief) can be fraudulent. However, what scholars typically want to know is whether they can trust a journal to which they are thinking of submitting their research. That is why Cabells Analytics has provided a list of predatory or suspect journals: Cabells Predatory Reports. The problem is that that document is available only to institutions (primarily universities), and the cost of subscription is so high that it can’t be afforded by the people who need it most, the scholars in developing countries who are the prime targets of the illicit publishing industry. The list I provide here is free for all to use. It can be opened up to full screen for clearer viewing by clicking the bottom right button. Most importantly, because it now has more than 15 000 entries and counting, it may need to be downloaded in order for the scroll bars to cooperate. To download a copy expand the list to full page mode, then choose file (top left) – Create a copy – Download a copy.
There is a sister site, Predatory Publishers, and a base site, Scholarly Outlaws which provides comparable information about academics predatory conferences as well as publishers and journals.
To my knowledge this is the only list of suspected or confirmed ‘predatory’ journals that provides direct reasons for the inclusion and standing of the journals in question and distinguishes between possible, probable and confirmed ‘predatory’ journals.