Physicians Must Identify Predatory Journals

Eeric Truumees, MD

This editorial concludes a two-part series on open access journals and predatory journals. The first editorial appeared in the January issue of AAOS Now. Over the past several years, the orthopaedic literature has absorbed an avalanche of new journal offerings, many utilizing an online-only, open access format. Many are legitimate and useful scientific vehicles, often sponsored by a major orthopaedic subspecialty organization.