The trend through which academia finances scientific publication has been changed into open access publishing, the latter is exploited by predatory journals and publishers. The aim of this paper is to review the current situation of predatory publishing and introduce Kscien's list of predatory journals and publishers. Kscien has recruited a special committee consisting of 23 young researchers. They are working unceasingly to keep the list refurbished, expose current tricks invented by the predators and guide authors. The list is designed to be updated daily. Currently, the criteria used to recognize predatory journals and publishers basically depend on the journal's misconduct, fabrication and inadequate peer review. Researches are ongoing to recapitulate more solid criteria with objective evidence to overcome the critics faced by Beall. Kscien's list has been proposed to replace the vanished Beall's list from the interior of the drawn region in fake journals and publishers. Highlights:

The trend through which academia finances scientific publication has been developing in recent years towards open access publishing, which can be exploited by predatory journals and publishers. The aim of this paper is to review the current situation of predatory publishing and introduce Kscien's list of predatory journals and publishers. Kscien has recruited a special committee consisting of 23 young researchers. They are working to keep the list up-to-date, expose current tactics of the predators and guide authors. The list is designed to be updated daily. Currently, the criteria used to recognize predatory journals and publishers depends on the journal's conduct, evidence of fabrication and levels of peer review. Research is ongoing to provide more solid criteria and objective evidence to overcome the critics of Beall. Kscien's list could help to fill the gap left by Beall's list.

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Objectives: The aim of this report is to determine and present the prevalence and impact of predatory journals and publishers in the field of oncology. Method: All predatory journals specific to oncology were included in this study. The reference list was Kscien's list. Results: Two hundred fifty-eight predatory oncology journals were identified. They distributed 33,069 papers. These publications have received 335,217 citations with a mean of 1250.81 citations per journal and 10.14 citations per paper. The majority of these citations (300,259, 89.57%) came from the legitimate journals. About 235,586 coauthors from 141 countries have published one or more articles in these journals. Conclusion:The huge number of papers and citations are a threatening alarm. Oncologists and oncology researchers must learn how to avoid these journals.