Abstract
BackgroundPredatory journals exist in nursing and lack the safeguards of traditional publishing practices. PurposeTo examine the quality of articles published in predatory nursing journals. MethodRandomly selected articles (n = 358) were reviewed for structural content and eight quality indicators. FindingsTwo-thirds (67.4%) of the articles were published between 2014 and 2016, demonstrating the acceleration of publications in predatory nursing journals. The majority (75.9%) of the articles were research reports. Most followed the IMRAD presentation of a research report but contained errors, or the study was not pertinent to the nursing discipline. ConclusionsNursing research published in predatory journals may appear legitimate by conforming to an expected structure. However, a lack of quality is apparent, representing inadequate peer review and editorial processes. Poor quality research erodes the scholarly nursing literature.
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