Copypasted titleof yourpaperVery longjournaltitleSubmissiondeadline 2weeks orlessIncludespublicationfeesDearsurname,first nameinitialGreetingsTerribleformattingDeardoctorJournal titleincludesInternationalJournal titleincludesInternationalDearDr.Excessiveuse ofexclamationmarksDearprofessorWishes you'rehaving agood/incredibledayApparentlythey sentyou apreviousemail?Freechoice(make itridiculous)Greetingsfor theday!SpecialissueShortfallofarticlesAlso invitesyou to joineditorialboardWordsaladJournalveryoutsideyour fieldDearwrongnameIncludesimpactfactorEminenceCopypasted titleof yourpaperVery longjournaltitleSubmissiondeadline 2weeks orlessIncludespublicationfeesDearsurname,first nameinitialGreetingsTerribleformattingDeardoctorJournal titleincludesInternationalJournal titleincludesInternationalDearDr.Excessiveuse ofexclamationmarksDearprofessorWishes you'rehaving agood/incredibledayApparentlythey sentyou apreviousemail?Freechoice(make itridiculous)Greetingsfor theday!SpecialissueShortfallofarticlesAlso invitesyou to joineditorialboardWordsaladJournalveryoutsideyour fieldDearwrongnameIncludesimpactfactorEminence

Predatory Journal Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Copy pasted title of your paper
  2. Very long journal title
  3. Submission deadline 2 weeks or less
  4. Includes publication fees
  5. Dear surname, first name initial
  6. Greetings
  7. Terrible formatting
  8. Dear doctor
  9. Journal title includes International
  10. Journal title includes International
  11. Dear Dr.
  12. Excessive use of exclamation marks
  13. Dear professor
  14. Wishes you're having a good/incredible day
  15. Apparently they sent you a previous email?
  16. Free choice (make it ridiculous)
  17. Greetings for the day!
  18. Special issue
  19. Shortfall of articles
  20. Also invites you to join editorial board
  21. Word salad
  22. Journal very outside your field
  23. Dear wrong name
  24. Includes impact factor
  25. Eminence