Dearsurname,first nameinitialShortfallofarticlesWordsaladIncludespublicationfeesSpecialissueFreechoice(make itridiculous)DearDr.Greetingsfor theday!IncludesimpactfactorSubmissiondeadline 2weeks orlessDearprofessorJournalveryoutsideyour fieldDeardoctorApparentlythey sentyou apreviousemail?Journal titleincludesInternationalTerribleformattingExcessiveuse ofexclamationmarksJournal titleincludesInternationalGreetingsCopypasted titleof yourpaperAlso invitesyou to joineditorialboardWishes you'rehaving agood/incredibledayDearwrongnameVery longjournaltitleEminenceDearsurname,first nameinitialShortfallofarticlesWordsaladIncludespublicationfeesSpecialissueFreechoice(make itridiculous)DearDr.Greetingsfor theday!IncludesimpactfactorSubmissiondeadline 2weeks orlessDearprofessorJournalveryoutsideyour fieldDeardoctorApparentlythey sentyou apreviousemail?Journal titleincludesInternationalTerribleformattingExcessiveuse ofexclamationmarksJournal titleincludesInternationalGreetingsCopypasted titleof yourpaperAlso invitesyou to joineditorialboardWishes you'rehaving agood/incredibledayDearwrongnameVery longjournaltitleEminence

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