Predatory journals, publishers and conferences are on the rise and becoming increasingly sophisticated. These practices prey on the pressure researchers feel to publish and present their work, and include pay-to-publish/present models without peer review, fake editorial boards listing respected scientists, fraudulent impact factors, journal and conference names deceptively similar to those of legitimate ones, and spam invitations to sham conferences with high registration fees.

Led by an independent working group of international experts nominated by academies around the world, this IAP study set out to improve the understanding of what constitutes predatory practices, gauge their prevalence and impact, identify their root causes, and review efforts to address them. A key part of the study has been a voluntary survey of the global research community to gauge the awareness, extent and impact of predatory journals and conferences across different geographies, disciplines and career stages. Additionally, the study has hosted a series of stakeholder consultations by sector, and a programme of regional webinars partnership with the IAP Regional Networks (AASSA, EASAC, IANAS and NASAC), the Global Young Academy (GYA), and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

As a partner of this project National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB) is committed to and working actively towards achieving the goal. 

Lead of this project 

Dr. Mainul Hossain

Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

E-mail: mainul.eee@du.ac.bd 

 

Key Partners

 Dr. Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury 

Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical Electronic Engineering

Email:  sajid@eee.buet.ac.bd

 

Dr. Mohammed Abdul Basith 

Professor

Department of Physics

Email: mabasith@phy.buet.ac.bd 

 

Dr. Sabrina Moriom Elias 

Assistant Professor

Department of Life Sciences,

School of Environment & Life Sciences

Email: sabrina.elias@iub.edu.bd 

 

Research Assistants

Sristy Sangskriti

Email: sristysangskriti007@gmail.com 

Zannatul Mumtarin Moushumy

Email: mum.moou@gmail.com 

Name: Subrata Das

Highest degree: BSc

Institute: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Email address: subratadas.buet@gmail.com 

Research interest: Semiconductor device physics

Name: Professor Dr. Md. Faruq Hasan

Highest Degree: Ph.D. From Osaka University, Japan

Institute: Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur

Email address: faruqhstu@gmail.com

Research Interest: Public policy analysis for sustainable agricultural and rural development.

Name: Fahmida Sharmin

Highest degree: MSc. In Physics (Dept. of Physics, University of Dhaka)

Email address: fsharmin2017@stamforduniversity.edu.bd

Research interest: Materials science, Nanotechnology, Photocatalysis, Wastewater treatment

Name: Mariam Hussain 

Highest Degree: MS in Environmental Science & Engineering

Institution: Asian University for Women

Email address: mariam.auw@gmail.com 

Research Interest: data-driven modeling, e.g. machine learning, neural network, and statistical approach applying to extreme climate/weather systems, pollutions: air, water, and soil, renewables, and weather induced disasters, explorations of tropical climate-micro-hydro-meteorology, optimization, data-assimilation-mining, and -analysis, and numerical model physics.

Name: Md. Tanvirul Islam

Highest Degree: B.Sc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Currently studying)

Institution: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Email address: sajin.aalo@gmail.com

Research Interest: Probabilistic Computing, Spintronics, Nanoelectronics

Name: Himel Saha

Highest Degree: BSc in EEE (Currently studying)

Institution: BUET

Email address: himelsaha23@gmail.com

Research Interest: Robotics

Name:Humayun Ahmed

Highest degree:BSC in engineering (currently studying) 

Institute:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(BUET) 

Email address: humayun882020@gmail.com

Research interest: Artificial intelligence

Name: Rubayat Jalal

Highest degree: BSC in engineering (currently studying) 

Institute: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(BUET) 

Email address: 2006049@eee.buet.ac.bd

Workshop on Increasing Awareness on Predatory Academic Practices

International Poster Presentation Competition against Predatory Practices

International Workshop on Increasing Awareness on Predatory Practices

Poster Competition winner

Fahmida Sharmin

Bangladesh Univ of Engg and Tech (BUET), Bangladesh

Click here to see the poster

Honorable Mentions

  1. Mushfika Ikfat, Bangladesh Univ of Engg and Tech (BUET), Bangladesh [Poster]
  2. Tharaka Wijerathna, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. [Poster]
  3. Shomoita Sayed, Purdue University, USA. [Poster]
  4. Shovon Chakraborty, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. [Poster]
  5. D. Gayangi Nawanjana Perera, University of Colombo, Sri . [Poster]

Applied Sciences and Engineering (Oral)
Best Oral
ID ASO-04
Name Mohammad Muntasir Hassan
Title DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ROTATIONALLY SYMMETRIC NANOWIRE ARRAY BASED WHISPERING GALLERY MODE RESONATORS FOR VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE DETECTION
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Honorable Mention
ID ASO-06
Name Subrata Das
Title Nanostructured CuCo2S4–MoS2 as an efficient electrode material for next-generation supercapacitors
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Honorable Mention
ID ASO-05
Name Bishnu Choudhary
Title Electrophoretic deposition of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ (LSCF) coating on metal surfaces towards high temperature oxidation resistance application
Affiliation CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar
Honorable Mention
ID ASO-07
Name N Usha Kiran
Title Ultrafast synthesis of Ti3SiC2 MAX phase: A novel approach
Affiliation CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar

Life Sciences (Oral)
Best Oral
ID LSO-06
Name K.M. Mazharul Alam
Title Heterologous Expression of VP1 Capsid Protein of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) in Escherichia coli and its Evaluation as a Capture Antigen for Serotype-dependent Detection of Anti-FMDV Antibodies
Affiliation University of Dhaka
Honorable Mention
ID LSO-05
Name Anurup Mukhopadhyay
Title Biomimetic Hierarchical Patterning and Honey Incorporation in Porous Silk Fibroin Scaffold Improve Mesenchymal Stem Cell Proliferation, Differentiation, Epithelial Transition, and Restrain Senescence
Affiliation Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Honorable Mention
ID LSO-04
Name Md Nasir Arafath
Title Evaluation of Pharmacological activities of water extract of Ceraceomyces tessulatus
Affiliation East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Physical Sciences (Oral)
Best Oral
ID PSO-02
Name Fahmida Sharmin
Title Sillenite-type bismuth ferrite photocatalysts towards efficient removal of organic pollutants from wastewater
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Honorable Mention
ID PSO-01
Name Madhumita Choudhuri
Title Suppression of Spin Dewetting on Non-Patterned Surfaces
Affiliation Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India
Honorable Mention
ID PSO-04
Name Mohammad Aftabuzzaman
Title Nanocrystal Co-existed Highly Dense Atomically Disperse Pt@3D-Hierarchical Porous Carbon Electrocatalysts for Tri-iodide and Oxygen Reduction Reactions
Affiliation Korea University, South Korea
Honorable Mention
ID PSO-06
Name Nasrin Sultana
Title Synthesis and synergistic effect of positively charged jute carbon supported AuNPs coated polymer nanocomposite for selective detection of nitrite
Affiliation Jagannath University

Social Sciences (Oral)
Best Oral
ID SSO-03
Name Dr. Abdul Kaium Masud
Title Environmental Tax Reporting In Bangladesh: What We Know and Don’t Know.
Affiliation Noakhali Science and Technology University

Applied Sciences and Engineering (Poster)
Best Poster
ID ASP-02
Name Khadijatul Kobra
Title Development of nanoemulsion based topical formulation for controlled delivery of ciprofloxacin
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Honorable Mention
ID ASP-03
Name Lamiya Hassan Tithy
Title Development of Tannic Acid Cross-linked Chitosan-Starch based Antibacterial Composite for Hemostasis
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Honorable Mention
ID ASP-06
Name Md. Asif Adib
Title Synthesis of bismuth doped CsSnBr3 nanocrystals for the photodegradation of industrial pollutant
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Life Sciences (Poster)
Best Poster
ID LSP-02
Name Ishrat Jahan
Title In-vivo and In-silico anti-lipase induced anti-obesity effect of ethanol extract of Syzygium cumini and Dioscoria bulbifera plants in rat model
Affiliation University of Asia Pacific
Best Poster 
ID LSP-07
Name Shimanto Chakraborty
Title Light mediated response of Titanium Di Oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles on rice (Oryza sativa) seed germination duration, growth, and yield
Affiliation Independent University Bangladesh
Honorable Mention
ID LSP-04
Name Md. Bishal Ali
Title Incorporating radial wood density variation increases accuracy in above-ground biomass estimation in the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem.
Affiliation Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet.
Honorable Mention
ID LSP-03
Name Md. Imam Hossain Imran
Title Environmental influences on Stomatal Morphology of Ceriops decandra (Griffith) Ding Hou in the Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem
Affiliation Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Physical Sciences (Poster)
Best Poster
ID PSP-02
Name Fahmida Sharmin
Title Comparative investigation on the structural, optical, and magnetic properties of Dy doped bismuth ferrite nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel and hydrothermal methods.
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Honorable Mention
ID PSP-09
Name Mohammad Jubaer Hosen
Title Structure-property correlation of Gd2CoCrO6 double perovskite synthesized by sol-gel method
Affiliation University of Dhaka
Honorable Mention
ID PSP-04
Name Farah Tasneem Ahmed
Title Trace Elements Study of Some Commercially Available Energy Drinks in
Bangladesh and Its Human Health Risk Evaluation
Affiliation Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
Honorable Mention
ID PSP-14
Name Mahmudul Hassan
Title Effect of Dy Substitution on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Mg0.4Cu0.2Zn0.4Fe2O4 Ferrites
Affiliation Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Social Sciences (Poster)
Best Poster
ID SSP-07
Name Monia Manjur
Title Late Marriage in the Living Standard of Bangladesh: Are We Ready for it Right Now?
Affiliation Noakhali Science and Technology University
Honorable Mention
ID SSP-04
Name Md. Shakhawat Hossain
Title Modeling tourists’ dark tourism site visit motivations and actual behavior after visiting
Affiliation University of Barishal
Honorable Mention
ID SSP-05
Name Ginia Mirdha
Title Effect of nature of job on political skill behaviour and psychological well-being of teachers
Affiliation Jagannath University