In our labs, we see predatory journals as academic infections—they take your work and money while leaving your reputation permanently compromised. Always verify a publisher through your institute's library portal and check for indexing in trusted databases like Scopus, not just the UGC CARE list which had integrity issues after including questionable journals. A predatory paper on your CV is like a falsified medical chart; it casts doubt on everything else you've ever done. I know this because I've sat on hiring committees where we silently discard applications with such publications, no matter how strong the rest.
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