Employing a conversational form, this article presents the views of three editors from established mainstream journals. They first discuss the rise of predatory publishing, then highlight the dangers of publishing in predatory journals, identifying some “red flags” that authors can look out for to avoid such journals. They then offer hints on how prospective authors can increase their chances of acceptance in mainstream journals and how they can get started in research and publishing.

The purpose of this dialogue is to invite a re-envisioning of the current “publish or perish” perspective, which appears to be prevalent in most academic circles. Such negative framing is unhelpful and discouraging, especially to early-career academics who may be unfamiliar with the practices and processes involved. What is needed is a re-envisioning of academic publication from “publish or perish” to “publish and flourish”.

本文采用对话形式，介绍了来自知名主流期刊的三位编辑的观点。他们首先讨论了掠夺性出版的兴起，然后着重指出了在掠夺性期刊上进行出版的危险，确定了一些作者可以避免避开此类期刊的“危险信号”。然后，它们提示潜在的作者如何增加他们在主流期刊中被接受的机会，以及如何开始研究和出版。

此次对话的目的是邀请人们重新构想当前的“出版或灭亡”观点，这种观点在大多数学术界似乎都很普遍。这样的负面构架是无益的和令人沮丧的，特别是对于可能不熟悉所涉及的实践和过程的早期职业学者。需要的是将学术出版物的构想从“出版或灭亡”重新定义为“出版和繁荣”。