This study examines the experiences and motivations of language and linguistics academics who have published in potential predatory journals (PPJs). A questionnaire was administered to 2,793 academics with publications in 63 language and linguistics PPJs, and 213 of them returned their responses. A subsample of the respondents (n = 21) also contributed qualitative data through semi-structured interviews or email responses to open-ended questions. Analyses of the survey data found that the authors were mainly from Asia, mostly had a doctorate, chose the PPJs chiefly for fast publication and/or meeting degree or job requirements, were predominantly of the opinion that the PPJs were reputable, and commonly reported positive impacts of publishing in the PPJs on their studies or academic careers. A thematic analysis of the qualitative data revealed five main themes: unawareness, unrelenting publication pressures, low information literacy, social identity threat, and failure to publish in top-tier journals.

本研究调查了在潜在掠夺性期刊 (PPJ) 上发表过文章的语言和语言学学者的经历和动机。对 2,793 名在 63 种语言和语言学 PPJ 上发表过文章的学者进行了问卷调查，其中 213 人回复了他们的答复。受访者的子样本 ( n= 21) 还通过半结构化访谈或电子邮件回复开放式问题提供了定性数据。对调查数据的分析发现，作者主要来自亚洲，大多拥有博士学位，选择 PPJ 主要是为了快速发表和/或满足学位或工作要求，主要认为 PPJ 信誉良好，并且通常报告正面在 PPJ 发表文章对他们的学习或学术生涯的影响。对定性数据的主题分析揭示了五个主要主题：意识不足、持续的出版压力、信息素养低、社会身份威胁和未能在顶级期刊上发表。