Earlier in September Cabells published a blog about a controversy that had descended on the usually benign world of philosophy, where an article openly using AI had been provocatively published in a journal. The ensuing debate and decision by the journal to pretty much ban the use of AI from submissions has had wide repercussions … Continue reading Secure thinking
New directions
A little over a year ago, Cabells dipped its toe into the AI ocean and launched the beta version of CompassAI – an independent, cutting-edge tool for researchers to identify the journals with the best fit for their research. The launch has been incredibly successful, with great customer feedback and new use cases we hadn’t even thought of ourselves. Twelve months on, and we have used that feedback to fully launch CompassAI today. As … Continue reading New directions
School’s out for Summer*
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash The first half of 2026 has offered no shortage of reminders that scholarly publishing is changing rapidly - and not always comfortably for those of us in scholarly communications. Reviewing the Cabells blog so far this year, one theme has come through again and again: researchers, librarians, publishers and institutions rrequire improved evidence, habits and tools if they are to navigate a … Continue reading School’s out for Summer*
Cabells launches white paper on optimizing journal decision-making at UKSG
BEAUMONT, TX: Cabells – a US-based information services company – has launched a white paper (available for download below) providing insights to researchers, librarians, and aligned professionals on how its Journalytics platform can optimize crucial decision-making. Working from prior research underlining the importance of decision-making when it comes to choosing the right journal for a … Continue reading Cabells launches white paper on optimizing journal decision-making at UKSG
Next-level decisions
After several years in development, Cabells launches its new Journalytics STEM product today, offering the same next-level journal data as its companion Academic and Medicine products to support the best possible decision-making across STEM subjects. It’s taken time to put together Journalytics STEM simply because there are a lot of journals to review, curate, and assess in this field, with well over 7,000 journals included across science, … Continue reading Next-level decisions
Cabells launches Journalytics STEM – verified journal database to optimize publishing decisions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEAUMONT, TX: Cabells – a US-based information services company – is launching Journalytics STEM, the latest in its suite of powerful and trusted database products to support researchers and institutions in optimizing decision-making for publications. With Journalytics STEM, Cabells has taken the successful formula it has developed with Journalytics Academic and Journalytics Medicine … Continue reading Cabells launches Journalytics STEM – verified journal database to optimize publishing decisions
20,000 problems for researchers
As many readers will have noted last week, Cabells’ Predatory Reports database went over 20,000 journals listed for the first time. This is significant not just because that is a LOT of journals – with James Butcher asking if this might be as much as 20% of all published journals in his Journalology newsletter this week - but also because it represents fraud and deception … Continue reading 20,000 problems for researchers
20,000 reasons to love predatory reports
In August 2021, the number of journals included in the Cabells Predatory Reports database reached 15,000, and we declared at the time that it represented a ‘mountain to climb’ for many researchers, as other integrity issues were proliferating. Sadly, this mountain has only grown, with the number of predatory journals listed in Predatory Reports now … Continue reading 20,000 reasons to love predatory reports
Cabells’ Predatory Reports database hits 20,000 deceptive journals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEAUMONT, TX: Cabells – a US-based information services company – now includes over 20,000 journals in its Predatory Reports database, with the unique resource growing by over 300% since its launch in 2017. After hitting the 10,000 mark in 2019 and 15,000 in 2021, a recent upgrade in the technology governing the … Continue reading Cabells’ Predatory Reports database hits 20,000 deceptive journals
Cabells’ year in books – 2025
Each December, as schedules slow and the days grow shorter, our team at Cabells turns to our favorite end-of-year tradition: reflecting on the books that moved us, challenged us, or simply gave us an excuse to unplug for a while. Our list below, diverse in genre, style, and voice, captures not just what we read … Continue reading Cabells’ year in books – 2025