Barw Barw Medical Journal 2960-1959 2026 04 01 Corrigendum to:“Renaming the problem: Why ‘non-recommended journals’ is preferable to ‘predatory’ in academic publishing” 1 3 10.58742/bmj.v4i1.225 eng Frederick M. Tiesenga College of MedicineChairman of Surgery, Director of Bariatric Surgery, Department of surgery Loyala, Community First Medical Center, Chicago, USA. frederick.tiesenga@gmail.com Daniel Rodger Operating Department Practice, College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA, United Kingdom. Daniel.rodger@gmail.com Benjamin Saracco Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA. benjamin.saracco@gmail.com Baichang Zhong School of Information Technology in Education, South China Normal University, No.55 West Zhongshan Avenue, Guangzhou, 510631, China. baichang.zhong@gmail.com Andrea Cortegiani Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care Area (Me.Pre.C.C.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. Andrea.cortegiani@gmail.com Sjaak Pouwels Department of Surgery, University Hospital OWL of Bielefeld University, Campus Klinikum Lippe, Detmold, NRW, Germany. Sjaak.Pouwels@gmail.com Rawezh Qadir M. Salih Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Kirkuk Road, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Rawezh.mohammed@univsul.edu.iq Ayman M. Mustafa Department of Scientific Affairs, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. aymanmajid75@gmail.com Michele Meoli University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy. Michele.Meoli@gmail.com Svitlana Fiialka National Technical University of Ukraine, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine. Svitlana.Fiialka@gmail.com Khritish Swargiary Independent researcher, India. Khritish.Swargiary@gmail.com Purvi Raj Bhagat M & J Western Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, B.J.Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Purvi.Bhagat@gmail.com Suad Kunosic Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Suad.Kunosic@gmail.com Rosa Rodriguez-Sánchez Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e I. A., CITIC-UGR, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Granada, 18071 Spain. Rosa.Rodriguez-Sánchez@gmail.com Kaushik Bhattacharya Department of Surgery, Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College and LSK Hospital, Kishanganj - 855107, Bihar, India. Kaushik.Bhattacharya@gmail.com Marco Cascella Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy. Marco.Cascella@gmail.com Mohmedhanif Nashipudi Government First Grade College, Savadatti, Distt- Belgaum, Karnatka, India. Mohmedhanif.Nashipudi@gmail.com Bharat Gurnani Gomabai Netralaya and Research Centre, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India. Bharat.Gurnani@gmail.com Kirandeep Kaur Gomabai Netralaya and Research Centre, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India. Kirandeep.Kaur@gmail.com P. Paramashivaiah Tumkur University, Vishwavidyanilaya Karyalaya, BH Road, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India. P.Paramashivaiah@gmail.com B.T Sampath Kuma Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science Tumkur University, Tumakuru -03 Karnataka, India. Sampath.Kuma@gmail.com Givheart Dano Faculty of the Institute of Arts and Sciences, Tangub City Global College Tangub City, Philippines. Givheart.Dano@gmail.com Mallikarjun Dora Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIMA, Campus Entrance Road, I I M, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015, India. Mallikarjun.Dora@gmail.com Bolaji David Oladokun Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. Bolaji.Oladokun@gmail.com Manzoor V. Babu Department of Library and Information Science, Farook College, Kerala, India. Manzoor.Babu@gmail.com AR. Saravanakumar Department of Education, CDOE, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. AR.Saravanakumar@gmail.com Usman Muhammed Song Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. Usman.Song@gmail.com Vemma Mae R. Guinto Faculty Pangasinan State University, Bayambang Campus, Philippines. Vemma.Guinto@gmail.com Karthik N. Rao Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation, Bangalore, India. Karthik.Rao@gmail.com Alireza Akbari Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. Alireza.Akbari@gmail.com Arslan Sheikh COMSATS University Islamabad, Park Road, Islamabad - Pakistan . Arslan.Sheikh@gmail.com Punnya Angadi Department of Oral Pathology, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, India. Punnya.Angadi@gmail.com Johnkennedy Nnodim Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria. Johnkennedy.Nnodim@gmail.com Jafaru Aliyu Shinkafi Abdullahi Fodiyo Library Complex, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. Jafaru.Shinkafi@gmail.com Sanjeev Rastogi Department of Integrative Medicine, Vatsala Hospital, Tulsi Das Marg, Lucknow, India. Sanjeev.Rastogi@gmail.com Kunle Oparinde Durban University of Technology, South Africa. Kunle.Oparinde@gmail.com Klimis Ntalianis University of West Attica, Egaleo, Athens, Greece. Klimis.Ntalianis@gmail.com Saeeda Abdullah Shifa College of Dentistry, Shifa Tameer e Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Saeeda.Abdullah@gmail.com Atanu Chandra Department of Internal Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India. Atanu.Chandra@gmail.com Collence Chisita Durban University of Technology, South Africa. Collence.Chisita@gmail.com Mohd Amzari Tumiran Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia. Mohd.Tumiran@gamil.com Haneen Ali Haleem Department of English, College of Education for Human Sciences, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq. Haneen.Haleem@gmail.com Harsh Deora Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Harsh.Deora@gmail.com 2026 01 29 The Original Article was published on March 19, 2025 “Renaming the problem: Why ‘non-recommended journals’ is preferable to ‘predatory’ in academic publishing” Barw Medical Journal. 2025;3(5):33-41. Following correspondence received by the editorial office regarding authorship confirmation and reference accuracy, the journal conducted an editorial review in accordance with the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics. Authorship correction During this process, two individuals listed as authors informed the journal that they had not approved the final version of the manuscript prior to submission. After communication with the corresponding author and available co-authors, the authorship list has been revised accordingly. The corrected author list is provided below. Corrected author list: Frederick M. Tiesenga, Daniel Rodger, Benjamin Saracco, Baichang Zhong,  Andrea Cortegiani, Sjaak Pouwels, Rawezh Qadir M. Salih, Ayman M. Mustafa, Michele Meoli, Svitlana Fiialka, Khritish Swargiary, Purvi Raj Bhagat, Suad Kunosic, Rosa Rodriguez-Sánchez, Kaushik Bhattacharya, Marco Cascella, Mohmedhanif Nashipudi, Bharat Gurnani, Kirandeep Kaur, P. Paramashivaiah, B.T Sampath Kuma, Givheart Dano, Mallikarjun Dora, Bolaji David Oladokun, Manzoor V. Babu, AR. Saravanakumar, Usman Muhammed Song, Vemma Mae R. Guinto, Karthik N. Rao, Alireza Akbari, Arslan Sheikh, Punnya Angadi, Johnkennedy Nnodim, Jafaru Aliyu Shinkafi, Sanjeev Rastogi, Kunle Oparinde, Klimis Ntalianis, Saeeda Abdullah, Atanu Chandra, Collence Chisita, Mohd Amzari Tumiran,  Haneen Ali Haleem, Harsh Deora Reference correction Reference number 28 cited an article that has since been deleted as it was a duplicate (not retracted). This reference has been replaced by its original one:  Kakamad F. H., Mohammed S. H., Najar K. A., Qadr G. A., Ahmed J. O., Mohammed K. K., et al. Kscien's list; a new strategy to discourage predatory journals and publishers. International Journal of Surgery Open. 2019, 23, 54-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijso.2019.11.001 These corrections do not affect the scientific content or conclusions of the article. The original article remains unchanged, and readers are advised to consult this notice for the corrected information.