Cabell Publishing
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Academic analytics |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | David Cabell |
| Headquarters | Beaumont , United States |
| Products | Journalytics, Predatory Reports, journal metrics, manuscript preparation tools |
Cabells is an academic analytics firm headquartered in Beaumont, Texas. Established in 1978 by David Cabell, a professor of management, the company initially served as a directory featuring verified business academic journals. Over time, its offerings expanded to include Journalytics, a platform providing analytics on credible journals; Predatory Reports, a repository documenting predatory journals along with their violations; various journal metrics; and tools to assist with manuscript preparation. Journalytics delivers comprehensive information such as acceptance rates for articles and typical review durations. By 2017, the database encompassed more than 11,000 journals. In June 2020, Cabells rebranded its whitelist and blacklist services as Journalytics and Predatory Reports, respectively. In May 2023, the organization implemented unannounced layoffs that reduced its staff by approximately one-third.
Predatory Reports
In 2015, Cabells collaborated with Jeffrey Beall, the originator of Beall's list, to create an updated compilation of predatory journals. Following the removal of Beall's list from public access in early 2017—amid rumors suggesting Cabells' involvement, which the company denied—Cabells introduced its own predatory journal database on June 15, 2017. This database was renamed Predatory Reports in June 2020 and had cataloged over 13,000 fraudulent journals by February 2020. Similar to its whitelist counterpart, Predatory Reports is accessible exclusively through subscription.
Reception
William H. Walters, a librarian at Manhattan College, commented on Journalytics by stating that while "Cabell’s enforces minimum criteria for inclusion," it does not provide exhaustive coverage of all quality journals. A reviewer from Charleston Advisor noted that Cabell’s takes complaints seriously and may remove journals found to be problematic; however, they warned that being listed does not guarantee high quality, as some inferior journals may still appear despite efforts to exclude predatory publishers.