Predatory Journals, Publishers, and Conference Organizers: Are all Academic Institutions already aware of these Issues? "PREDATORY JOURNALS, PUBLISHERS, AND CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS" was the subject of the memorandum (No. OVPAA 2015-46) issued by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of the Philippines to all faculty members and researchers in the eight campuses: UP Baguio, UP Diliman, UP Los Banos, UP Manila, UP Mindanao, UP Open University, UP Visayas, and UP College Cebu. In the memo, Faculty members and researchers were advised to exercise due diligence when accepting invitations to publish in journals to serve on editorial boards or to participate in conferences, in order to avoid predatory journals, publishers and conference organizers and to prevent their proliferation and perpetration. Moreover, faculty members and researchers are advised to always check the legitimacy of the journals to which they intend to send the results of...