Al-Motlaq, MFoster, M2026-03-112026-03-112026-01-27Journal of Pediatric Nursing, ISSN: 0882-5963 (Print), Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.12.0180882-5963http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20755Predatory publishing has long been recognized as a threat to scientific integrity, particularly in health sciences (Camargo et al., 2023; Chandra & Dasgupta, 2024). Although only a small proportion of pediatric articles appear in predatory journals (Kokol et al., 2018), even limited numbers can distort evidence, mislead clinicians, and undermine trust in scientific evidence-based research (Betz, 2016). An issue considered by Van Loon and Van Loon (2024) as a threat to society.This is the Author's Accepted Manuscript of an editorial published in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing © 2025 Elsevier Inc. The Version of Record is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.12.0181110 Nursing1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive MedicineNursing3213 Paediatrics4205 NursingJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1016/j.pedn.2025.12.018