Financial barriers in urology publishing: an analysis of legitimate and predatory journals.

Objectives: To compare the Article Processing Charges (APCs) and fee transparency between legitimate and potentially predatory urology journals.

Methods: Potentially predatory journals were identified from unsolicited email solicitations sent to an academic urologist between December 2023 and January 2024. APC data were collected from the journals' websites and categorized based on fee transparency: no APC, non-transparent APCs, or transparent APCs.