What are the drawbacks of publishing with fake/bogus journals?

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Reputed journals maintains quality publication by

  •         following standard practices of publishing
  •         following standard review process with reputed reviewers in the respective research fields

Due to the standards maintain by reputed journals, there is standard in the research paper quality.

Drawback are

  •     No reputation being built-up for the authors who are publishing in fake/bogus journals
  •     No visibility at global scale
  •     No citations by reputed authors internationally 
  •     Authors who are publishing with fake/bogus journals are not to a standard.

    

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