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Avoiding Predatory Publishers
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Hijacked journals have come back into focus recently, and they can cause more damage than predatory journals to the scholarly record. Learn what they are and how to…
- Sunaina Singh
- November 17, 2021
French theoretical physicist and founder of the Dolos list, Professor Alexander Georges, shares his views on the emergence of predatory publishing and discusses how this…
- Professor Alexandre Georges
- March 14, 2019
Predatory behavior is growing rapidly in the publishing industry: it is no longer just the predatory journals and publishers; even predatory conferences are on the rise…
- Kakoli Majumder
- August 2, 2018
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In addition to predatory journals and publishers, researchers now need to be wary of predatory conferences as well. But how does one know if a conference is legitimate…
- Mohamad Mostafa
- October 25, 2017
Synopsis: Often, predatory journals send email invitations to authors to submit their articles and lure them into paying APCs with assurances of publication. However,…
- Kakoli Majumder
- November 28, 2016
Often, bogus or predatory journals send email invitations to authors to submit their articles, luring them with promises of quick publication. What happens when an…
- Kakoli Majumder
- February 22, 2016
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Have you received an e-mail inviting you to submit your paper to a journal that sounds familiar and the list of editorial board members are well-credentialed…
- Editage Insights
- February 21, 2016
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Predatory scholarly conferences pose a new threat to scholarly communications as researchers find themselves inundated with spam emails soliciting their attendance at…
- Jeffrey Beall
- July 29, 2015
If you are planning to get published and are looking for target journals, you should ensure that the journals are authentic. This article provides expert tips that will…
- Jeffrey Beall
- September 30, 2014
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The increasing popularity of open access has made it easy for individuals to set up bogus journals that guarantee publication but charge steep article-processing fees…
- Dr. Shazia Khanam
- October 21, 2013