Who will keep predatory science journals at bay now that Jeffrey Beall’s blog is gone?
Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University For aficionados of bad science, the blog of University of Colorado librarian Jeffrey Beall […]
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Flattering emails will get you everywhere, except when they’re from junk journals
The article describes an email trail with a (probably) predatory publisher and reflects on the experience.
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Paying commission to academics reduces the value of research
Why do predatory and vanity academic publishers and conferences exist? Why are they flourishing now? And what can they tell us about the failings of academia?
Vanity and predatory academic publishers are corrupting the pursuit of knowledge
Radio National’s Background Briefing recently presented a grim academic tale of identity theft, shambolic conferences, exploitation, sham peer review and pseudoscience.
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