What is Open Access Publishing? It seeks to make scientific research papers freely available to anybody who wants to read them, at no cost to the reader. There are two primary types of open access...
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Predatory publishing is the practice of publishers/journals charging fees to publish scientific articles, yet not providing the services that would normally be expected of a scientific journal. This...
We ran a Twitter poll where we asked is there was a legitimate reason to publish in a predatory journal? This article presents, and discusses, the results.
Saying predatory publishers and journals are evil may seem a little strong, but they are already infecting their host, like any virus does. In that sense, it could be the death of the scientific...
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. This means, at no additional cost to you, we receive a commission if you click through and make a purchase.Is open access the same as predatory...
It can be time consuming looking at a journal and trying to decide if it is a predatory journal. In this article we suggest three quick checks that you can do, whilst not being definitive, it could...