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Predatory publishers are corrupting open access
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“The content of the articles published in it, its charging of a $500 article processing charge, and the fact that it has been accused of listing individuals as editorial board members without their consent [7], suggest that it is a predatory journal [8].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Beall, J.
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2012-09-12
- Volume
- 489
- Issue
- 7415
- Pages
- 179-179
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- 1476-4687
- Cited by
- 658
- References
- 0
- Language
- en
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