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Predatory publishing

Predatory publishing, also known as write-only publishing or deceptive publishing, is the usage of exploitative and fraudulent publishing models by academic journals and publishers where they prioritize financial or reputational gain over the advancement of scholarship. It is characterized by misleading or false information about editorial practices, a…

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related to Further reading · 23
Predatory publishing → A3, Combatting, Committee, COPE, Critic, CS1, DC, December, InterAcademy Partnership, ISBN, JanuaryDiscussion, Jeffrey Beall, June, Newspapers, November, OCLC, Ottawa Citizen, Publication Ethics, Report, Retrieved
related to Eriksson and Helgesson's 25 criteria · 14
Predatory publishing → American Journal, COPE, EASE, Gert Helgesson, In, International, MEDLINE, Science, Stefan Eriksson, The, There, They, Web, You
related to External links · 10
Predatory publishing → AMWA, Check, EMWA, ISMPP Joint Position, Leading, Nature, No, Predatory, Submit, Think
related to Memon's criteria · 6
Predatory publishing → In, Most, Scholar Aamir Raoof Memon, The, There, They
related to Science funders · 1
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Beall's Listinstance ofwhereas the majority of those who did so knowingly cited the need to advance their careers.Actors seeking to maintain the scholarly ecosystem have sought to minimize the influen…0.80text
Cabell's blacklistinstance ofwhereas the majority of those who did so knowingly cited the need to advance their careers.Actors seeking to maintain the scholarly ecosystem have sought to minimize the influen…0.80text
as well as through whitelists such as the Directory of Open Access Journalsinstance ofwhereas the majority of those who did so knowingly cited the need to advance their careers.Actors seeking to maintain the scholarly ecosystem have sought to minimize the influen…0.80text
the DOAJinstance ofBjørnshauge argues that open-access associations0.80text
the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association should adopt more responsibility for policing publishersinstance ofBjørnshauge argues that open-access associations0.80text
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Predatory publishingrelated to Eriksson and Helgesson's 25 criteriaStefan Eriksson0.60section
Predatory publishingrelated to Eriksson and Helgesson's 25 criteriaGert Helgesson0.60section
Predatory publishingrelated to Eriksson and Helgesson's 25 criteriaThey0.60section
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Predatory publishingrelated to Eriksson and Helgesson's 25 criteriaCOPE0.60section
Predatory publishingrelated to Eriksson and Helgesson's 25 criteriaEASE0.60section

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