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ey0017.14-6 | (1) | ESPEYB17

14.6. How frequently are articles in predatory open access journals cited

B-C Bjork , S Kanto-Karvonen , JT Harviainen

To read the full abstract: Publications 2020;8:17Predatory journals, sometimes called write-only publishing or deceptive publishing, follow an exploitive academic publishing business model that involves charging publication fees to authors without checking articles for quality and legitimacy and without providing the other editorial and publishing services that legitimate academic journals provide, whether open access or not. Their numbers keep ...