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Predatory journals: no definition, no defence

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  • Agnes Grudniewicz
  • David Moher
  • Kelly D. Cobey
  • Gregory L. Bryson
  • Samantha Cukier
  • Kristiann Allen
  • Clare Ardern
  • Lesley Balcom
  • Tiago Barros
  • Monica Berger
  • Jairo Buitrago Ciro
  • Lucia Cugusi
  • Michael R. Donaldson
  • Matthias Egger
  • Ian D. Graham
  • Matt Hodgkinson
  • Karim M. Khan
  • Mahlubi Mabizela
  • Andrea Manca
  • Katrin Milzow
  • Johann Mouton
  • Marvelous Muchenje
  • Tom Olijhoek
  • Alexander Ommaya
  • Bhushan Patwardhan
  • Deborah Poff
  • Laurie Proulx
  • Marc Rodger
  • Anna Severin
  • Michaela Strinzel
  • Mauro Sylos-Labini
  • Robyn Tamblyn
  • Marthie van Niekerk
  • Jelte M. Wicherts
  • Manoj M. Lalu

Abstract

Leading scholars and publishers from ten countries have agreed a definition of predatory publishing that can protect scholarship. It took 12 hours of discussion, 18 questions and 3 rounds to reach.

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  • Agnes Grudniewicz & David Moher & Kelly D. Cobey & Gregory L. Bryson & Samantha Cukier & Kristiann Allen & Clare Ardern & Lesley Balcom & Tiago Barros & Monica Berger & Jairo Buitrago Ciro & Lucia Cug, 2019. "Predatory journals: no definition, no defence," Nature, Nature, vol. 576(7786), pages 210-212, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:576:y:2019:i:7786:d:10.1038_d41586-019-03759-y
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-03759-y
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