Cobey K. Illegitimate journals scam even senior scientists. Nature September 7, 2017;549:7
The author has seen a litany of researchers preyed on by predatory journals, even those who recognize a potential problem can fall victim. She has ideas on how to stop it: better job of educating trainees and faculty members about how to assess a journal's integrity; incentives and resources that will prevent scientists from sending real work to places that will not identify flaws or truly contribute to the scholarly literature.
https://www.nature.com/news/illegitimate-journals-scam-even-senior-scientists-1.22556
The author has seen a litany of researchers preyed on by predatory journals, even those who recognize a potential problem can fall victim. She has ideas on how to stop it: better job of educating trainees and faculty members about how to assess a journal's integrity; incentives and resources that will prevent scientists from sending real work to places that will not identify flaws or truly contribute to the scholarly literature.
https://www.nature.com/news/illegitimate-journals-scam-even-senior-scientists-1.22556
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