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How to spot fake open access journals.

Authors :
Mehrpour, Saeed
Khajavi, Yaser
Source :
Learned Publishing. Oct2014, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p269-274. 6p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The authors offer insights on ways to determine fake open access journals. They discuss the growth in the number of new journals and publishers, the importance of peer review in determining fake journals, the occurrence of counterfeit web sites that are identical to those of scammers, and the cost of publishing articles on the Internet.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09531513
Volume :
27
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Learned Publishing
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
98560904
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1087/20140405