How to spot predatory journals
Spotting predatory journals is quite easy in most cases. By default, most predatory journals have at least a few red
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UGC’s revised white list has 111 more predatory journals
The increasing number of predatory journals spotted in the UGC list of approved journals is a clear indication that UGC
Read MoreResearchers at Harvard, Mayo Clinic too publish in predatory journals
Twenty-seven per cent of over 1,900 papers published in predatory journals came from researchers based in India. But a large
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UGC’s revised white list has 71 active predatory journals
The inclusion of predatory journals in the approved list makes a mockery of the entire exercise and gives the predatory
Read MoreWill we see Jeffrey Beall’s predatory journal list in a new avatar?
Though the actual reason why Prof. Jeffrey Beall, who maintained a list of “potential, possible, or probable” publishers that produced
Read MoreIndia’s white list to curb researchers from publishing in predatory journals
In a bid to tackle the growing menace of researchers publishing in predatory journals, the University Grants Commission notified on January
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Researchers from Indian national institutes publish in predatory journals
India not only publishes the most number of predatory journals in the world but researchers based in India are one
Read MoreCSIR scientist publishes nine papers in bogus journals
A scientist at the Delhi-based Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a CSIR laboratory, has published nine “papers” in nine different
Read MoreOMICS in the dock for duping researchers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has charged OMICS Group Inc, a Nevada corporation with Hyderabad, India, as its principal place
Read MoreEditorial: Merck publishes a fake journal
The spectre of Vioxx, the blockbuster non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug (NSAID), continues to haunt pharmaceutical giant Merck even five years
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