| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
So, what is a predatory journal? -- Early days -- Subscription acces versus open access -- The beginning: Beall's investigations and Beall's list -- The rise and rise of predatory practices -- Unaware or unethical? Author motivations -- Fighting back against the predator -- A digital future. |
| Summary |
This short book will go some way to explaining what predatory journals are, how they were first conceived, and how they have grown to become such an unwelcome part in the fabric of academic publishing. Their history involves many of the key elements of modern scholarly communications--Open Access (OA), citation analysis, publication ethics--but also includes some of the more unsavory aspects of the industry. Ultimately, the book ends with the aspiration that the predatory phenomenon can be dealt with positively. It is hoped the more people read this book and understand how predatory journals operate, the more the brief success they have enjoyed so far this century will be short-lived. |
| Note |
Online resource. Description from resource title page (Fulcrum.org, viewed November 14, 2022). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Periodicals -- Publishing -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Scholarly publishing -- Corrupt practices.
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Learning and scholarship -- Corrupt practices.
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Communication in learning and scholarship -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Open scholarship.
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| ISBN |
9781941269596 (open access) |
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1941269591 (open access) |
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9781941259589 (ebook) |
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9781941269572 (print) |
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