Indian PhDs, professors are paying to publish in real-sounding, fake journals. It's a racket

peter.suber's bookmarks 2023-04-24

Summary:

This newspaper article describes the publishing behavior of a large section of Indian researchers who publish their research in predatory journals. Pressure to publish, lack of awareness, and career progression are some of the reasons.

Link:

https://theprint.in/ground-reports/indian-phds-professors-are-paying-to-publish-in-real-sounding-fake-journals-its-a-racket/1535766/

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Tags:

oa.south oa.scopus oa.new oa.india oa.business_models oa.assessment oa.recommendations oa.predatory oa.metrics oa.journals oa.gold oa.fees oa.matrics

Date tagged:

04/24/2023, 11:25

Date published:

04/24/2023, 05:19