Legitimacy of citations in predatory publishing: The case of proliferation of papers by Serbian authors in two Bosnian WoS-indexed journals

Šipka, P. (2012). Legitimacy of citations in predatory publishing: The case of proliferation of papers by Serbian authors in two Bosnian WoS‐indexed journals. CEES Occasional Paper Series, No. 2012‐12‐2. ISBN 978‐86‐89475‐00‐5

Summary: This paper contains the results of an ad hoc action research undertaken within a CEON/CEES broader project on publishing misconduct in journals from Southeast Europe. Its purpose is to urgently communicate the alarming degree of misconduct practiced by two Bosnian WoS/JCR journals, with substantial involvement of a large group of authors from Serbia who publish extensively and increasingly in the two journals.