The predatory publishing phenomenon: dead end or just an inconvenience on the road to a new scholarly publishing landscape?

Exploitation of the open access (OA) model by unscrupulous publishers can seem a threat to the future of scholarly publishing. Some see the proliferation of these publishers as a simple case of bad actors who need to be stopped. Further reflection and reading can lead to a realization that the situa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Regina Romano Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2016-11-01
Series:Insights: The UKSG Journal
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Online Access:http://insights.uksg.org/articles/325