Ethical issues in publishing in predatory journals
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Ethical issues in publishing in predatory journals
Predatory journals, or journals that charge an article processing charge (APC) to authors, yet do not have the hallmarks of legitimate scholarly journals such as peer review and editing, Editorial Boards, editorial offices, and other editorial standards, pose a number of new ethical issues in journal publishing. This paper discusses ethical issues around predatory journals and publishing in the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemia Medica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1330-0962,1846-7482
DOI: 10.11613/bm.2017.031201