Predatory and pseudo-scientific publishing: A major threat to scientific rigor and research![]()
Professor Alex…Thu, 03/14/2019 - 09:31
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Predatory and pseudo-scientific publishing is a lucrative sector and thrives on a business model that favors profit over scientific rigor. Predatory publishers and pseudo-scientific journals evolve (in most cases) in open access academic publishing where they reach out to gullible authors with false promises of assured publication and a speedy but rigorous peer review process.