Cape Town – University scholars who publish their research in “dodgy” online scientific journals may be compromising their integrity in the new race to publish swiftly and prolifically, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) acknowledged this week.
We don’t typically include such stories from South Africa but it’s an example of a government response to the scourge of illegitimate publishers.
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Predatory journals have been described as publications that prey on young and unsuspecting scholars to submit their manuscripts, solely to make money from the scholars – often imitating the names of legitimate academic journals.
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