Department of Computer and Information Technology, Foulad Institute of Technology, Fouladshahr, Isfahan 8491663763, Iran.
Department of Social Sciences, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Słupsk, Poland.
Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2016 Jun;37(6):415-418. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2016.04.002.
The academic world today includes hijacked journals and predatory publishers that operate based on a 'pay and publish' model and function for financial reasons only. Here we present lesser known aspects and practices of these journals to researchers, showing the core of the problem.
当今学术界存在被劫持的期刊和掠夺性出版商,它们基于“付费发表”模式运作,仅出于经济原因而存在。在这里,我们向研究人员展示这些期刊鲜为人知的方面和做法,揭示问题的核心。