Penetrating the Omerta of Predatory Publishing: The Romanian Connection

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 183-202

  Djuric, Dragan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Peer review; Predatory publishing; Professional competence; Publication practices; Scientific responsibility; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; ROMANIA; SERBIA; STANDARDS;

ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; ROMANIA; SERBIA;

EID: 84893194709     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 14715546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-014-9521-4     Document Type: Article

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