Predatory and fake scientific journals/publishers-a global outbreak with rising trend: A review

Geographica Pannonica

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 69-81

  Lukić, Tin ^a   Ivana, Blešić ^a   Biljana, Basarin ^a   Ljubica, Ivanović Bibić ^a   Dragan, Milošević ^a   Dušan, Sakulski ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beall's list; Cyber criminals; Hijacking; Journals; Predatory; Publishers; Scientific publishing

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL CHANGE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84907819333     PISSN: 03548724     EISSN: 18207138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5937/GeoPan1403069L     Document Type: Article

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