Predatory journals: Prevention better than cure?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 370, Issue , 2016, Pages 161-

  Manca, Andrea ^a   Cugusi, Lucia ^b   Dragone, Daniele ^a   Deriu, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Author pays model; Open access; Predatory publishers; Publishing ethics

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CAREER; CURRICULUM; INFECTION; LETTER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; PUBLICATION;

PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84988847869     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.052     Document Type: Letter

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