The extent of South African authored articles in: Predatory journals

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 113, Issue 7-8, 2017, Pages

  Mouton, Johann ^a   Valentine, Astrid ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DHET funding framework; Open access journals; Predatory publishing; Scholarly publishing; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HIGHER EDUCATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85026438145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2017/20170010     Document Type: Article

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