Predatory publishing as a case of symbolic violence: A critical English for academic purposes approach

Cogent Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Ebadi, Saman ^a   Zamani, Gerannaz ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CEAP; Predatory publishing; Right analysis; Symbolic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055967399     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2331186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2018.1501889     Document Type: Article

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