Knowledge and motivations of researchers publishing in presumed predatory journals: A survey

BMJ Open

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2019, Pages

  Cobey, Kelly D ^a,b   Grudniewicz, Agnes ^c,d   Lalu, Manoj M ^a   Rice, Danielle B ^e,f   Raffoul, Hana ^g   Moher, David ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT DU SAVOIR MONTFORT   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

corresponding authors; motivations to publish; predatory journals; survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; E-MAIL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER REVIEW; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIST; SELF REPORT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECEPTION; FEE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DECEPTION; ETHIOPIA; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PEER REVIEW; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85063356872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026516     Document Type: Article

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