Predatory nursing journals: A case study of author prevalence and characteristics

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 823-833

  Gabrielsson, Sebastian ^a   Eriksson, Stefan ^b   Godskesen, Tove ^b,c  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academic publishing; predatory journals; publication ethics; research dissemination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION CENTER; MALE; NURSE RESEARCHER; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; PREVALENCE; PUBLISHING; SWEDEN; PERSONNEL; PUBLICATION; UNIVERSITY;

HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 85097057691     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733020968215     Document Type: Article

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