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. 2017 Feb;22(2):236-240.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0371. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

Predatory Invitations from Journals: More Than Just a Nuisance?

Mark Clemons  1   2   3   4 , Miguel de Costa E Silva  4 , Anil Abraham Joy  5   6 , Kelly D Cobey  7   8   9 , Sasha Mazzarello  4 , Carol Stober  4 , Brian Hutton  7   8
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Predatory Invitations from Journals: More Than Just a Nuisance?

Mark Clemons et al. Oncologist. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

Physicians and academic researchers are frequently targeted with spam invitations to submit manuscripts to predatory journals. This study was conducted to understand the nature and characteristics of these invitations. All spam e-mails received by an academic medical oncologist over a 3-month period were collected and categorized. Presumed predatory journal invitations were analyzed and cross-checked against Beall's list of "potential, probable, or possible predatory" journals and publishers. Invitations to submit to predatory journals were the most common single type of spam received. The Oncologist 2017;22:236-240.

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  • Too Many Journals.
    Bates SE. Bates SE. Oncologist. 2017 Feb;22(2):126-128. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0012. Epub 2017 Feb 10. Oncologist. 2017. PMID: 28188259 Free PMC article.

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