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Comment
. 2017 Feb;22(2):126-128.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0012. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

Too Many Journals

Susan E Bates  1   2
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Comment

Too Many Journals

Susan E Bates. Oncologist. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

Policies promoting open access publishing have resulted in a startling increase in the number of gold open‐access publishing groups, some of which have been identified as “predatory” in nature. This commentary aims toward a better understanding of the characteristics of predatory publishing groups, discusses the negative aspects of accepting spam e‐mail invitations to publish in their journals, and encourages thought about an alternative direction for biomedical publishing.

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