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Review
. 2017 Jun 15;27(2):285-291.
doi: 10.11613/BM.2017.031.

Identifying predatory or pseudo-journals

Christine Laine  1 , Margaret A Winker  2
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Review

Identifying predatory or pseudo-journals

Christine Laine et al. Biochem Med (Zagreb). .
No abstract available

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Potential conflict of interest: None declared.

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Predatory journals algorithm
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