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Editorial
. 2025 Jan-Feb;38(1):1-4.
doi: 10.25259/NMJI_1586_2024.

Predatory Journals: What can we do to protect their prey?

Christine Laine  1 , Dianne Babski  2 , Vivienne C Bachelet  3 , Till W Bärnighausen  4 , Christopher Baethge  5 , Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo  6 , Frank Frizelle  7 , Laragh Gollogy  8 , Sabine Kleinert  9 , Elizabeth Loder  10 , João Monteiro  11 , Eric J Rubin  12 , Peush Sahni  13 , Christina C Wee  14 , Jin-Hong Yoo  15 , Lilia Zakhama  16
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Editorial

Predatory Journals: What can we do to protect their prey?

Christine Laine et al. Natl Med J India. 2025 Jan-Feb.
No abstract available

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