Marketing via Email Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency and Relevance
INTRODUCTION Open access (OA) journals have proliferated in recent years. Many journals are highly reputable, delivering on the promise of open access to research as an alternative to traditional, subscription-based journals. Yet some OA journals border on, or clearly fall within, the realm of so-ca...
Main Authors: | Dilip K. Madasu, Kevin S. Hawkins, Martin Halbert, Warren Burggren |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Iowa State University Digital Press
2018-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication |
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Online Access: | https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/12828/ |
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