Predatory Publishing and the Dilemma of the Nigerian Academic
Publication through the open access model has provided unrestricted global access to the latest scientific findings to anyone who has access to the internet. Although open access publishing was originally promoted because of the 'public good' it promises to deliver, concerns are being rais...
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Veröffentlicht in: | African journal of biomedical research 2018-08, Vol.21 (1) |
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Zusammenfassung: | Publication through the open access model has provided unrestricted
global access to the latest scientific findings to anyone who has
access to the internet. Although open access publishing was originally
promoted because of the 'public good' it promises to
deliver, concerns are being raised about this mode of publishing
because of the emergence of dubious practices by publishers whose
primary interest is profit and not the promotion of access to
scientific knowledge. Predatory open access publishing is a phenomenon
widespread in developing countries. This article summarizes the
published literature on predatory open access publishing, discusses its
potential impact on scholarship in Nigeria and offers suggestions to
address the problem. |
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ISSN: | 1119-5096 |