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DetlefK

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4. Here's an incomplete list of fraudulent scientific journals:

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 06:45 AM

Jan 2015

http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/

If a journal asks YOU to do the text-formatting, then it's fake. A real journal has editors for that.

And one more thing:

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http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/11/20/bogus-journal-accepts-profanity-laced-anti-spam-paper/

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Why A Fake Article Titled “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs?” Was Accepted By 17 Medical Journals [View all] n2doc Jan 2015 OP

I don't care for that link. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jan 2015 #1

Didn't notice that on my browser n2doc Jan 2015 #2

17 or 37 journals? that's a who's who of pay-to-play resume-fluffing scams. unblock Jan 2015 #3

Here's an incomplete list of fraudulent scientific journals: DetlefK Jan 2015 #4

"Pinkerton A. LeBrain" Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #5