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Symposium: Fighting the fakes: Combatting predatory publishers at every level of research and scholarship

Abstract

Predator publishers prey on nursing authors, who need to be educated about how to avoid being trapped by them. This paper describes how to recognise predators, how to avoid their traps and how to protect oneself and one's writing from such criminal activity.

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Authors

Linda Shields

Author Details

Linda Shields, MD, RN, FACN, FAAN, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Sigma Membership

Xi Omicron at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Criminal Activity, Predatory Publishing, Scientific Fraud

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Fighting the fakes: How to identify and beat the predatory publishers

Melbourne, Australia

Predator publishers prey on nursing authors, who need to be educated about how to avoid being trapped by them. This paper describes how to recognise predators, how to avoid their traps and how to protect oneself and one's writing from such criminal activity.