Other Titles
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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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
N/A
Keywords:
Criminal Activity, Predatory Publishing, Scientific Fraud
Recommended Citation
Shields, Linda, "Fighting the fakes: How to identify and beat the predatory publishers" (2018). INRC (Congress). 56.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/presentations_2018/56
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.