Predatory Publishing

ISBN-13: 9780367465322 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 148 str.

Jingfeng (Independent researcher) Xia

Opis

Predatory Publishing introduces and examines many forms of unethical and unprofessional publishing, whilst also analysing its tactics and impact on scholarly communication.

Spis treści

List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Background; Chapter 3: Journals; Chapter 4: Publishers; Chapter 5: Stakeholders; Chapter 6: Hijacked Publishing; Chapter 7: Conferences; Chapter 8: Metrics and Indexes; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Index.

O autorze

Jingfeng Xia is an independent researcher. He previously served as Dean of Library, Collections, and Online Education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, and a tenured professor in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University in Indianapolis. His research areas include open access publishing, institutional repositories, and Geographic Information Systems for libraries.