Stop this waste of people, animals and money

David Moher (), Larissa Shamseer, Kelly D. Cobey, Manoj M. Lalu, James Galipeau, Marc T. Avey, Nadera Ahmadzai, Mostafa Alabousi, Pauline Barbeau, Andrew Beck, Raymond Daniel, Robert Frank, Mona Ghannad, Candyce Hamel, Mona Hersi, Brian Hutton, Inga Isupov, Trevor A. McGrath, Matthew D. F. McInnes, Matthew J. Page, Misty Pratt, Kusala Pussegoda, Beverley Shea, Anubhav Srivastava, Adrienne Stevens, Kednapa Thavorn, Sasha van Katwyk, Roxanne Ward, Dianna Wolfe, Fatemeh Yazdi, Ashley M. Yu and Hedyeh Ziai
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David Moher: a clinical epidemiologist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and part of the Study Reporting in Predatory Journals Group
Larissa Shamseer: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Kelly D. Cobey: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Manoj M. Lalu: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
James Galipeau: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Marc T. Avey: Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Nadera Ahmadzai: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Mostafa Alabousi: University of Ottawa
Pauline Barbeau: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Andrew Beck: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Raymond Daniel: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Robert Frank: University of Ottawa
Mona Ghannad: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Candyce Hamel: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Mona Hersi: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Brian Hutton: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Inga Isupov: University of Ottawa
Trevor A. McGrath: University of Ottawa
Matthew D. F. McInnes: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Matthew J. Page: Monash University
Misty Pratt: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Kusala Pussegoda: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Beverley Shea: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Anubhav Srivastava: University of Waterloo
Adrienne Stevens: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Kednapa Thavorn: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Sasha van Katwyk: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Roxanne Ward: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Dianna Wolfe: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Fatemeh Yazdi: the Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ashley M. Yu: University of Ottawa
Hedyeh Ziai: University of Ottawa

Nature, 2017, vol. 549, issue 7670, 23-25

Abstract: Predatory journals have shoddy reporting and include papers from wealthy nations, find David Moher, Larissa Shamseer, Kelly Cobey and colleagues.

Date: 2017
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