Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue

Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Nature, 2025, vol. 641, issue 8061, 15-16

Abstract: Study finds dozens of journals that have hiked their fees and started churning out papers after being acquired by small, recently formed companies.

Keywords: Publishing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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