How to avoid being duped by predatory journals
Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritise self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterised by false or misleading information, deviation form best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices.
Carl Elliott, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, considered these conflicts of interests: “Doctors need an internal moral compass that can remain steady and true despite the demands placed on them by the system….but a compass is useless if you put a magnet next to it.” In caring for patients, and in clinical research, we need to rid ourselves of that pernicious magnet.
ACCRECENT follows a stringent DOI procedure to keep the magnetic force of commercial influence at bay.
