Bringing an end to predatory journals


WITH getting published seen as a fast track to gaining a professorship, it is no surprise that Malaysia has become a hunting ground for predatory journals.

In a paper titled “Predatory Publishing in Scopus: Evidence on Cross‑country Differences” published last month, Malaysia ranked fifth in “fraudulent publications”, amounting to 11.6% of predatory journal articles.

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