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Predatory publishers: what to look out for

August 22, 2017August 22, 20173 Comments

I posted last week about predatory publishers, and avoiding the ‘quick fix’ that many of them seem to offer researchers. In this post, I want to look in more detail at how to spot a scam, so that you can avoid falling into the trap. I know a few bright scholars who have been caught … Continue reading Predatory publishers: what to look out for

Predatory publishers: avoid the ‘quick fix’

August 15, 20173 Comments

I received an email this morning from a student, sadly not my first (or last I suspect), asking me to help her work out if an offer she received from a publisher to publish her thesis was legit or not. As you may suspect, it was not. I receive these kinds of unsolicited emails all … Continue reading Predatory publishers: avoid the ‘quick fix’

Paper writing VI: Choosing the right journal for your paper

August 29, 2017August 22, 2017Leave a comment

This should actually be one of the first posts in the series on paper writing, because my advice to writers is always to choose the journal before they write the paper. I received this advice several years ago, and it is really good advice. You may wonder why – surely you have to know what … Continue reading Paper writing VI: Choosing the right journal for your paper

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