Predatory journals: What can we do to protect their prey?

Laine C, Babski D, Bachelet VC, Bärnighausen TW, Baethge C, Bibbins-Domingo K, Frizelle F, Gollogly L, Kleinert S, Loder E, Monteiro J, Rubin EJ, Sahni P, Wee CC, Yoo JH, Zakhama L

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004542
Published: 2025 Apr
Container: PLoS medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004542,
  title = {Predatory journals: What can we do to protect their prey?},
  author = {Laine C and Babski D and Bachelet VC and Bärnighausen TW and Baethge C and Bibbins-Domingo K and Frizelle F and Gollogly L and Kleinert S and Loder E and Monteiro J and Rubin EJ and Sahni P and Wee CC and Yoo JH and Zakhama L},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLoS medicine},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1004542},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004542}
}

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TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Laine C
AU  - Babski D
AU  - Bachelet VC
AU  - Bärnighausen TW
AU  - Baethge C
AU  - Bibbins-Domingo K
AU  - Frizelle F
AU  - Gollogly L
AU  - Kleinert S
AU  - Loder E
AU  - Monteiro J
AU  - Rubin EJ
AU  - Sahni P
AU  - Wee CC
AU  - Yoo JH
AU  - Zakhama L
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLoS medicine
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004542
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C, L., D, B., VC, B., TW, B., C, B., K, B., F, F., L, G., S, K., E, L., J, M., EJ, R., P, S., CC, W., JH, Y., & L, Z. (2025). Predatory journals: What can we do to protect their prey?. PLoS medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004542

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