As much fun as it sounds, my weekly routine task includes deleting and marking predatory or bogus journal/ conference invitations as spams. These invitations started pouring in once I began publishing and presenting papers, and I believe exactly the same problem is experienced by many academics, ECRs, ECAs, and students. For me, the best defence is to be vigilant of these invitations. Some tell-tale signs of predatory/bad journals include:
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Friday, December 20, 2019
The curious case of unsolicited invitations for scholarly work
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
#ReadingList: Handling the manuscript review process
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Friday, October 18, 2019
#ReadingList: Assessing Thesis
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