The curious case of unsolicited invitations for scholarly work

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: Spelling,...

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