First predatory journals, now conferences: The need to establish lists of fake conferences

Christian Sonne; Yong Sik Ok; Su Shiung Lam; Jörg Rinklebe; Aage K.O. Alstrup; Ki Hyun Kim

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136990

First predatory journals, now conferences: The need to establish lists of fake conferences

Christian Sonne, Yong Sik Ok, Su Shiung Lam, Jörg Rinklebe, Aage K.O. Alstrup, Ki Hyun Kim

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Abstract

Science of the Total Environment recently discussed how open access and predatory journals affect the flow of scientific knowledge in an unfortunate way. Now, South Korea's Ministry of Education is intervening to establish a system that will help its researchers avoid the growing global number of fake conferences of low academic and scientific merit. Here, we discuss solutions to this problem with respect to what is needed. Particularly, a list similar to that of Beall's for predatory conferences, without restricting researchers' academic freedom.

Original language	English
Article number	136990
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	715
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136990
Publication status	Published - 2020 May 1

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Keywords

Academic freedom
Knowledge exchange
Overseas
Predatory conferences

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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Sonne, C., Ok, Y. S., Lam, S. S., Rinklebe, J., Alstrup, A. K. O., & Kim, K. H. (2020). First predatory journals, now conferences: The need to establish lists of fake conferences. Science of the Total Environment, 715, [136990]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136990

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