History of predatory publishing (in India)

Predatory publishers are corrupting open access, Jeffrey Beall, 12 September 2012 

https://www.nature.com/articles/489179a


Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too), The New York Times, Kevin Moloney for The New York Times By Gina Kolata April 7, 2013

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/for-scientists-an-exploding-world-of-pseudo-academia.html

Some Online Journals Will Publish Fake Science, For A Fee October 3, 2013

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/10/03/228859954/some-online-journals-will-publish-fake-science-for-a-fee

Publisher Threatens Librarian With $1 Billion Lawsuit, May 15, 2013

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/15/184233141/publisher-threatens-librarian-with-1-billion-lawsuit

"Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List" Is the Easiest Science Paper You'll Ever Read

https://www.mic.com/articles/104870/this-insane-science-article-exposes-a-major-problem-in-the-science-world

Sham Journal Accepts Totally Absurd But Completely Appropriate Paper By Robbie Gonzalez 11/20/14

https://gizmodo.com/sham-journal-accepts-totally-absurd-but-completely-appr-1661329028

"Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List" is an actual science paper accepted by a journal By Joseph Stromberg  Nov 21, 2014

https://www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7259207/scientific-paper-scam



International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Journal_of_Advanced_Computer_Technology

http://www.ijact.org/index.php/ijact

Concern raised over payment for fast-track peer review, Daniel Cressey, Nature (27 March 2015)

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2015.17204


India on 6th position in terms of scientific publications, says government, May 22, 2015

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-on-6th-position-in-terms-of-scientific-publications-says-government/articleshow/47378798.cms


I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here's How. ByJohn Bohannon 5/27/15 4:23PM, io9

https://gizmodo.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800


Fake journals: ‘Make in India’ gone wrong, The Hindu, OCTOBER 25, 2015 

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/fake-journals-make-in-india-gone-wrong/article7800231.ece


The UGC Deserves Applause for Trying to Do Something About Research Fraud, The Wire, 21/JUN/2016

https://thewire.in/education/the-ugc-deserves-applause-for-rrying-to-do-something-about-research-fraud

UGC’s revised white list has 71 active predatory journals BY PRASAD RAVINDRANATH SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

https://journosdiary.com/2017/09/05/india-ugc-white-list-predatory-journals/


Stop this waste of people, animals and money, Nature, 07 September 2017 

https://www.nature.com/articles/549023a

A small sum is all it takes to be a ‘published author’, The Hindu, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/a-small-sum-is-all-it-takes-to-be-a-published-author/article61471991.ece

What is a predatory journal? Aswathi Pacha, The Hindu, NOVEMBER 28, 2017

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/what-is-a-predatory-journal/article61851094.ece


Science Journals Sting Raises Troubling Questions About UGC's Publication Rule for PhDs, 22/MAR/2017, The Wire

https://thewire.in/science/fake-editor-predatory-journals

Bogus journals weighing down research in India Academic research in India is plagued by predatory publishing. Reseachers are increasingly opting for these journals, which are run without any peer-review procedures.Apr 04, 2017, Hindustan Times

https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/bogus-journals-weighing-down-research-in-india/story-vZ4PaAhY2sEZXTl0fnl8eO.html

88% of journals in UGC's white list are predatory, finds study, MARCH 22, 2018, The Hindu

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/dubious-journals-abound/article23325569.ece


Why India is striking back against predatory journals, 02 July 2019 , Nature

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02023-7

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