Predatory Practices in Scholarly Publishing and Knowledge Sharing

<p>This volume offers comprehensive examination of “predatory” practices in scholarly publishing and highlights emergent issues around predatory journals Open Access (OA) and scam conferences.</p><p>Chapters engage multiple methodologies including corpus discourse and genre analysis as well as historical and autoethnographic approaches to offer in-depth empirical analyses of the causes practices and implications of predatory practices for scholars. Contributors span a broad range of disciplines and geolocations presenting a diverse range of perspectives. The volume also outlines effective initiatives for the identification of predatory practices and considers steps to increase understanding of viable publishing options.</p><p>Providing a needed exploration of predatory research practices this book will appeal to scholars and researchers with interests in higher education publishing and communication ethics.</p>