Survey reveals the impact of open access awareness and predatory publishing traps on academic staff progression, highlighting significant career risks.
This study examined the combined effect of open access (OA) publishing awareness and predatory publishing exposure on the career advancement of academic staff in two federal universities in South-South Nigeria: the University of Benin and the University of Port Harcourt. A descriptive survey design was adopted. A sample of 300 lecturers was drawn from a population of 2,347 academics using the Taro Yamane formula. A structured questionnaire validated by experts (Cronbach's alpha = 0.83) was used
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