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I have several comments to make after reading Clark and Smith’s courageous editorial on predatory journals.1 Firstly, I worry that my 240 plus publications in peer reviewed journals indexed in PubMed,2 with zero publications in predatory journals, may be adulterated and devalued because pseudo-academics can pay for publication in predatory journals. This phenomenon could retard my academic advancement. Secondly, the authors emphasise the damage from predatory publishing in lower income countries. I …
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