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The Splendors and Miseries of Open Access Scientific Publishing in Ukraine

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  • Andriy Novikov

    (Department of Biosystematics and Evolution, State Museum of Natural History NAS of Ukraine, Teatralna str. 18, 79008 Lviv, Ukraine
    Department of Botany, Biology Faculty, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskoho str. 4, 79004 Lviv, Ukraine)

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The letter represents the author’s opinion on the reasons and background of the actively developing practice of unconscientious open access scientific publishing, as well as briefly discussing the current condition of academic publishing and indexation in Ukraine.

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  • Andriy Novikov, 2020. "The Splendors and Miseries of Open Access Scientific Publishing in Ukraine," Publications, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-4, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:8:y:2020:i:1:p:16-:d:334676
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