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Hitting rock bottom: The descent from predatory journals and conferences to the predatory PhD

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  • Philip Darbyshire
  • Mark Hayter
  • Kate Frazer
  • Robin Ion
  • Debra Jackson

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  • Philip Darbyshire & Mark Hayter & Kate Frazer & Robin Ion & Debra Jackson, 2020. "Hitting rock bottom: The descent from predatory journals and conferences to the predatory PhD," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(23-24), pages 4425-4428, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:29:y:2020:i:23-24:p:4425-4428
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15516
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