Predatory Publisher Organizes Conference Using Same Name as Legitimate Conference
The predatory publisher WASET (World Association of Science, Engineering and Technology) is organizing a conference using the exact same name as a...
Common Challenges Students Face When Studying Abroad
We all have some big goals and ambitions that motive us to work hard every day. Reaching big goals without...
How to Afford College on Your Own
Attending college should be some of the best years of your life. Unfortunately, this can be stressful if you are...
Publisher’s Journals Boast Amazingly High Impact Factors
The International Academy, Research, and Industry Association (IARIA) is a publisher and conference organizer whose scholarly journals claim some of the highest...
5 Tips for Passing Your PMP Certification Exam on the First Try
Studying is a process many people don’t love for a variety of reasons. Just think about it, reading something you...
Bogus New Impact Factor Appears
The latest bogus scholarly metric to appear is International Impact Factor Services (IIFS). If you need a laugh, I recommend that you...
5 Things You Need To Earn A CCIE Security Certification
Becoming an IT expert is by no means an easy task. With that in mind, you can only imagine how...
OMICS Goes from “Predatory Publishing” to “Predatory Meetings”
By Jeffrey Beall and Richard Levine
Previous blog posts have described and documented examples of OMICS Group’s unethical practices, including sending personal invitations...
More Pseudo-Science from Swiss / Chinese Publisher MDPI
I’ve written several blog posts documenting the Swiss / Chinese publisher MDPI’s practice of publishing junk science, articles that few, if any,...
Introduction to “Super Closed Access Journals”
There is a new class of scholarly journal. These journals are not open-access. You can’t purchase their articles individually. Individuals...
