"predatory journal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: predatory journals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} predatory journal (plural predatory journals)
  1. (publishing) A publishing outlet that poses as a reputable academic journal, but will publish anything submitted for a fee. Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-predatory_journal-en-noun-1kJLSMox Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, publishing

Inflected forms

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