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Predatory publishing and journals: how to address a profitable and ubiquitous business

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  1. Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Occupational Unit of the Department of Woman/Child and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Roma, Italy

    F. Chirico

  2. Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Department of Woman/Child and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Fondazione Policlino “A Gemelli”, IRCSS, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    N. Magnavita

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Chirico, F., Magnavita, N. Predatory publishing and journals: how to address a profitable and ubiquitous business. Acta Neurochir 163, 2391–2392 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-020-04684-0

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