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Re:Why I published in a predatory journal by lostgame on Monday April 24, 2017 @12:44AM (#14182033)
With all this hubbub about 'fake news' - 'fake science' may be even more dangerous.
Re:Why I published in a predatory journal by jurie on Monday April 24, 2017 @12:55AM (#14182058)
This has got to be how anti-vaxers obtain their "peer reviewed", "scientific" studies...
Re:Why I published in a predatory journal by ocfnash on Monday April 24, 2017 @07:30AM (#14183404)
Unfortunately Wakefield's paper that essentially kicked off the "MMR vaccine controversy" was published by the Lancet. They eventually retracted but enormous damage was done (including deaths apparently).
Re:Why I published in a predatory journal by SOLAR_FIELDS on Monday April 24, 2017 @10:09AM (#14184412)
For the unknowing, the Lancet was at the time this paper was published considered to be a top-tier medical journal; the equivalent of Nature or Science for medicine.

I cannot speak to its prestige now, however. I'm sure that its reputation was somewhat damaged by publishing this paper but I imagine it's still considered a "good" journal.