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Re:Why I published in a predatory journal by thomasahle on Monday April 24, 2017 @10:04AM (#14184373)
> I don't feel like it's warranted to treat the journals customers as victims here.

He means they are victims of their universities' polices.

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Re:Why I published in a predatory journal by thaumasiotes on Monday April 24, 2017 @06:37PM (#14189074)
OK, so if the customers are victims of their universities, why would we call the journals who help them out "predatory"?

The quoted phrase, "a bunch of predator journals have emerged to lighten the purses of these poor folks", clearly implies that the journals are out to hurt their customers.

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