Knowledge and Influence of Predatory Journals in Dermatology: A Pan-Austrian Survey

• Main Authors: Georg Richtig (Author), Markus Richtig (Author), Wolfram Hoetzenecker (Author), Werner Saxinger (Author), Bernhard Lange-Asschenfeldt (Author), Andreas Steiner (Author), Robert Strohal (Author), Christian Posch (Author), Johann W. Bauer (Author), Robert R. Müllegger (Author), Teresa Deinlein (Author), Norbert Sepp (Author), Beatrix Volc-Platzer (Author), Van Anh Nguyen (Author), Matthias Schmuth (Author), Christoph Hoeller (Author), Gudrun Pregartner (Author), Erika Richtig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and influence of predatory journals in the field of dermatology in Austria. A total of 286 physicians (50.5% men) completed a questionnaire. The vast majority of subjects read scientific articles (n = 281, 98.3%) and took them into consideration in t...