The Predatory Paradox: Ethics, Politics, and Practices in Contemporary Scholarly Publishing

by Karin Ardon-Dryer, Amy Koerber, Jesse C Starkey

In today's 'publish or perish' academic setting, the institutional prizing of quantity over quality has given rise to and perpetuated the dilemma of predatory publishing. Upon a close examination, however, the definition of 'predatory' itself becomes slippery, evading neat boxes or lists which might seek to easily define and guard against it. This volume serves to foreground a nuanced representation of this multifaceted issue. In such a rapidly evolving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805111345
• ISBN13: 9781805111344
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Open Book Publishers
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"