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Are you looking for reliable information on a topic? Do you need to present it in a written report? Here are some useful guidelines.
What information sources can you trust? Anyone can publish anything online! These sites give clear guidelines.
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Peer-reviewed (scholarly) journals are the gold standard for reliable information. But the recent rise of predatory publishers is leading to confusion (Bohannon 2013).
Predatory publication editors accept articles indiscriminately without rigorous reviews or fact-checking. Their typical business model is to print a range of open-access journals that collect publication fees from authors.
Before you publish in or cite a journal, it's wise to review the Think.Check.Submit. guidelines and check Cabell's whitelist:
