[Irtalk] Scholar Accused of Bogus Boost to Google Rating @insidehighered

[Hilton Gibson]

Beall said via email: “This means that Google Scholar cannot be trusted as
a source for scholarly metrics. Using predatory publishers, researchers can
easily, dishonestly, and quickly increase the metrics that Google Scholars
records for them.”

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/01/21/scholar-accused-bogus-boost-google-rating
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