India’s Fight Against Predatory Journals: An Interview with Professor Bhushan Patwardhan

Predatory journals find most of their prey in developing countries, and in particular, among emerging economies where research output is rapidly growing. Professor Patwardhan is a researcher and the founder of a medical journal published by Elsevier. He is also the current Vice Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) which plays a key part in India’s anti-predatory journals efforts. In this interview, Professor Patwardhan tells us about India’s battle against predatory journals.