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Figure 5: Share of predatory documents in Scopus
by income groups, 2013 - 2015 (%)

5%

% of predatory documents in the country's total 4%
standalone journals

publishers
3%

2%

1%

0% Other non-OECD countries
OECD

High Upper middle Lower middle Low
income income income income

Source: Scopus (on 27th October 2016), Beall's lists (on 1st April 2016), authors' calculations.

Figure 6: Share of predatory documents in Scopus
by geographical area, 2013 - 2015 (%)

6%

standalone journals publishers

% of predatory documents in the country's total 5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Other non-OECD countries
OECD
East Central West
Europe Latin South Asia Asia Asia North Sub- Oceania
Africa Saharan
America Asia
Africa

Source: Scopus (on 27th October 2016), Beall's lists (on 1st April 2016), authors' calculations.

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