The Lure of the Podium: The Seductive Appeal of Predatory Conference Speaker Invitations

Manuel B Garcia1,2

  • 1College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph.

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