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Hijacked scientific journals: a warning to researchers
MartinsTGS, CostaALFA, MoncadaFJS, MartinsRV. Hijacked scientific journals: a warning to researchers. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2016;14(1):113. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016CE3632
Martins,Thiago Gonçalves dos Santos; Costa,Ana Luiza Fontes de Azevedo; Moncada,Francisco Javier Solano; Martins,Ricardo Vieira. Hijacked scientific journals: a warning to researchers. Einstein (Sao Paulo)., v. 14, n. 1, p. 113-113, Jan. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016CE3632
Martins,T.G.S., Costa,A.L.F.A., Moncada,F.J.S., & Martins,R.V. (2016). Hijacked scientific journals: a warning to researchers. Einstein (Sao Paulo).,14(1), 113-113. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016CE3632
Martins,Thiago Gonçalves dos Santos and Costa,Ana Luiza Fontes de Azevedo and Moncada,Francisco Javier Solano and Martins,Ricardo Vieira. Hijacked scientific journals: a warning to researchers. Einstein (Sao Paulo). [online]. 2016, vol. 14, n. 1, [cited 2025-09-06], pp.113-113. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/hijacked-scientific-journals-a-warning-to-researchers/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016CE3632
Figure 5
Risk of bias assessment of non-RCTs using the ROBINS-I tool
Non-RCT, nonrandomized controlled trial; ROBINS-I, Risk of Bias in Non-Randomized Studies-of Interventions
