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9In my field a fee of $400 is for sure not unheard of, and of course I can't know how broad "literally everything" actually is. If it's just one field, say chemistry, it doesn't necessarily indicate a scam. How sure are you that this is actually a scam, and on what basis?– Christian HennigCommented May 8 at 11:45
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15I don't know for sure, but I believe many of these may actually be at best "half scams" in the sense that somebody makes a lot of money not doing that much for it, however the actual conference may happen (i.e., organisers have at least organised something) including serious and proper scientific exchange among those who come, if probably not at a really high level.– Christian HennigCommented May 8 at 11:50
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5If you go, afterwards please write about it here. I'm curious. Personally I wouldn't worry about plagiarism that much by the way (this is a much worse way to make much money with little effort than charging a too high fee). But then I'm not speaking from experience.– Christian HennigCommented May 8 at 12:02
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4Can you find publications from previous conferences of them on the web, or even cited? You may well be right, but in that situation researching previous conferences by the same organisers may give you more information.– Christian HennigCommented May 8 at 12:06
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9I don't understand the concern about being plagiarised. Publication in the proceedings of a scam conference, or in a predatory journal, still establishes priority, no?– Daniel HattonCommented May 8 at 12:31
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