A reproducible OpenAlex graph pipeline shows that broad disciplinary scope, not citation insularity, is the robust structural signal of problematic venues, and that PageRank-based journal prestige is about ten times more resistant to injected citation cartels than count-based indicators.
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A Graph Approach to the Academic Publishing Network: A Heterogeneous Model and Structural Screening over OpenAlex Open Data
A reproducible OpenAlex graph pipeline shows that broad disciplinary scope, not citation insularity, is the robust structural signal of problematic venues, and that PageRank-based journal prestige is about ten times more resistant to injected citation cartels than count-based indicators.