A University of North Carolina Asheville research center cited an academic paper to help justify a grant for one of its health programs. But the journal that published that paper has drawn serious questions about its editorial practices, its publishing model, and its ties to a company a federal court found liable for fraud, according to a Carolina Journal investigation.
The paper appeared in the Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice (JHETP), a product of the North American Business Press (NABP), and was referenced in a grant report to the Dogwood Health Trust as justification for the North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness’s (NCCHW) Student Health Ambassadors (SHA) program.
The SHA program paid students to work on campuses across western North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate viral spread, provide health education, and promote student mental health…