[ takes a stand against editorial predation].

Warnings against predatory journals get stronger. Designed to capture manuscripts with the promise of rapid publication, the main aim of these journals is to charge abusive publication fees. Sometimes boasting imaginary impact factors, they are not indexed and offer no guarantee of visibility, accessibility or durability of the published article.

The painstaking discovery of the hidden face of the human plasmodia.

The difficulties encountered in the discovery of the exoerythrocytic stage of asexual cycle of human plasmodia are described. These illustrate how deference towards scientific orthodoxy and a degree of reluctance to question and to criticise can delay advances in knowledge.