Hijacked journals are duplicate or fake websites of legitimate ones utilizing the title, ISSN and other information of the reputable journal. They are often created by a malicious third party for the purpose of fraudulently offering academicians the opportunity to rapidly publish their research online for a fee [1,2].
In this blog Dr. Varun G Menon, Associate Professor at SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, India, alerts researchers to the threat posed by hijacked journals to their career and to the scholarly community, and provides tips for spotting and avoiding them. In this article, the term ‘hijacked journal’ refers to the fake version of the original legitimate journal [3].
To read the full article, please visit:
https://publons.com/blog/hijacked-journals-what-they-are-and-how-to-avoid-them/ (Accessed on July 23, 2019)
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