Journal hijacking

Journal hijacking refers to the brandjacking of a legitimate academic journal by a malicious third party. Typically, the imposter journal sets up a fraudulent website for the purpose of offering scholars the opportunity to rapidly publish their research online for a fee.[1][2][3] The term hijacked journal may refer to either the fraud[4] or the legitimate journal.[5] The fraudulent journals are also known as "clone journals".[6] Similar hijacking can occur with academic conferences.[2][7]

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  5. ^ Menon, Varun G. (18 July 2018). "How are Predatory Publishers Preying on Uninformed Scholars? Don't Be a Victim". Online Educational Symposium Series. IGI Global.
  6. ^ Asim, Zeeshan; Sorooshian, Shahryar (13 January 2020). "Clone journals: a threat to medical research". Sao Paulo Medical Journal. 137 (6): 550–551. doi:10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0370160919. PMC 9754270. PMID 31939492.
  7. ^ Kolata, Gina (7 April 2013). "For Scientists, an Exploding World of Pseudo-Academia". The New York Times.