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What you need to know about hijacked journals

Hijacked journals have come back into focus recently, and they can cause more damage than predatory journals to the scholarly record. Learn what they are and how to identify them.

Q: My research has been published in a predatory journal

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Fresh from graduation, I submitted my paper to Pediatrics and Therapeutics, a journal by Longdom Publishing. My paper got accepted only to find out that it is a predatory journal/publisher. They…
  • Asked on October 12, 2021
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What you have described is the typical modus operandi of predatory journals. They will make all kinds of threats just to…

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Q: Is World journal of surgery and surgical research a predatory journal?

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I want to submit my manuscript to World journal of surgery and surgical research, but it is not on PubMed. Does it mean it is a predatory journal?

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Whether a journal is indexed in PubMed or not is not the only indicator of the legitimacy of a journal…

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Q: Is American Journal of Nursing Science a predatory journal?

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I was invited by a journal named “American Journal of Nursing Science” to submit a manuscript. Its name is similar to “American Journal of Nursing”. Is American Journal of Nursing Science a…
  • Asked on June 16, 2021
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Thank you for your query. The commonly accepted characteristics of a predatory journal include poor quality of peer review,…

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Q: Asked to pay book publishing fee after more than a year

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I was asked to write a book chapter for intech open and they went away with publishing without asking me to pay the publishing fee. Now after a year and a half they are repeatedly asking me to pay…

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IntechOpen appears to be a publisher of open access books. In the open access model, payment of fees is expected as it allows readers…

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Q: Is this journal a predatory?

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Recently I submitted a manuscript to Japan Society of Civil Engineers. After that, I got an invitation for submission by other journal named Global Journal of Research in Engineering. Would it be…
  • Asked on May 6, 2021
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Thank you for your question. We completely understand your concern. It is not always…

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Q: How can I deal with a predatory journal?

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Four years ago (in 2017), I had submitted an article to a predatory journal. I was then a young scientist without any experience in this field. A month later the article was accepted and I…
  • Asked on April 3, 2021
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Thanks for providing all these details. It looks…

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Q: Could an invitation by SciMedicine Journal be considered authentic?

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I uploaded my paper on medRxiv, and was soon invited by a journal named SciMedicine Journal based in Italy. When I searched for this journal on DOAJ, it is not identified as a predatory journal.…
  • Asked on March 10, 2021
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We looked up SciMedicine Journal, putting it through the various checks on our predatory journal/publisher identifier…

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Q: Is [HSOA Journal of] Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation & Disabilities a predatory journal?

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I was invited to submit a paper by an international journal named [HSOA Journal of] Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation & Disabilities. Is this a predatory journal?

  • Asked on February 10, 2021
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Yes, it does seem to be so. Firstly, no international / quality journal approaches a researcher…

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Q: What happens if I don't want to pay a predatory journal?

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I submitted a paper to a journal. Upon request, they waived the full fees. All these talks occurred on email. However, they later published the article without informing me, and after two weeks,…
  • Asked on November 13, 2020
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It’s great that you are clear about what you want: no legal troubles. Don’t worry, there are…

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