title: Online-Based Approaches to Identify Real Journals and Publishers from Hijacked Ones.
abstract: The aim of the present paper was to introduce some online-based approaches to evaluate scientific journals and publishers and to differentiate them from the hijacked ones, regardless of their disciplines. With the advent of open-access journals, many hijacked journals and publishers have deceitfully assumed the mantle of authenticity in order to take advantage of researchers and students. Although these hijacked journals and publishers can be identified through checking their advertisement techniques and their websites, these ways do not always result in their identification. There exist certain online-based approaches, such as using Master Journal List provided by Thomson Reuters, and Scopus database, and using the DOI of a paper, to certify the realness of a journal or publisher. It is indispensable that inexperienced students and researchers know these methods so as to identify hijacked journals and publishers with a higher level of probability.
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers and Elite Club, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran. Aminasadi64@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rahbar
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Meisam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Fahime
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Kokab
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khalili Paji
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards
keywords: Fake publishers; Hijacked journals; Open-access; Scientific journals