Fake on line journals with Real names

[Cairenn]

As some of y'all know, I have big interest in medieval history. This showed up from one of the sites I like on FB


http://scholarlyoa.com/2013/08/13/icelandic-journal/

The old print journal Jökull, published in Iceland since 1951, has been hijacked. The hijackers set up two bogus web sites for the journal and are accepting article submissions.


In earlier blog posts, I reported the identity thefts of two print journals, namely, Archives des Sciences and Wulfenia. In a journal hijacking, the culprits target a respected print journal that does not have a prominent website. Then they create a new website, stealing the identity of the legitimate journal.

Their goal is to steal the reputation and brand value of the journal and then invite submissions to the counterfeit online journal, charging authors fees to publish their articles there.

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Just another problem when looking for facts.