Comments on: Two Print Journals Completely Hijacked by Online Hoodlums

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:11:59 +0000

I am wondering if the staff of the legitimate journal (Wulfenia) are aware of such websites why this fake website is still working and has not been blocked!!!
Why they are not serious about the reputation of their journal?

By: Uważajcie na fałszywe czasopisma. Oszuści nie śpią | Warsztat badacza

Uważajcie na fałszywe czasopisma. Oszuści nie śpią | Warsztat badacza — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:06:40 +0000

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By: Rammohan

Rammohan — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:37:19 +0000

If it is fake, how come they can have same ISSN

By: Dr-Farooq Ahmad Gujar

Dr-Farooq Ahmad Gujar — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:39:33 +0000

yes i got they are fraud
pure fraud

By: daqrouq

daqrouq — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:15:42 +0000

They used the identity of other journal that is not online, it means it has no website. So that u check their ISSN in thomson, actiouly u see it is indexed but this index is for the other print only journal with same name

By: Respected Swiss Journal Hijacked by Unknown Criminals « Scholarly Open Access

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:18:44 +0000

[...] SPHN did not know about this issue until a few weeks after I wrote about it in early September of this year. Later, the offending website was blocked from the [...]

By: Jeffrey Beall

Jeffrey Beall — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:14:37 +0000

Having an ISSN number is not an indicator of quality. Any journal can get an ISSN number for free, without any barriers.

Also, many journals create fake impact factors or falsely state that they have earned an impact factor. I recommend avoiding journals/publishers on my lists and talking to senior researchers in your field — they will know the best journals.

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:08:24 +0000

I am too among suffered authors. Mostly, we checked ISI status from thomsonreuters website(http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/) based on ISSN and Name.Further, impact factor is verified on the basis of ISSN and Name from ISI web of knowledge website (http://www.webofknowledge.com).`Both verification were correct about these two fake Journals. We should contact Editor in Chief of main Journals regarding published papers. May be they help us from such sufferings. Moreover, there must be a mechanism to check webiste of the respective Journal in addition to ISSN number and Journal name by ISI web of Knowledge and thomsonreuters.

By: haitham yacoub

haitham yacoub — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:08:49 +0000

I already sent my paper to archives des sciences and paied to their, What is the action to published paper?

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 12:14:46 +0000

Correct websites of Journals

1. http://www.unige.ch/sphn/ [ARCHIVES DES SCIENCES]
2. http://www.landesmuseum.ktn.gv.at/210226w_DE.htm?seite=15 [Wulfenia]