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15 paź 2024 · November 3, 2023: The literary agency Writers House recently alerted the Authors Guild that someone is impersonating one of its agents, Merrilee Heifetz, via email. The scammer is reaching out to authors claiming to be Heifetz and saying they work for an agency called Lighthouse Literary.
11 sty 2017 · Spend a few minutes searching on the following websites for the publisher or journal in question: Beall’s List (scholarlyoa.com), which contains blacklisted publishers and journals, as well as so-called hijacked journals; and PubPeer, a popular, anonymous database that allows you to search for misconduct among individual researchers.
26 paź 2021 · Quasi-predatory journals would reveal poor-quality or ignored reviews. High-status journals coasting on reputation might also be exposed.
11 sie 2022 · Deceptive, sham, and hoax publishing operations have become an unfortunate reality in online journal market. Some basic tips can help you avoid falling prey to their scheme. Consider these questions: 1. "Where is this journal indexed?"
21 sie 2019 · While you're on the internet, check out Writer Beware, a blog with up-to-date news about publishing scams of all kinds. In the sidebar of the site is a blacklist of companies that have been identified as predatory — if the company you're dealing with appears in this list, it’s a clear no-go.
6 lip 2023 · I got several SPAM messages about conferences every week and know that most of them are scams, and can easily figure out what the scammers want (attend a weak conference, be an "estimated invited speaker", send credit card info, etc.)
How can you check if a journal is predatory? There are a couple of sites you can use which will help. For open access journals, the Directory of Open Access Journals. or. the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association. should confirm a journal’s authenticity if you are in any doubt.
