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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.
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The first author would like to acknowledge the Young Researchers and Elite club, Semnan branch, Islamic Azad University and the Semnan Science and Technology Park for “ADVANCE RESEARCH” courses and also experss his deepest gratitude to Professor Mohammad Hemmat Esfe for his viable and practical "ADVANCE RESEARCH" courses.
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Asadi, A., Rahbar, N., Asadi, M. et al. Online-Based Approaches to Identify Real Journals and Publishers from Hijacked Ones. Sci Eng Ethics 23, 305–308 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-015-9747-9
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