Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2017

January 3, 2017

2017

Each year at this time I formally announce my updated list of predatory publishers. Because the publisher list is now very large, and because I now publish four, continuously-updated lists, the annual releases do not include the actual lists but instead include statistical and explanatory data about the lists and links to them.

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United Nations-Sponsored, Chile-Based Journal is Hijacked

December 22, 2016

A screenshot of part of the hijacked journal’s website.

A scholarly journal sponsored by a United Nations organization and published in Chile has been hijacked, with the hijackers creating a counterfeit website and widely soliciting manuscript submissions. However, unlike most journal hijacking cases, in this case, the apparent perpetrator’s name and location are easily found.

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