A second chance for authors of hijacked journals to publish in legitimate journals

Authors

  • Mehrdad Mehrdad Editor-in-Chief, Electronic physician, Mashhad, Iran

Keywords:

Hijacked journal, Legitimate journal, duplicate publication

Abstract

This article proposes the republication of articles that have previously been published in counterfeit websites of hijacked journals. The paper also discusses the technical and ethical aspects of republishing such articles.  

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Published

2022-03-08

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2015): April-June 2015

Section

Articles

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