A Rising Threat to the Integrity of Open Access Publishers Writers amp Institutions Issue at Hand Fraudulent Websites Fake websites that duplicate andor imitate official Open Access Publishing Portals ID: 279333
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Fake Websites Scams in Open Access Publishing
A Rising Threat to the Integrity of Open Access Publishers, Writers & Institutions.Slide2
Issue at HandFraudulent Websites:
Fake websites that duplicate and/or imitate official Open Access Publishing Portals
.
Contain no legitimacy whatsoever with any recognized institution
Prey upon desperate authors in a “publish or perish” situation in terms of academic/professional standing.Slide3
Modus Operandi of Fraudulent Web Publishing Scams
Similar-to-Original Names:
Adopt web-addresses & names with slight alpha-numeric alterations.
Duplicative Appearances:
Fake website’s appearance is made to look almost exactly like the original, often by making slight changes to the original source codes.Slide4
Modus Operandi of Fraudulent Web Publishing Scams
Offer of “Cheap” publication.
Offer fractional prices for publication under the tags of “Special Promotion Offer” etc. to unsuspected authors
Engaged in Inadequate Peer-review Systems
Use a time period of only 4-7 days to review the articles and then guarantee the publication even for a piece consisting entirely of gibberish.Slide5
Case Study“www.scialert.com”
Name Duplication
:
www.sci
E
alert.com
instead of
www.scialert.com
Data Duplication:
All data from the original website had been copied
exactly
in the phish site.Slide6
Case Study“www.scialert.com”
Alteration & Publication
:
Scammers published two articles in a journal taken from a link present at the original website.
Retreat:
After being promptly pointed-out, the scammers turned out to be Iran-based scientists.
Upon contact via telephone, the phishing website was taken down immediately and unpublished.Slide7
Name Duplication
Original
Fake
wwww.scialert.com
wwww.sci
e
alert.comSlide8
Data Duplication
Original
FakeSlide9
Targeted Link
Original
FakeSlide10
Targeted Journal
Original
FakeSlide11
Targeted Year
Original
FakeSlide12
Targeted Issues
Original
FakeSlide13
Targeted Article1
Original
FakeSlide14
Replacement of the article
Original
FakeSlide15
Targeted Article 2
Original
FakeSlide16
Replacement of the Article
Original
FakeSlide17
Another example of cybercrime in Scientific PublishingIdentity theft of Two European Science Journals by counterfeit journal websites
Crooked websites are masquerading as
Archives des Sciences( Switzerland)
and
Wulfenia
(Austria)
Austrian Police closed down a fake website in Austria but multiple replicas popped up on servers in other countries.
Ref: http://www.nature.com/news/sham-journals-scam-authors-1.12681Slide18
Threats & ChallengesPublishers:
Web portals vulnerable to phishing and duplication.
Possibility of Content Theft from web portals.
Damage to repute and social image within online publishing communities.
Possibility of Identity Theft of Existing registered users
.Slide19
Threats & ChallengesAuthors:
Financial Loss to fake publishing websites.
Personal Identity Theft.
Damage to personal repute due to shady publications.
Institutions
:
Risk of hiring wrong resources based on fake-publications.
Damage to organizational repute.
Risk of funding illegitimate projectsSlide20
Countermeasures & Prevention Protocols
Publishers
:
Increased monitoring for phishing websites & scams.
Enforcing Vigilant Cyber Security Initiatives.
Establishing Content Security Protocols on organizational & publication data.Slide21
Countermeasures & Prevention ProtocolsAuthors
:
Proper research before making financial commitments to any website.
Using secure & traceable protocols for online payments.
Emphasis upon content review before publishing.
Institutions
:
Standardized plagiarism & data structure control on submitted content.
Thorough background research on newly hired resources. Slide22
The Way ForwardScientific literacy must include the ability to recognize publishing fraud.
If you find any such cyber crime activity ,you must report to ACSE as ACSE aims to highlight and condemn such criminal activities related to scientific publishing.Slide23
The Way ForwardBy working together in collaboration with each other all stake holders can avoid becoming a victim to such online criminals.
ACSE aims to provide such comprehensive and official platform for stakeholders in scientific publishing where all of them can collaborate and work together to ensure mutual safety and progress along with implementing ethical practices.Slide24
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