How to Avoid Hijacked Journals? Recommendations for Journals and Authors

This paper reviews the proliferation of hijacked journals in scientific communication. Hijacked journals mimic genuine journals, deceive potential authors, use more sophisticated methods of fraud and compromise the content and information of legitimate journals in international and national scientometric databases. The lists of hijacked journals are not replenished regularly and this creates a challenge to the international and Russian academic community. In order to warn authors and journals, this paper reviews the characteristics of hijacked journals and presents recommendations on how to avoid fake journals.