Many researchers have fallen victim to predatory journals and conferences that openly advertise their journals online and feed unsuspecting desperate authors with wrong or fake information. Many Journals claim to be Scopus indexed while they are not. Conferences are up promising authors that accepted papers will be published in indexed journals and that is rarely true.
What should one do if they fall victim to such scams and is there any platform where they can be reported so that action can be taken against them?
Good source:
BEALL'S LIST OF POTENTIAL PREDATORY JOURNALS AND PUBLISHERS
https://beallslist.net/
Also, as a rule of thumb - any journal that actively contacts you and asks for submissions from you is predatory. Serious journals do not send out mass mailings or invitations.
Also List of Predatory Journals - https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/!
I would recommend using PubPeer and Retraction Watch as well for single journal articles.
Concerning actions against predatory journals, see these discussions:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Predatory_Publishing_How_to_solve_the_problem
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What-actions-can-be-taken-to-stopping-predatory-journals
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_are_your_thoughts_on_measures_to_curb_predatory_journals_in_the_academia
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Are_legal_actions_against_predatory_publishers_possible
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_are_government_authorities_unable_to_put_a_stop_to_predatory_journal_publishing
I would suggest report them on social media platforms , RG and Linkedin Account.
A blog can be started, another is start reporting to the concerned journal and index platform about such loopholes.
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