Dear Leena Chandrashekar ,

The journal “JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory” that published the plagiarized paper: http://www.jctjournal.com/

Well…A lot is going on with this journal:

The real journal used to be published by “Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition (U.S.)”. See also: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/4000149407

The original description was “JAC is a peer-reviewed journal that serves as forum for scholars interested in theoretical approaches to the interdisciplinary study of rhetoric, writing, multiple literacies, and politics. JAC publishes four book-length issues a year, featuring articles, interviews, essays, review essays, and reviews.” See also:

https://id.loc.gov/resources/works/16888591.html

https://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?fq=str_title_serial%3AJAC%3A+A+Journal+of+Composition+Theory&src=ark&start=0

A real paper is for example:

Jacobs, D. (2005). What's Hope Got to Do With It?: Theorizing Hope in Education. JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, 25(4), 783. (see enclosed file original journal)

An example of a paper in the fake journal is:

Ghosh, C., & Mukherjee, S. A Study on Production Trend Analysis of Selected Home Appliances for Economic Development in India at Near Future (2005-2022). (see enclosed fake journal)

I think this is sad example of a hijacked journal that cloned (part of) the original journal. The claim of a Scopus indexed (while this is discontinued in 2014) is totally unrelated to the real journal (that I think stopped in 2014).

The fake journal is looking at the website (JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory) a mess:

-Full of misleading metrics: https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/

-No (real) contact info (and only a Gmail address)

-Most of the archive is empty

-The scope changed to basically…everything

-100% sure that the UGC approved claim is false

I am afraid that you are dealing with a fraudulent journal that will do nothing about your problem (since everything they do is criminal). It is possible that the authors are acting unethical as you presume but it is also possible that the names are fake (these type of journals often do these type of things to suggest that they have a lot of content by stealing papers and add fake namens and randomly add certain affiliations).

Best regards.

PS. I will add this journal to my list of recent hijacked journals I come across here on RG:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/New_very_misleading_type_of_scam_Anyone_with_recent_examples

JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory

This journal has published the paper ...which is a complete copy of my ieee conference paper ...how unethical

Please write to the journal authority mentioning that and also attach proof of the same. I have checked the journal site and found it is suspecious one and paid journal. Also, wirte to the head of that institution where they belong and explain everything. The need such type of treatment only. All the best!

Write a mail to the Editor-in-Chief of "JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory" cc to the HOD, Dept of EEE, MRIET, Hyderabad to take further action immediately.

You can also inform the matter to the conference authority.

Similar thing happened to one of my colleagues. She have submitted ta manuscript to one of the reputed journals. They rejected the paper. But the same is published by a person in some other institution. We have mailed to the editor of the journal and also to the institution. So far, no response. Please suggest what to do next?

Dear Leena Chandrashekar ,

The journal “JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory” that published the plagiarized paper: http://www.jctjournal.com/

Well…A lot is going on with this journal:

The real journal used to be published by “Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition (U.S.)”. See also: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/4000149407

The original description was “JAC is a peer-reviewed journal that serves as forum for scholars interested in theoretical approaches to the interdisciplinary study of rhetoric, writing, multiple literacies, and politics. JAC publishes four book-length issues a year, featuring articles, interviews, essays, review essays, and reviews.” See also:

https://id.loc.gov/resources/works/16888591.html

https://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?fq=str_title_serial%3AJAC%3A+A+Journal+of+Composition+Theory&src=ark&start=0

A real paper is for example:

Jacobs, D. (2005). What's Hope Got to Do With It?: Theorizing Hope in Education. JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, 25(4), 783. (see enclosed file original journal)

An example of a paper in the fake journal is:

Ghosh, C., & Mukherjee, S. A Study on Production Trend Analysis of Selected Home Appliances for Economic Development in India at Near Future (2005-2022). (see enclosed fake journal)

I think this is sad example of a hijacked journal that cloned (part of) the original journal. The claim of a Scopus indexed (while this is discontinued in 2014) is totally unrelated to the real journal (that I think stopped in 2014).

The fake journal is looking at the website (JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory) a mess:

-Full of misleading metrics: https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/

-No (real) contact info (and only a Gmail address)

-Most of the archive is empty

-The scope changed to basically…everything

-100% sure that the UGC approved claim is false

I am afraid that you are dealing with a fraudulent journal that will do nothing about your problem (since everything they do is criminal). It is possible that the authors are acting unethical as you presume but it is also possible that the names are fake (these type of journals often do these type of things to suggest that they have a lot of content by stealing papers and add fake namens and randomly add certain affiliations).

Best regards.

PS. I will add this journal to my list of recent hijacked journals I come across here on RG:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/New_very_misleading_type_of_scam_Anyone_with_recent_examples

Your case is easy since your paper appeared before theirs. Lodge an official complaint and demand retraction of the article. Else sue the journal.

It is so unfortunate that journals are allowing thus to happen. I gave witnessed some collegues of mine have habbit of recycling data tens of times and passing through the dubious journals and sometimes through reputed ones as well. I have seen only one got retracted but still tens of them are around.

Hi, If you have published your paper, you can send an email to editor-in-chief of the journal in which your conference paper had been copied, and request to investigate this claim. They will follow your request.

If any of the Authors are here, notify them. Shameful!