This email address ([email protected]) has recently been associated with numerous scientific journals:
Bulletin of National Institute of Health Sciences
AZERBAIJAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
General Medicine
Zhonghua yi shi za zhi (Beijing, China : 1980)
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is there any explaination ?
Dear Mounir Ouzir
Wow! You stumbled on a pool of deception. All the titles have issues:
Bulletin of National Institute of Health Sciences The website https://www.healthsciencesbulletin.com is the hijacked version of the genuine journal and already identified and listed here https://retractionwatch.com/the-retraction-watch-hijacked-journal-checker/
The legit (exclusively Japanese) title (with website https://www.nihs.go.jp/library/hakkounen.htm ) is indeed Scopus indexed https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/40595 (and looking at Scopus content coverage published 7 papers in 2023 which corresponds with the real website’s info http://www.nihs.go.jp/library/eikenhoukoku/2023/000.pdf )
General Medicine The website https://www.general-medicine.com is the hijacked version of the legit (Bulgarian) journal (https://cml.mu-sofia.bg/CML/Obsta_Medicina/page21.html ). The fake version of this journal is recently discussed here on RG https://www.researchgate.net/post/Does_anyone_know_this_journal_General_Medicine_ISSN1311-1817
Azerbaijan Medical Journal is identified as a victim of hijacking as well https://retractionwatch.com/the-retraction-watch-hijacked-journal-checker/ The website mentioned in the list is already no longer functional (most likely because this website is exposed for being fake). The website now used https://www.azerbaijanmedicaljournal.net is fake. See for more discussion about this journal here on RG https://www.researchgate.net/post/Azerbaijan_Medical_Journal_this_is_a_fake_journal
The real website is https://www.azmedjournal.com/index.php/amz
Zhonghua yi shi za zhi (Beijing, China : 1980) The website https://www.zhyszzperiodicals-cn.net is the hijacked version and this fact is already identified and listed here https://retractionwatch.com/the-retraction-watch-hijacked-journal-checker/ This is an exclusively Chinese journal and the homepage is most likely https://rs.yiigle.com/cmaid/1474100see for other reliable info https://www.safetylit.org/week/journalpage.php?jid=16881
It is unbelievable how blunt these fraudsters operate and thanks to your find it is clear that quite often one and the same person (or group of persons) is behind these kind of criminal operation.
Best regards.
Dear Rob Keller
Thank you very much for your clarification.
Best regards
Dear Mounir Ouzir ,
I found another one that prominently mentions the Gmail account you identified. It is in the journal “Teikyo Medical Journal” which is already identified and listed here https://retractionwatch.com/the-retraction-watch-hijacked-journal-checker/ as well. The website https://www.teikyomedicaljournal.com/?page=302 is fake. There is even a YouTube item about them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJZyDWLvLGM I think the following site is the legit one http://www.med.teikyo-u.ac.jp/~zasshi/
The same is true for another find “International Medical Journal” The website https://www.seronijihou.com/?page=11 is fake. I think the real one is https://www.imj-1994.com The hijacked version of this journal is already identified and listed here https://retractionwatch.com/the-retraction-watch-hijacked-journal-checker/
Again, this seems to underline that one person (or group of persons) is behind a whole web of fake and misleading websites trying to attract (and victimize) unaware researchers.
Best regards.
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