Hijacked Journals

Hijacked Journals

This is a list of hijacked journals created by a librarian Jeffrey Beall. Any updates to the list will be posted below it.

Sometimes someone will create a counterfeit website that pretends to be the website of a legitimate scholarly journal. The website creators then solicit manuscript submissions for the hijacked version of the journal, pocketing the money. In some cases, the legitimate versions of the journals are only published in print form and they may not have websites.

In the table below, the hijacker is listed in the left column; the corresponding authentic version of the journal is on the right. In cases where no website can be found for the original journal, a link is made to a bibliographic record for the journal.

Hijacker/Predatory JournalAuthentic Journal
ACADEMIE ROYALE DES SCIENCES D OUTRE-MER BULLETIN DES SEANCESBulletin des séances- Académie royale des sciences d’outre-mer
Acoreana Journal (Journal of Acoreana)Açoreana: revista de estudos açoreanos
Acta BioethicaActa Bioethica
ACTA CIRURGICA BRASILEIRAActa cirúrgica Brasileira
AfinidadAfinidad
AGROCHIMICAAgrochimica
AIMS Report JournalAIMS report
The Journal of AlbertianaAlbertiana
Amoeba JournalAmoeba: NJN-mededelingenblad
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Anare Research NotesANARE Research Notes
Journal AndamiosAndamios, Revista de Investigación Social
ANDRIAS JOURNALAndrias
Archives des Sciences or hereArchives des Sciences
Aula OrientalisAula Orientalis
Ayer Also hereAyer: Revista de Historia Contemporánea
Baltica JournalBaltica
BEITRAEGE ZUM NATURSCHUTZ IN DER SCHWEIZ(Switzerland Nature)Beiträge zum Naturschutz in der Schweiz
Blue Jay JournalBlue jay
Bothalia JournalBothalia – African Biodiversity & Conservation
BradleyaBradleya
Buletin Teknologi Tanaman also hereBuletin Teknologi Tanaman
Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of SciencesBulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences
BusqueretEs Busqueret
CADMO JOURNALCADMO
Cahiers des sciences naturellesLes cahiers des sciences naturelles
CAHIERS DE PAIOLIVELes Cahiers de Païolive
CEPAL Review CEPAL Review
Chemical and Process EngineeringChemical and Process Engineering
Chemical Modelling JournalChemical Modelling: Applications and Theory
Ciência e técnicaCiência e técnica vitivinícola
Comptes rendus de l’Académie bulgare des SciencesComptes rendus de l’Académie bulgare des Sciences
COMUNICACOES INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACAO CIENTIFICA TROPICAL SERIE CIENCIAS BIOLOGICASComunicações. Série de ciéncias biológicas
Contributions in ScienceContributions in Science
DorianaDoriana : supplemento agli Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale “G. Doria.”
DU Journal Published By Verlad Niggli AG (VNA)Du
ECOLOGIEEcologie
Education JournalEducation
Electronics Information & PlanningElectronics information & planning
EmergenciasEmergencias
Ephemera Also here.Ephemera: revue d’éphéméroptérologie
EpistemologiaEpistemologia
EUROPE – REVUE LITTERAIRE MENSUELLEEurope : revue mensuelle
FABRERIES JOURNALFabreries
FAUNA ROSSII I SOPREDEL NYKH STRANFauna Rossii i sopredelʹnykh stran
FOURRAGES (and here)Fourrages (updated URL)
GAIA-ATHENS JournalGaia
GAZI UNIVERTESI GAZI EGITIM FAKULTESI (GUGEF) journalGazi University Journal of Gazi Educational Faculty (Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, GEFAD)
GMP ReviewGMP Review
Hermes Journal FranceHermès
Hospital Materials ManagementHospital material$ management
HFSP JOURNALHFSP journal: frontiers of interdisciplinary research in the life sciences
Iheringia Série BotânicaIheringia. Série botânica
Journal of Information System ManagementInformation Systems Management
Interciencia Association (also Interciencia Journal)Interciencia
International Journal of Academic Research (IJAR)International Journal of Academic Research
International Journal of Game TheoryInternational Journal of Game Theory
International Review of Social PsychologyLa Revue internationale de psychologie sociale
JNCC REPORTJNCC report series
Journal of Engineering Technology (JoET)Journal of Engineering Technology (JET)
Journal of Information System[s] ManagementInformation Systems Management
Journal of Psychology and TheologyJournal of Psychology & Theology
JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES BHUTANJournal of renewable natural resources, Bhutan
Journal of TechnologyJournal of Technology
Jokull JournalJökull
JNSS: Journal Namibia Scientific SocietyJournal / Namibia Scientific Society
Jurnal akademik: Indonesia Academic JournalJurnal akademik
Kasmera Journal (Revista Kasmera)Kasmera
KUROSHIOKuroshio
LUDUS VITALISLudus vitalis: revista de filosofía de las ciencias de la vida
MAGNT Research ReportMAGNT Research Report
MartiniaMartinia: bulletin de liaison des Odonatologues de France
MeanjinMeanjin
Mitteilungen KlosterneuburgMitteilungen Klosterneuburg
MULTITEMASMultitemas
Nationalpark Berchtesgaden ForschungsberichtNationalpark Berchtesgaden: Forschungsberichte
Nationalpark-Forschung in der SchweizNationalpark-Forschung in der Schweiz
The Naturalist JournalThe Naturalist
Nautilus JournalThe Nautilus
NaturaNatura: orgaan der Nederlandsche Natuurhistorische Vereeniging
ODJELJENJA PRIRODNIKH NAUKA CRNOGORSKA AKADEMIJA NAUKA I UMJETNOSTI GLASNIK
Odjeljenje prirodnih nauka
Odonatological Abstract ServiceOdonatological abstract service
OTECHESTVENNAYA ISTORIYA JournalРоссийская история = Rossiĭskai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡
PenseeLa Pensée
PHILIPPINE SCIENTISTPhilippine scientist
Ponte: International Scientific Researches Journal (also here)Il ponte: rivista mensile
PraeParatorDer Präparator
PHYTON Annales Rei BotanicaePhyton: annales rei botanicae
Recht & PsychiatrieRecht & Psychiatrie
Reef Resources Assessment and Management Technical PaperReef resources assessment and management: technical paper
Research-Technology Management (Res Tech Manag)Research-Technology Management (RTM)
The Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
SALMAGUNDISalmagundi: a quarterly of the humanities & social sciences
Revista Técnica de la Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad del ZuliaRevista Técnica de la Facultad de Ingeniería. Universidad del Zulia
REVUE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE-OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIESRevue scientifique et technique
SaussureaSaussurea, journal de la Société botanique de Genève
SCANDIA (also here)Scandia: Tidskrift för historisk forskning (also here)
Scientia GuaianaeScientia Guaianae : a series on natural sciences of the Guayana region
Scientific KhyberScientific khyber
Social Behavior and Personality: an international journalSocial Behavior and Personality: an international journal
South African Journal of Business Management also hereSouth African Journal of Business Management
Survey MethodologySurvey Methodology
Sylwan (English ed.)Sylwan (new website here)
Systems science journalSystems science
TECH REV: Technology Review journalMIT Technology Review
TERAPEVTICHESKII ARKHIVTerapevticheskiĭ arkhiv
TEKSTIL JOURNAL CROATIATekstil
Transactions of the Natural History Society of NorthumbriaTransactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria
Transylvanian Review (old url)Transylvanian Review
VeligerThe Veliger
VERIFICHEVerifiche: Rivista di scienze umane
VITAE-REVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE QUIMICA FARMACEUTICAVitae, la revista de la Facultad de Química Farmacéutica
Walia JournalWalia, journal of the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society
WIWO ReportWIWO report
WulfeniaWulfenia

Last updated: December 19, 2016

Update

Hijacker/Predatory JournalAuthentic Journal
Adalya JournalADALYA – The Annual of the Koç University AKMED
AegaeumAegaeum: annales d’archeologie egeenne de l’Universite de Liege (inactive) and here (inactive)
AgrocienciaAgrociencia
ARCTIC JournalARCTIC Journal
BOREAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCHBoreal Environment Research
CCAMLR ScienceCCAMLR Science
High Technology LettersHigh Technology Letters (English Edition)
International Medical JournalInternational Medical Journal
Journal of Southwest Jiaotong UniversityXinan Jiaotong Daxue Xuebao / Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University
Journal of Talent Development and Excellence (JTDE)Talent Development and Excellence (old website here – not working)
Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (JUSST)Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Journal of Xi’an Shiyou UniversityJournal of Xi’an Shiyou University (Natural Science Edition) (defunct)
Journal of Xi’an University of Architecture & TechnologyJournal of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (Natural Science Edition)
Journal of Xidian UniversityJournal of Xidian University
Liverpool University Press (fake publisher)Liverpool University Press (authentic publisher)
Opción (unsafe URL)Opción
Paideuma Journal of Research (also here)PAIDEUMA
POLISH POLAR RESEARCHPolish Polar Research
Preslia JournalPreslia – The Journal of the Czech Botanical Society
REVISTA DE EDUCACIONRevista de Educación
Revistas Electrónicas UACh (AUS Journal) and hereRevistas Electrónicas UACh (AUS Journal)
Technology Reports of Kansai UniversityScience and Technology Reports of Kansai University
TEST: Engineering & ManagementTest Engineering and Management (inactive)
Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and RehabilitationTürk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi (Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation)

Last updated December 8, 2021