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The New Predatory Attack on Algerian Researchers by the Brazilian Publisher South Florida Publishing
Every morning, the Algerian researcher wakes up to the sound of an email notification. He opens his eyes lazily to find a message from a new Brazilian publisher with an elegant name like South Florida Publishing.
The message begins with an enticing line: "We are a leading scientific journal indexed in ERIH+, and we know you are an outstanding researcher and would like to publish your impressive articles!" And here, the film begins!
The Targeted Researcher: The Promised Hero
The poor researcher, who can hardly balance his social responsibilities, teaching duties, scientific work, or preparations for his PhD defense, suddenly finds himself a star in the eyes of a Brazilian publisher thousands of kilometers away. He starts thinking:
"How did they know I'm outstanding?"
"ERIH+? That must be a prestigious global ranking!"
"The General Directorate of Scientific Research said yes? Then, that's fine!"
With such academic naivety, the researcher becomes the perfect prey in the trap of the predatory Brazilian publisher's network.
Brazilian Creativity: Turning Indexes into Traps
It seems that Brazilian journal publishers have mastered the art of using lists like ERIH+ as bait. They know very well that the Algerian researcher, under the pressure of promotion or obtaining a PhD, doesn’t ask many questions about the details. Just mentioning the word "indexed" and approved by the General Directorate of Research is enough to open the document gateway, and the researcher submits his work on a silver platter.
But the funny part of the story is that our new publisher, like his counterparts, didn’t just target researchers, but also used additional gimmicks:
Endless emails, as if we were in an election campaign.
Promises of "easy and fast" publication procedures.
And to add a dramatic touch, hints that it is "officially accepted."
We can’t help but congratulate the Brazilian publishers on their brilliant manipulation of the Algerian researcher.
Note: I’ve often received emails from fake and predatory publishers and journals that use the same tactics. However, when you look them up in official indexes, you can’t find them. Brazilian journals recently entered the ERIH+ index, the latest of which is South Florida Publishing, a predatory publisher. So, beware!
#PredatoryResearcher
#PredatoryJournal
#DrRibai
#FakeJournals
#PublishForTheSakeOfPublishing
#FastResearch
Every morning, the Algerian researcher wakes up to the sound of an email notification. He opens his eyes lazily to find a message from a new Brazilian publisher with an elegant name like South Florida Publishing.
The message begins with an enticing line: "We are a leading scientific journal indexed in ERIH+, and we know you are an outstanding researcher and would like to publish your impressive articles!" And here, the film begins!
The Targeted Researcher: The Promised Hero
The poor researcher, who can hardly balance his social responsibilities, teaching duties, scientific work, or preparations for his PhD defense, suddenly finds himself a star in the eyes of a Brazilian publisher thousands of kilometers away. He starts thinking:
"How did they know I'm outstanding?"
"ERIH+? That must be a prestigious global ranking!"
"The General Directorate of Scientific Research said yes? Then, that's fine!"
With such academic naivety, the researcher becomes the perfect prey in the trap of the predatory Brazilian publisher's network.
Brazilian Creativity: Turning Indexes into Traps
It seems that Brazilian journal publishers have mastered the art of using lists like ERIH+ as bait. They know very well that the Algerian researcher, under the pressure of promotion or obtaining a PhD, doesn’t ask many questions about the details. Just mentioning the word "indexed" and approved by the General Directorate of Research is enough to open the document gateway, and the researcher submits his work on a silver platter.
But the funny part of the story is that our new publisher, like his counterparts, didn’t just target researchers, but also used additional gimmicks:
Endless emails, as if we were in an election campaign.
Promises of "easy and fast" publication procedures.
And to add a dramatic touch, hints that it is "officially accepted."
We can’t help but congratulate the Brazilian publishers on their brilliant manipulation of the Algerian researcher.
Note: I’ve often received emails from fake and predatory publishers and journals that use the same tactics. However, when you look them up in official indexes, you can’t find them. Brazilian journals recently entered the ERIH+ index, the latest of which is South Florida Publishing, a predatory publisher. So, beware!
#PredatoryResearcher
#PredatoryJournal
#DrRibai
#FakeJournals
#PublishForTheSakeOfPublishing
#FastResearch