Uploading garbage files to the DOI system of a journal: a new type of misconduct |
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| Authors: | Kyu Won JUNG Elizabeth WAGERxyv Sun HUH |
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| Institution: | 1. Hanyang University, , Korea;2. Sideview, , United Kingdom;3. Hallym University, , Korea |
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| Abstract: | We report an unusual case in which garbage files were uploaded to the DOI system of a Korean scholarly journal (Journal of Educational Evaluation of Health Professions). This was a deliberate attack to disrupt the journal so that the DOI pages were directed to an invalid page. It was a mysterious type of attack that had never previously occurred in the DOI system. This behaviour can therefore be considered as a new type of misconduct. From the legal viewpoint, this action may be considered a criminal offence, under Korean law, to disrupt a national institute which publishes a journal on the basis of its constituting interference with a government office in the execution of its duties. We report this strange case so that publishers and editors can be alert to this new type of cyber‐crime and to help them prevent any reoccurrence. |
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