General advice
- Be cautious.
- Don't sign anything or send payment if you are unsure.
- Consider talking with Omsbud Office if you have submitted to an unethical publisher (graduate students can also reach out to the GSA's attorney on retainer)
If you are suddenly appointed an article to review without your consent*
- You are under no obligation to review something that you did not volunteer for.
- You may want to contact the publisher and tell them that you did not agree to a review and/or to not contact you again.
- You can add the sender's email to your junk/spam list.
If your name is misappropriated** or you submit a manuscript to an unethical publisher
- Contact the journal/publisher immediately and ask that they take your name off of all of their materials.
- Make it clear in other venues that you do not associate with the publication.
- Consider talking with the Omsbud Office (graduate students can also reach out to the GSA's attorney on retainer)
* Yes, this happens.
** Predatory publishers have been known to list peoples' names as editors, board members, or reviewers without their knowledge.
