Article Title

Substantive Criminal Protection of Scientific Journals from Phishing: A Comparative Study

Authors

Omar Abdul Majid Mosbih Dr., University of Sultan QaboosFollow

Abstract

The Academic sector faces many threats relating to ensuring its quality including the spread out of phishing for scientific journals done by cyber criminals with the aim of collecting money through the activities of researchers.

Academic phishing is considered one of the most noticed activities in the field of electronic publishing, especially in the use of knowledge at the electronic environment and the use of information circulation via the internet technology.

However, there are negative effects resulting from electronic phishing of scientific journals. Such effects represented in the loss of the academic work done by the researchers or that of the supporting institutions, in addition to the negative economic effects representing in the loss of monies or the seizure of bank accounts or private credit cards of researchers.

For carrying out of this study, two sections will be under consideration. Section one dealt with general provisions relating to the question phishing sites of scientific journals. Section Two devoted to the discussion of the penal and technical protection of the addresses of the web domain of scientific journals.

Recommended Citation

Mosbih, Omar Abdul Majid Dr. (2023) "Substantive Criminal Protection of Scientific Journals from Phishing: A Comparative Study," مجلة جامعة الإمارات للبحوث القانونية UAEU LAW JOURNAL: Vol. 93: No. 93, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/sharia_and_law/vol93/iss93/4