The Asiatic Society of Mumbai said in a tweet that its annual journal was being ‘cloned’ by some and people were told to pay for their papers to be published in the prestigious journal. The iconic institution housed in the magnificent Town Hall overlooking Horniman Circle Garden warned persons that the journal was cloned. The Asiatic Society said it does not ask for payments for papers submitted for publication. It does not guarantee publication. Submissions are selected after a rigorous whetting process. The society’s tweet had ‘Imposter Alert’ emblazoned across it in giant letters. It also warned that it was not responsible if people paid money to parties for ‘publication’.

An extensive report in this paper highlighted the red-flagging done by the society, with the president stating that they were thinking about filing a police complaint.