Cloned journals develop a mirror image of reputed journals and attract more articles than predatory journals. Journal of Positive School Psychology (JPSP) is one such Scopus indexed journal that has been cloned and used as a case study for this article. JPSP (cloned journal) has published over 3,000 articles in its last four issues (2nd to 5th) of 2022. Volume 6 No.2 (2022) is of 6,302 pages, Volume 6 No.3 (2022) is of 10,210 pages, Volume 6 No.4 (2022) is of 11,881 pages, and Volume 6 No.5 (2022) is of 4,335 pages. While the Society of Psychology and Education publishes the genuine JPSP journal, its cloned version is published by ASR Research India. We surveyed cloned JPSP authors worldwide, 512 to be precise, to investigate the causes and consequences of cloned journal publications. Pressure to publish articles in Scopus indexed journals, quick publication, ease in publication, and difficulty detecting a cloned journal, are some of the multiple causes that have led authors to publish in the cloned journals. It was interesting to note that despite the JPSP authors knowing that they have published in a cloned journal and its consequences, they wish to take the publication forward and earn academic credits. Suggestions have been offered to curb such publications.

克隆期刊形成了知名期刊的镜像，并且比掠夺性期刊吸引了更多的文章。Journal of Positive School Psychology (JPSP) 是这样一份被 Scopus 索引的期刊，已被克隆并用作本文的案例研究。JPSP（克隆期刊）2022年最后四期（第2期至第5期）发表文章3000余篇。第6卷第2期（2022年）6302页，第6卷第3期（2022年）10210页，卷6卷4（2022）11881页，6卷5（2022）4335页。虽然心理学和教育学会出版了真正的 JPSP 期刊，但其克隆版本由 ASR Research India 出版。我们调查了全世界克隆的 JPSP 作者，准确地说是 512 位，以调查克隆期刊出版物的原因和后果。在 Scopus 索引期刊上发表文章的压力，快速发表、易于发表以及难以发现克隆期刊是导致作者在克隆期刊上发表文章的多种原因中的一些。有趣的是，尽管 JPSP 的作者知道他们在克隆期刊上发表了论文及其后果，但他们希望继续发表论文并获得学分。已经提出了遏制此类出版物的建议。