The real publication time of the paper is the publication date, that is, the publication date printed in the journal, not the date of obtaining the journal. For example, a journal printed on it is 10 this year, but the real publication date is February next year. It is entirely possible that the author has not been cheated.

If the author wants to evaluate the professional title, it must be published this year, but the author will not get the periodical until next year. Even so, it can be passed, because the publication time is calculated according to the number of printed issues, and the author is not illegal.

In addition, there are indeed scammers who use the author's unfamiliarity and ignorance of the published knowledge to deceive the author. Especially at this point in time, it is nonsense. They also use this time difference to fool the author. Don't be fooled.