Austin Publishing Group sports an unbelievable number of journals, from the Austin Journal of Allergy to the Annals of Yoga and Physical Therapy. How real they all are is a question I do not have the time the answer. Some Austin journals have had a prankster's dog on their editorial boards. A few of the questionable aspects of the Austin Journal of Forensic Science and Criminology are noted in another posting. I also took a look at Austin Statistics. It has only one issue with just three articles. One is a page about the journal itself, which begins, "It's a real privilege and high honor for me to write for the Inaugural issue of Austin Statistics. The publication of Austin Statistics is indeed welcomed news! I also wish to extend my congratulations to the Austin Publishing Group and the Editor for assembling a diverse group of talented professionals to serve on the editorial board of the journal." 1/ If the journal has an editor, it prefers to keep his or her identity a secret. This slim ouvre of June 27, 2014, continues to be the "current issue" (8/23/17) on the website.
In addition to these telltale signs, Austin Publishing Group made it onto Beall's list of predatory journals and has been the subject of complaints for its spam. It is not obvious who is behind this enterprise. The domain austinpublishinggroup.com is registered to www.crazydomains.com. To hide the actual registrant, Crazy Domains named the registrant as "Domain Administrator." Perhaps more revealing is the address -- Level 4 Dynasty, A Wing, Andheri-kurla Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400069, India, +64.800128128.
The Wayback Machine recorded conversations on Beall's blog that delved into the individuals behind Austin and its twin SM Group.
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Yes. Austin is a Hyderabad, India based company. These notorious criminals published an article on star wars which was titled as "Mitochondria"
ReplyDeleteWe are making a list of such predators at www.predatoryconferences.com and request the researcher's to support with their experiences and suggestions.
I am a cultural anthropologist. Here’s the thing nvitation I just received:
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We are pleased to announce an Edition on "Tick Epidemiology" from Annals of Translational Medicine and Epidemiology.
We cordially invite you to write a manuscript to the edition on Tick Epidemiology.
If you are not able to submit full manuscript, Please write atleast 900 words short communication/Editorial.
Each Submission will get DOI after publication and indexed in ResearchGate.
Please send your manuscript at: atme@austinpublishinggroup.com
We are waiting for your response.
Best regards,
Jessica Kraker
Editorial office: Annals of Translational Medicine and Epidemiology
# 2500 Plaza 5,
Harborside Financial Center,
Jersey City, New Jersey, 07311,
USA
Tel: +1-201-655-7075
"Clarita Henery" from Austin won't stop spamming me and I'm not even a doctor, I studied languages at university...they ignore all attempts by me to unsubscribe or alert that they've added the wrong (and unwilling) person to their subscription list.
ReplyDeleteNow Austin group is sending email @ atleast 10 email per day
ReplyDeleteGetting spam messages on regular basis. Even though I am not from their field of journal.
ReplyDeletemy article was stolen by them. was wrongly sent to them - and already requested to withdraw ,uch earlier, but they decided to 'publish it. its there only in google. hence, i cannot send my article elsewhere. all my hardwork went down the drain just like that, only mistake by one click.
ReplyDeleteAustin Publisher is a menace to science. You cannot stop them sending their predatory emails and a friend of mine who tried to get off their Editorial Board for several years now, is still on it. If somebody wants to hire a lawyer to get rid of them and offers crowd funding, I'll pay!
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