Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Where In the World Is ... Academia Publishing (AP)?

Academia Publishing's About Us web page (8/30/17) begins with a 50-word sentence that boils down to "Academia Publishing  ... includes broad interest titles through the publication of online quality scholarly journals." The page assures readers that
Academia Publishing are using the best available technology ... All articles ... are assign with a DOI number ... Academia Publishing production offers the gold standard in article production, assuring authors of a consistently high quality service across all areas. We are accredited to provide standardized framework for the processes by which high-quality products are created and service given, to the satisfaction of all customers. Academia Publishing aims to demonstrate to societies, editors, authors, and students that there is a robust methodology in place for the management of quality in relation to its operational processes.
Twelve journals are listed on the website (8/30/17) -- a smll number compared to some of the other flaky publishers. The agricultural journal spammed me although my knowledge of agriculture is limited to eating. The email promises that "The editorial board will re-review manuscripts that are accepted pending revision." This will be no mean feat, since the journal lists no editorial board.

The people behind Academia Publishing are not in plain view. The domain academiapublishing.org was registered in 2012 to Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0135138784, 96 Mowat Ave, Toronto, Canada.The "North America" address on the Contact Us page is the undeliverable "10005, Wall Street, New York, USA." The number is not a location on Wall Street. It is a zip code for hundreds or thousands of addresses.
Email
From: journals.academiapublishing@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 5:20 PM
To: journals.academiapublishing@gmail.com
Cc: journals.academiapublishing@gmail.com
Subject: call for paper
We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) for publication. Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue.
Academia Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR) is an International High Ranking, open access journal that publishes high-quality articles, in English, in all areas of agricultural science. The journal is covered by CABI, CAB ABSTRACTS in partnership with Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science.  AJAR is archived in Institutional Library of University of Glasgow, University of Cambridge, University of California, University of Kentucky, University of Edinburgh, University of Groningen - Netherlands, University of Texas,  Ghent University - Belgium, Colorado State University, University of Saskatchewan, University of Oregon, The University of Georgia, University of Southern California, Cornell University, The University of Western Australia and more.
Publication and peer-review process: All manuscripts are reviewed by the Editorial Board and qualified reviewers. Decisions will be made as rapidly as possible, and the journal strives to return reviewers' comments to authors within 2 weeks. The editorial board will re-review manuscripts that are accepted pending revision. All accepted articles will be published online immediately after proof reading and formatting process.
All articles published in AJAR are peer-reviewed. ...
Best regards,
Prof. Jude A, Editor,ajar.academiapublishing@gmail.com
North America: Academia Publishing House, 10005, Wall Street, New York, USA, Tel:  +1 (530) 341-3920, Fax: +1 (877) 289-3847
Europe: Academia Publishing House, King Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS1 2HQ 35 094, UK, Tel:  +44 (7087) 626-473, Fax: +44 (8435) 594-498

2 comments:

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  2. Unfortunately I have published a paper with them. I contacted them after I realised it's like a fack journal to withdraw my manuscript. They didn't respond and I do not know how can I withdraw my manuscript to publish it in another proper journal

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