Sunday, December 16, 2018

Phoenix Journals

The "Call for Paid Reviewers" from "Phoenix Journals" lists nearly 50 nonexistent "Phoenix (Scholarly) Journals Of" this and that. I say "nonexistent" because a search "Phoenix Journals Of" and "Phoenix (Scholarly Journal Of" uncovered no such publications. The sender's address domain (phoenix.com) belongs to a company that makes BIOS firmware. Querying ICAAN whois for the registrant of the domain "academicpublishing.online" (given in the email for replies) yields no name for the registrant and an address of "delta NG." NG might stand for Nigeria. I wonder if this is another scam to harvest information on bank accounts.

UPDATE (4/20/19): Anonymous wrote that "Phoenix Journals exist" at the domain phoenixjournals.org. This domain name was registered to GoDaddy.com in February, 2019. The Contact Us page on the website suggests emailing the "support team: contact@academicpublishing.online." GoDaddy reports that the domain name academicpublishing.online "expired on 4/2/2019 and is pending renewal or deletion."

A website at the new domain phoenixjournals.org does exist, at least as a shell. It lists the journals enumerated in the continuing spam. But the journals appear to be no more real today than when I searched for them four months ago. Today, I looked for the contents of the first five journals.There are none. The "archives" are blank, and there are no editors listed. The About Us page contains three paragraphs that also appear, word for word with the same grammatical and spelling errors, on the About Us page for Discourse Journals (from Nigeria, according to its website).
Email
  • From: Phoenix Journals [cv@phoenix.com]
    Date: Dec 13, 2018, at 4:01 AM
    Subject: Call For Paid Reviewers
    The Phoenix Journals welcomes and encourages articles from practitioners and academics.
    We are currently seeking high profile researchers/scholars to join our editorial team as paid editors/reviewers/chief editors. Send your resume (containing your photograph) as an email attachment indicating your journal of interest from the list provided below to the following email address: recruit@academicpublishing.online
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Accounting And Taxation
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of African Studies And Development
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Agricultural Extension And Rural Development
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Agricultural Research
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Biodiversity And Conservation
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Biomedical Research
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Business And Finance Management Research
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Cancer Research And Experimental Oncology
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Clinical Pathology And Forensic Medicine
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Clinical Reviews And Opinions
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Dentistry And Oral Hygiene
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Developmental Biology And Tissue Engineering
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Ecology And The Natural Environment
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Economics And International Finance
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Educational Research And Reviews
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Engineering And Manufacturing Technology
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of English And Literature
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Entomology And Nematology
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Fine And Studio Art
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Food Science And Technology
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of General And Molecular Virology
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Genetics And Molecular Biology
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Geography And Regional Planning
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Geology And Mining Research
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of History And Culture
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Horticulture And Forestry
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Infectious Diseases And Immunity
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Internet And Information Systems
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Languages And Culture
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Law And Conflict Resolution
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Library And Information Science
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Mathematics And Computer Science Research
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Media And Communication Studies
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Medical Laboratory And Diagnosis
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Medicinal Plant Research
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Medicine And Medical Sciences
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Microbiology And Biotechnology Research
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Neuroscience And Behavioral Health
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Nursing And Midwifery
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Nutrition And Metabolism
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Pharmacy And Pharmacology
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Physical Sciences
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Political Science And International Relations
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Pure And Applied Chemistry
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Research In Environmental Studies
    Phoenix (Scholarly) Journal Of Sociology And Anthropology
    Best regards,
    Dr. George J.
    Phoenix Journals

Saturday, December 8, 2018

American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER)

I have not been able to determine the publisher of the American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER). A reputable journal would have the publisher's name and address on its website. This journal's email to me came from an account on a South Korean web portal and had no signature line or other identification of the individual who wrote it. The domain name AJER.org is registered to Chetan Sharma, Publishing, Shri Ram Colony, Devi Mandir road, Dasna, Ghaziabad (201015), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India, +91.9313171903, chetan.journals@gmail.com. The name or email address is associated with various other flaky journals or publishers.The address on AJER's website belongs to National State Research, a private company in Connecticut. Its Vice President of R & D, Moinuddin Sarker, is the managing editor of the journal. Dr. Sarker has four publications in OMICS journals.

Other red flags are evident. First, aside from Moinuddin Sarker, the editorial board of this "American Journal of Engineering" is devoid of editors from the United States. (Good journals need not have US editors, but one has to wonder about the honesty of an "American journal" that has such tenuous connections with America.)

Second, it is not clear how many of the editors are engineers. One is a postdoc (polymer science) at Shah abdul Latif University in Pakistan. Others specialize in such subjects as animal breeding, genitourinary tumors, health and epidemiology, hypoxia, and "Logic, Philosophy of Maths and African Science."

Third, the journal touts its inclusion in the American National Engineering Database (and in no other indexing service). ANED has been described as a "fake database by fake publisher" in India.

Fourth, the journal promises peer review within a week. Competent peer review within a week is not routinely possible.

Finally, AJER insists that it is an "official international journal," whatever that means.
Email
  • From: index [inex.editor@daum.net]
    Date: Thu 12/6/2018 11:57 PM
    Subject: Explore your Research Globally
    Welcome to AJER
    American journal of Engineering Research (AJER Journal is indexed in American National Engineering Database)
    Current Issue December, 2018 (Volume 07 - Issue 12)
    LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION – 10th December 2018
    DATE OF PUBLICATION –20th December 2018
    A PEER REVIEWED REFEREED MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
    We are pleased to inform you that AJER is going to launch its next issue
    (Volume 07, Issue 12). We would like to invite you to contribute your Research Paper for publication in AJER. Papers published in AJER will receive very high publicity and acquire very high reputation. We publish original research articles, review articles and technical notes. The journal reviews papers within one week of submission and publishes accepted articles on the internet immediately upon receiving the final versions. Our fast reviewing process is our strength. ...
    Authors are required to submit the full paper (PDF and Word format) to the ajer@editormails.com
    ________________________________________
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Invention Journals are "Open Aaccess"

Five journals, all ending with the word "Invention" in their name, are listed on the website inventionjournals.org (10/10/2018). They are "Open Aaccess To All Researchers" with "Online As Well As Print Version Both" and "Doulble Blind Peer Review." (Evidently, line editing remains a challenge to the editors.)

These journals have posted a copyright assignment form that is incoherent. It states that the author "understand[s] that the Editor-in-Chief IJESI may transfer the Copyright to a publisher at his discretion" yet asserts that "[t]he author(s) reserve(s) all proprietary rights ... ."

The spam and the web sites provide no address or telephone numbers, but India is the probable location. The registrant information on the domain ijesi.org is limited to the location of Uttar Pradesh. The registrar is Net 4 India, Ltd. One spam email I received came from the domain seolatestechnology.com, which is registered to an unnamed individual in Delhi.

The "Editorials Board Members" of the International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention, which spammed me, include "Dr. Salawu .O.W", an "Inorganic Chemist, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi , Benue State Nigeria" with three years of unspecified "Experience."

Email
Spam for the journals as a group
  • From: invention006@rediffmail.com
    Date: Tue 10/23/2018 5:58 AM
    Subject: Instant Review
    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Sub: Publish paper in Best Impact Factor Journal
    Invention Journals have following different open access Journals: ... International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) ... International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (IJPSI) ... International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) ... International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) ... International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics Invention (IJMSI) ...
    Invention Journals are indexed in Google Scholar, Jour Info, Open J Gate, American National Engineering Database (ANED) etc.
    All Invention Journals are monthly based Journals which used to publish on exact date since last 6 years. Important Dates for October 2018 Issue: Manuscript Submission Last date: 25th October 2018 Acknowledgment Notification: Within 24 hrs Review Report Notification: Within 7-8 days Paper publication: 05th November 2018 For further clarifications, mail us at INVENTION.JOURNALS@GMAIL.COM www.inventionjournals.Org
    Thanking you,
    Invention Journals ARE (UGC Approved Journals)
    Thanking You. © Best Regards
    Editorial Board (Invention Journals)
International Journal of Science and Engineering Invention (IJESI)
  • From: chief.editor054@rediffmail.com
    Date: Wed 10/10/2018 2:51 AM
    Subject: Indexed International Journal
    Dear Author/Researcher
    IJESI is peer reviewed International Journal which publishes paper online as well as print version. IJESI is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST, CABELL’s library, ULRICH web, Jour Info etc. ... IJESI follows the rapid publication process.
    Important dates are as follows: Last Date for paper Submission: 25TH October 2018. Publication Date: 05TH November 2018. Hard copy will be dispatch within 7 days after online publication. Please submit your paper ... .
    With warm regard
    [The nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    (IJESI)

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI)

  • From: submit factor (great_fast4@excite.com)
    Date: 6 August 2019 6:23 AM
    Subject: Important dates
    International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention Call for Papers (August 2019 Issue)
    Dear Author/Researcher
    IJHSSI is peer reviewed International Journal which publishes paper online as well as print version. IJHSSI is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST, CABELL’s library, ULRICH web, Jour Info etc. ISSN (Online version):2319-7722 ISSN (print):2319-7714
    Subject Category: Humanities and social Science. IJHSSI follows the rapid publication process. Important dates are as follows: Last Date for paper Submission: 10th August 2019. Hard copy will be dispatch within 7 days after online publication Publication Date: 20th August 2019.
    Please submit your paper EMAIL ID: IJHSSI@INVMAILS.COM
    With Warm Regards
    [Nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    IJHSSI
  • From: IJHSSI Journal [noreply@seolatestechnology.com]
    Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 3:15 AM
    Subject: Peer Reviewed Journal
    International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
    Submit Your Paper
    Impact Factor 5.35
    Dear Author,
    IJHSSI is a peer reviewed International Journal which publishes papers online as well as print versions. IJHSSI is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST,CABELA's library,ULRICHsweb, Jour Info etc.
    Papers are invited for INVENTION Journals April 2021 Issue related to all fields of Humanities and Social Science etc. ISSN (Online version): 2319 – 7722 ISSN (print): 2319 – 7714
    Publication frequency: 12 issue per year
    IJHSSI follows the rapid publication process.
    Important dates are as follows:
    Manuscript Submission: 10 April 2021
    Acknowledgement Notification: within 24 hours
    Acceptance Notification: within 10 days
    Paper publication: 20 April 2021
    Hard copy will be dispatched within 7 days after online publication. ...
    Please submit your paper through: inventions.ad@gmail.com
    Website: www.ijhssi.org
    With Warm Regards
    [Nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    IJHSSI
International Journal of Mathematics and Science Invention (IJMSI)
  • From: good84dates@rediffmail.com
    Date: 2 September 2019 1:06 AM
    Subject: Indexing: Nasa ads, arxiv, Aned
    Dear Author/Researcher,
    IJMSI is peer reviewed International Journal which publishes paper online as well as print version. Ijmsi is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST, CABELL’s library, ULRICH web, Jour Info etc. ISSN (Online version): 2321 – 4767 ISSN (print): 2321 - 4759 Publication frequency: 12 issue per year
    IJMSI follows the rapid publication process. Important dates are as follows: Last Date for paper Submission: 10th September 2019
    Publication Date: 20th September 2019
    Hard copy will be dispatch within 7 days after online publication. Please submit your paper through:- paper.indexed@rediffmail.com
    With warm regards
    [Nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    IJMSI

Friday, October 5, 2018

Gece Academy: Pay to Publish Your Dissertation or Thesis

It is easy to have a dissertation published. In addition to outfits that help with the construction of any e-book from any paying author who wants to self-publish, there is ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, which boasts "[t]he largest collection of electronic theses and dissertations available worldwide ... 4 million works from more than 3,000 universities, [with] more than 130,000 works [added] annually" (10/5/18). (On the perils of publishing with ProQuest, see Kathryn Hume's remarks in https://theprofessorisin.com/2011/08/24/the-perils-of-publishing-your-dissertation-online/.)

Another option for avoiding the screening process or criteria of traditional, relatively selective academic publishing houses is to turn to publishers who are less picky or who use different criteria. Obviously, these publications will carry little brand-name prestige, and expecting high quality line and copy editing could well be unrealistic.But you have to pay for them anyway with Gece Academy.

Gece's email suffers from the absence of such editing, and its Park Avenue address apparently comes from Regus, a virtual office supplier used by many of the publishers whose emails appear in this blog. Gece Publishing House also publishes papers from conferences -- with payment up front from the authors.
Email
  • From: Publish your thesis [geceakademi@gmail.com]
    Date: Thu 10/4/2018 3:26 PM (also 10/18/2018)
    Subject: Gece AcademyPublish your thesis [geceakademi@gmail.com]
    Dear Stakeholders,
    please visit our page to examine the academic package prepared for publication and to get detailed information about, various thesis and academic studies of academicians (Academic Package - A) by Gece Kitaplığı, which is an internationally recognized publisher.
    Academic Package - A (Individual)
    In the academic package, the various thesis and academic studies of academicians are published by "Gece Kitaplığı" which is an internationally recognized publisher. In this package, the first edition of the book is made as 500 copies and 25 books are given to the author free of charge. Following the completion of the first edition of the book, the author receives 7% royalties from this sale.
    After the typesetting and layout is completed, the cover design of the book is submitted to the author's approval. After approval, the printing process is started. The editing service is provided by Gece Akademi for experienced academicians working in various universities in Turkey and around the world. The presentation of your work is made by professional advertising companies via e-mail, catalogue and social media coats.
    Your books are sent to major distributors of Turkey (Amazon, D&R, Emek, Kitapyurdu, İdefix, Final, Alfa, İnsancıl etc.) and sold in the bookstore where the Publisher works. All the services such as composition, graphic, cover design, printing, ISBN, banderol is done in our publishing house and the package fee is 600 Euro. You can send your work by e-mail ... .
    GECE ACADEMY
    USA OFFICE: 387 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, 10016, USA.
    TURKEY OFFICE: Meşrutuiyet Mah. Atatürk Bulvarı, Bulvar Palas ÇArşı İş Merkezi, C Blok No: 141/127, 06420, ÇAnkaya, Ankara, Turkey. Phones: +90 555 888 24 26; +1 347 355 10 70

Friday, September 21, 2018

The American Publishing House (TAPH) -- A House in a House?

The American Publishing House (which uses the acronym TAPH) is "always open to any correspondence from your side." Indeed, it is "open to any kind of feedbacks ... ."

GoDaddy's Domains By Proxy registered the name theamph.com for the principals behind TAPH. The address on the contact page is "27, George Street, Bloomfield NJ 07003-4329." Homemetry.com reports this as the location of a single family dwelling (4 beds, 2.5 baths, 1,926 sqft) owned by Vasant S Kalathia and last sold: Feb 2013 for $327,100. The business currently registered at this location is Shanti Kalathia, Certified Public Accountant. The address also is used by Shreeji Impex, Inc. Current or past residents are Shanti Kalathi, 973-338-0687; Shantilal Kalathia (same); Priya Kalathia (973-338-8811); Shanti V Kalathia (same); Uday A Kalathia (same); Vasant S Kalathia (same).

As of September 21, 2018, TAPH purports to publish the following journals:

Journal Editor Board Members Contents Notes
Advanced Physics Research Reports There is no board, but "If you are interested to become editorial board member ... send us your application." Nothing is posted. "considers researches that are original ... it should be of a high standard quality."
American Journal of Integrative Agricultural Sciences Of the 28 editorial board members of this "American Journal," two are in the US: Ephraim Nkonya [a citizen of Tanzania] is working at the International Food Policy Research Institute, 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington DC 20005 USA; Jipeng Yan is a postdoc (with degrees from Beijing Forestry University and SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry) at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs Nothing posted "totally free of cost publication"
"15 days peer review process [and] 15 days for publication"
Journal of Computing and Informatics There is no board, but "If you are interested to become editorial board member ... send us your application." Nothing posted "not-previously-published work ... is encouraged to be submitted"
I have not inspected the remaining journals (or shells for journals, as the case may be). They are Accounts of Analytical Chemistry Research, Advanced Pharmaceutical Research, Biotechnology Insights, Environmental Research Reports, and Materials Research International

UPDATE (6 September 2019)
For at least a year, TAPH has been spamming for an "inaugural issue" of Materials Research International. The website still is devoid of papers. However, it is full of alleged editors. Oddly, within a week the names were almost all different. The list of topics for the journal also had changed. At least one link in the email was terminated because "The TinyURL (y4dsmxfj) you visited was used by its creator in violation of our terms of use. ... Such violations of our terms of use include:
--Spam - Unsolicited Bulk E-mail
--Fraud or Money Making scams
--Malware
--or any other use that is illegal."
Email
Multiple Journals
  • From: CFP - New Research Journals [taphjournals@taph.info]
    Date: Mon 9/30/2019 5:07 PM
    Subject: Call For Papers - New Research Journals - Inaugural Issues
    Dear Prof.Dr.Dhk
    Subject : Call for Manuscripts for Inaugural Issues of newly launched journals
    American Journal of Integrative Agricultural Sciences
    The American Journal of Integrative Agricultural Sciences considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, biological sciences, genetics, and application of these in the field of agriculture. The Manuscripts should include chemistry, bio-chemistry or biological sciences as the fundamental component. These can be presented in combination with the biological evaluation of the agricultural systems. ...
    Advanced Physics Research Reports
    The Advanced Physics Research Reports considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of physics. ...
    Materials Research International
    The Materials Research International considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of materials science. ...
    Environmental Research Reports
    The Environmental Research Reports considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of environmental sciences. ...
    Accounts of Analytical Chemistry Research
    The Accounts of Analytical Chemistry Research considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of analytical chemistry. ...
    Key Features of Journal
    - Electronic submission, no postal charges
    - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts
    - DOI will assign to all published articles
    - International peer-reviewed journal
    - International peer-reviewed journal
    - Chargeless E-reprints
    - Chargeless publication
    - Double-blind peer-reviewed
    - Available in Print and Online versions
    Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices. ...
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work.
    PUBLISH YOUR MANUSCRIPTS NOW!!
Biotechnology Insight
  • From: Biotechnology Insights [bioinsights@boojourn.info]
    Date: 8 Aug 2019
    Subject: Call for Papers - Biotechnology Insights - A New International Biotechnology Journal
    Prof.Dr.Dhk Subject : Call for Papers - Inaugural Issue of Biotechnology Insights - A New Journal of Biotechnology
    Dear Prof.Dr.Dhk
    We are delighted to invite submissions for peer-reviewed academic journal Biotechnology Insights's inaugural issue. The Journal provides a medium for the rapid publication of Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights on novel and innovative aspects of biotechnology. The Journal will accept papers covering the science and business of biotechnology. It publishes new concepts in technology/methodology of relevance to the biological, biomedical, agricultural and environmental sciences as well as covers the commercial, political, ethical, legal, and societal aspects of this research. Topics include but not limited to Large-scale biology, Applied immunology, Analytical biotechnology, Computational biology, regenerative medicine, Molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins, Environmental biotechnology, Food and agricultural biotechnology, Molecular therapy, Imaging technology.
    Details regarding journal such as Manuscript Submission Procedure, Research Integrity, Key features of journal, Publication Process, Aims & Scope, Guidelines for Authors, Publishing Policies, Periodicity, Ethics and Malpractice Statement can be found at journal's home page.
    Key Features of Journal
    - Chargeless publication - Double-blind peer-reviewed - DOI will assign to all published articles - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance - International peer-reviewed journal - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Available in Print and Online versions - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - Chargeless E-reprints
    Editorial Board - Bingyu Zhao (USA) - Esteban Espinosa Vidal (BRAZIL) - GongYin Ye (P.R.CHINA) - A. elebi (USA) - Kate Evans (USA) - Frank Bedon (Australia) - S. Paramithiotis (GREECE) - Henry T. Nguyen (USA)
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work. If you have any questions regarding journal or how to submit manuscripts , please contact us .
    Regards
    Akash Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House
Materials Research International
  • From: TAMPH Materials Res.Int [materialsjournals@theamphallsub.science]
    Date: Sep 18, 2018 at 4:55 PM
    Subject : Invitation to Submit Original Articles - Newly launched Peer-reviewed Materials Res. Int. - Journal
    Dear Prof.Dr. dhkaye,
    The American Publishing House is seeking articles that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of materials science The research work should be of general interest to the public or the scientific community. It should have a significant potential impact, and it should be of a high standard quality.
    Materials Research International is an international, peer-reviewed, subscription based journal that aims to publish the latest research in the field of materials science. The journal publishes Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights in the field of materials science. ...
    Key Features of Journal
    - International peer-reviewed journal - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Chargeless publication - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - Available in Print and Online versions - Double-blind peer-reviewed - DOI will assign to all published articles - Chargeless E-reprints ...
    Publication process at TAPH is carried out in an absolutely ethical manner. ... We have a systematic approach of functioning. We have a set of rules that we follow to accept the proposals and convert them into publications. All the proposals received by us undergo a rigorous assessment process, where the experts refine the content prior to publication. Also, our experts take proper care to avoid any sort of plagiarism in the content that we publish. Once, the experts refine the content, only then the proposals go for getting published. Also, we correspond to the authors to keep them updated regarding the status of their proposal. Once, the proposal gets converted to a publication, we lay it open for the readers in the printed as well as online format. ...
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices.
    I sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work ....
    Regards
    Mike Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House
  • From: Materials Sciences Journal [taphjournals@taph.info]
    Date: Sunday 1 September 2019 5:49 PM
    Subject: Materials Research International - Call for Papers for inaugural Issue
    The Materials Research International is an international, chargeless, peer-reviewed, subscription based journal that aims to publish the latest research in the field of materials science.Topics include but not limited to Materials for energy harvesting, storage, and generation, Ferroic and multiferroic materials, Low-dimensional materials, Bioinspired and biological materials, Nanostructures, nanocomposites, and nanomaterials, thin Films, Electronic, magnetic, and superconducting materials, Colloids, Polymers, Catalytic materials, Advanced microscopy, Optical and photonic materials, Semiconductors and nitride materials, Metamaterials.
    The journal publishes Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights in the field of materials science. Details regarding journal such as Manuscript Submission Procedure, Key features of journal, Periodicity, Aims & Scope, Research Integrity, Ethics and Malpractice Statement, Guidelines for Authors, Publication Process, Publishing Policies can be found at journal's home page.
    Key Features of Materials Research International
    - Chargeless publication - DOI will assign to all published articles - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - International peer-reviewed journal - Double-blind peer-reviewed - Chargeless E-reprints - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance - Available in Print and Online versions
    Editorial Board
    - Flávia C. Morone Pinto(Brazil) - Rajesh Kumar(JAPAN) - Tanya Aycan Baser(Turkey) - G.P. Das(INDIA) - Sergio Baragetti(Italy) - Bang, Hee-Seon(South Korea) - José Humberto Santos Almeida Júnior(Germany) - Mitjan Kalin(Slovenija) - Yunan Prawoto(USA)
    The Process of Publishing
    Publication process at TAPH is carried out in an absolutely ethical manner. We abide by the rules laid down by COPE. We have a systematic approach of functioning. We have a set of rules that we follow to accept the proposals and convert them into publications. All the proposals received by us undergo a rigorous assessment process, where the experts refine the content prior to publication. Also, our experts take proper care to avoid any sort of plagiarism in the content that we publish. Once, the experts refine the content, only then the proposals go for getting published. Also, we correspond to the authors to keep them updated regarding the status of their proposal. Once, the proposal gets converted to a publication, we lay it open for the readers in the printed as well as online format.
    Our Author-Centric Approach
    At TAPH, we follow an author-centric approach of functioning. We work hand-in-hand with our authors to provide the best quality and standards and to make the publication process simpler. Supporting our authors in publishing their works is one of the major factors in our priority list. We focus on providing efficient material to our authors and readers. We provide a global platform for the publications by making them easily available online. Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices.
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work. If you have any questions regarding journal or how to submit manuscripts , please contact us .
    Regards
    Akash Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House
    Publisher's Website
  • From: Materials Sciences Journal [taphjournals@taph.info]
    Date: Friday 6 Sept 2019 6:02 PM
    Subject: Materials Research International - Call for Papers for inaugural Issue
    The Materials Research International is an international, chargeless, peer-reviewed, subscription based journal that aims to publish the latest research in the field of materials science.Topics include but not limited to Precursor routes to materials, Self-assembled materials, Composite materials, Fluids and liquid crystals, Advanced metallic materials, Inorganic non-metallic materials, Functionally graded materials, Magnetic materials, Catalytic materials, Coatings, Clusters and colloids, Semiconductors, Super-conductors, Thin films, Biomaterials, Ceramics, Carbon, Glass, Metals, Nanomaterials, Polymers, Environmental coordination materials, Optical materials, Microelectronic materials and Materials Processing Technology.
    The journal publishes Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights in the field of materials science. Details regarding journal such as Key features of journal, Periodicity, Aims & Scope, Publishing Policies, Guidelines for Authors, Research Integrity, Manuscript Submission Procedure, Ethics and Malpractice Statement, Publication Process can be found at journal's home page.
    Key Features of Materials Research International - DOI will assign to all published articles - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - International peer-reviewed journal - Available in Print and Online versions - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Double-blind peer-reviewed - Chargeless publication - Chargeless E-reprints - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance
    Editorial Board - Lijesh K P(USA) - Lin X. Chen(USA) - Syed B. Qadri(USA) - Qiandong Zhuang(Lancaster LA1 4YB) - José Humberto Santos Almeida Júnior(Germany) - Shiren Wang(USA) - Yunan Prawoto(USA) - Xian-Kui Zhu(USA) - Shuang Hou(USA)
    The Process of Publishing
    Publication process at TAPH is carried out in an absolutely ethical manner. We abide by the rules laid down by COPE. We have a systematic approach of functioning. We have a set of rules that we follow to accept the proposals and convert them into publications. All the proposals received by us undergo a rigorous assessment process, where the experts refine the content prior to publication. Also, our experts take proper care to avoid any sort of plagiarism in the content that we publish. Once, the experts refine the content, only then the proposals go for getting published. Also, we correspond to the authors to keep them updated regarding the status of their proposal. Once, the proposal gets converted to a publication, we lay it open for the readers in the printed as well as online format.
    Our Author-Centric Approach
    At TAPH, we follow an author-centric approach of functioning. We work hand-in-hand with our authors to provide the best quality and standards and to make the publication process simpler. Supporting our authors in publishing their works is one of the major factors in our priority list. We focus on providing efficient material to our authors and readers. We provide a global platform for the publications by making them easily available online. Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices.
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work. If you have any questions regarding journal or how to submit manuscripts , please contact us .
    Regards
    Akash Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House

Friday, September 14, 2018

Parasites

The following comment-spammers are blocked from this site. Their comments, sometimes repeated dozens of times, are advertisements.There are other meaningless comments (of the thank-you-for-blog variety followed by links to businesses, but as of 29 July 2019, it no longer seems worth the effort to update the list of senders.

Publishers
⊗ All bangla newspaper (Web worker, a repeat offender)
⊗ Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE, via Mudassar)
⊗ CaryPress International
⊗ Cenetri Publishing Group (Sudheer)
⊗ DailySurma.com.news (Web worker, a repeat offender)
⊗ National Journal Publications (Nagendra Lohith)
Net Journals (Rakul Preet: 42 MedDocs advertisements)
⊗ pegasusmediagroup
ReDelve International Publications
SciTech Central (directly and via yadavs indian)
Conference organizers or advertisers
⊗ Colloquium Conferences (Sudheer)
⊗ IPC Group (in Singapore)
⊗ World Conference Alerts
Ghostwritng or editing
⊗ Academic Writing Service (Alpha Assignment Help)
⊗ Barath Kumar (six attempted advertisements)
⊗ Paraphrase Service UK (Aishah O)
⊗ priyakarthik (Blogger profile consists of the word "proofreading" and a link to TJPRC journals)
⊗ Projectsdeal Dissertation Proofreading Services UK (Burhan, James Smith)
⊗ Projectsdeal UK Reviews (James Smith)
⊗ Symfony (Jackson, a repeat offender)
⊗ Toby Warner
⊗ WordsRU.com (Ashwin, a repeat offender; Jackson, a repeat offender)
Universities
⊗ Jordan University (farah and sara)
⊗ Ukraine and Kyrgystan (anonymous owner of the blog "List of Top MBBS Medical College in India")
⊗ University of Jordan (uj website)
⊗ Yurtdışı Eği̇ti̇m Akredi̇tasyonlarımız
Drugs, healers, or health
⊗ Cilexin Male Enhancement Pills
⊗ promise dickson (similar)
⊗ DiagnoShop (in Hyderabad)
⊗ Dr Imoloa Herbal Medicine (Michael Newton, Donald Havard "from the united states i have been suffering")
⊗ Dr Imoloa Herbal Cream (Mark Robert, a repeat offender)
⊗ Libido capsules from China (Malik AnEeS, Pakistan)
⊗ Dr. Olu's herbs (similar, Austin Mike)
⊗ Julia Franlin miracle cures
⊗ "i am Mudaf Kyle from MALARIA"
⊗ Dentists in Andheri West (aradhanaparab, John Paul, Dentee.com)
⊗ Sumathi S occupational health and safety course in Chennai
⊗ SS Healther Medical Blog ("committed to boosting our site," Rodney Tapley)
Lawyers
⊗ Best Lawyer in Hyderabad (Advocate, Ashok malvar, Law Firms)
⊗ Ricky Chopra International Counsels (Best Lawyers in Gurgaon)
⊗ Lawyers in Hyderabad (Law Firms, NRI lawyer)
⊗ Sai Krishna Azad, aka ur lawyer of Hyderabad (Ashok malvar, urlawyer)
Clothing
⊗ bestplaceyeezys.com (yeezy sneakers)
⊗ p.kicksneakers
Real estate and hotels
⊗ Montrose co hotel (Web worker, a repeat offender)
⊗ Prime BHK (Hyderabad properties, a repeat offender)
⊗ Service Apartments in Coimbatore (Crystal Lake Stays)
Travel
⊗ Manaslu trekking (Dhansingh Gurung Gurung)
⊗ Nepal Base Camp Treks (Sappa Lama Gomso, a persistent parasite)
⊗ Shiva Excursion treks in Nepal
Escort services, call girls, etc.
⊗ Bangalore Escorts (Payal Pandya)
⊗ "Best Dating App for London" (Meet and Eat)
⊗ daynighthire (neha Singh)
⊗ Delhi Escorts (Somiya Khan)
Electronics, telecommunications, software
⊗ Augurs Technologies- Customised Software & Mobile App Development India
⊗ Benmisery Kory "Phone Cabling Services Vancouver"
⊗ Magento Design & Development (Steve Berke)
⊗ Subhash Komuravelli "Best ERP Softwarte [sic] in India"
⊗ Quickbooks Data and Quickbooks Support
⊗ Realtekh (repeat offender in Chennai)
⊗ ufone (Syed Mehmood)
Other Blogs
⊗ Mindvalley
⊗ Novelty Document Express, selling counterfeit documents (Edward McMillan)
⊗ Technology Moon Blog (prbulls.com, Anshul Pancha, "Deepti Sharma")
Other
⊗ 3e accounting (John Smith, in Malaysia)
⊗ adi.releta
⊗ Adi Singh
⊗ Backlinks "weed for sale with bitcoin"
⊗ caliy (phishing?)
⊗ Chandrika opendg
⊗ Chirp Directory for "twitter Management"
⊗ Clinnovo Research Labs Pvt Ltd (a repeat offender)
⊗ Crazy Over Marketing (KK, adi)
⊗ Cute Insides home decor (PRbulls, a repeat offender)
⊗ Dr. Karimi (garage doors, traffic gates)
⊗ Ella lily
⊗ EVA Group political consulting (Jan Aushadhi, in India)
⊗ I Grace event organizers in Hyderabad (Rishitha Rishi)
⊗ Internet Marketing Company (Nina Athena, a repeat offender)
⊗ משה נסטלבאום
⊗ John Peter
⊗ Loans from shadiraaliuloancompany1@gmail.com (Mohamed Ali)
⊗ Masonava
⊗ More Business Setup & Document Clearing (Mordubai, in Dubai)
⊗ QML Corp. (Helish Lawera)
⊗ padmapriya priya
⊗ Paper bags in China (Tushar Soni)
⊗ Techno Data Group (Jack Peters, address lists)

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Fitness World Magazine wants "your outstanding research in medical field"

Perhaps the email below does not qualify for inclusion in the Flaky Academic Journals blog. Who would mistake "Fitness World Magazine" for an academic journal? Nevertheless, it seems to reaching out (from an email address in India) and using a street address in California (that Google Maps does not recognize) to attract contributions from "researchers ... in the medical field."
Email
  • From: Lauren [lauren@giftitnow.co.in]
    Date: Thu 9/13/2018 11:08 AM
    Subject: Your Research in Fitness Magazines
    Greetings from Fitness World Magazine. I am Lauren, editorial assistant from Fitness World magazine contacting you regarding your outstanding research in medical field.
    We are reaching out to experts in fitness industry and asking them to share their outstanding research with us. Our editors at Fitness world magazine would like to feature them in our monthly magazine and bring good reputation to researchers like you in the medical field.
    Our Fitness World Magazine is distributed to millions of subscribers monthly, and you will be featured in that magazine.
    Please share me your research article, so that our editors will write an excellent article on your research and make it available on our magazines both print and digital.
    With this featured article, you will receive wide recognition across the world.
    Please let me know your interest.
    Will be waiting for your reply.
    Regards
    Lauren | Editorial Assistant
    Fitness World Magazine,
    1653 Clifford Street, Oakland, CA 94621.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

IJCER Publications, "The Imminent and Sovereign Online Engineering Information Service"

A webpage called "The Foundation" on icjeronline.com indicates that the publisher's only journal to date fills a much-needed gap in the literature. It begins:
The IJCER Publications is established in the year of September-2011 with people from various avenues of engineering profession, who have come together in a single platform [sounds painful] to redefine the structure of engineering profession in the country, where it is seen only as an industry oriented profession.
We are pleased to introduce ourselves as the novel, imminent and sovereign online engineering information services in the world. The foundation aims to support every effort to “empower technical education and research/Young research engineering scholors”. With a first of its kind website in the country [would that this were so], it strive to improve the knowledge of students and professionals in the various fields of engineering by providing valuable resources in the form of ebooks, articles etc. It is a platform for all students, budding engineers to develop their career further. Mainly focusing on Students/ Young research engineering Scholors, the prime objective of www.ijceronline.com is to bridge the gap between Industry and Institute by promoting mutual understanding and relationship between Professionals & Students/Research Scholors. ICJER Publication. ...
There must be a great in-house staff of reviewers, because the "Peer Review Time [is] within One week." Of course, there is a catch: "If article is accepted than authors require to deposit following manuscript handling charges by online transfer or by going bank."

The domain registrant is hidden by the firm Masked Identity Protection Services, whose address is 139-A-1. S/F, Mohammadpur, Delhi 110066, India.
Email
  • From: Publication Office [publication.office15@aol.com]
    Date: Sat 8/4/2018 1:07 AM
    Subject: International Journal of Computational Engineering Research
    CALL FOR PAPERS ... A PEER REVIEWED REFEREED MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
    We are pleased to inform you that IJCER is going to launch its next issue (Volume 8, Issue 08, and August-2018). We would like to invite you to contribute your Research Paper for publication in IJCER. Papers published in IJCER will receive very high publicity and acquire very high reputation. (www.ijceronline.com).
    We publish original research articles, review articles and technical notes. The journal reviews papers within one week of submission and publishes accepted articles on the internet immediately upon receiving the final versions. Our fast reviewing process is our strength.
    (An ISO 3297: Certified International Journal) ...
    [no signature line]

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

AND Media, a "Google Partner Network"

Today's email is not from a journal publisher -- flaky, predatory, or otherwise -- at least, not one that I can locate. It purports to be from Google News, Google News (Partnered Company), and AND Media Ltd ( Google Partner Network). The message has the deceptive title "You are Featured in Google News" -- no such luck. The claims are rather silly -- "you can even apply for grants from the government or university by publishing your work in Google News"!

The domain name oasispub.co.in suggests an Indian origin. ICANN does not show registration data, but a whois search on domaintools.com shows registration to "Student" in India in June 2018. The website oasispub.co.in is a blog (with no content) called "Oasis Cart – One shopping destination." Neither Mapquest nor Google Maps recognizes the email's street address in Massachusetts.

Under these circumstances, it is difficult to imagine why anyone would send "your opinion article" or "your research work" to this "Google Partner Network." I submitted an inquiry to Google News and will supplement this posting if I learn more.

UPDATE (August 23, 2018): Apparently Google could not care less who advertises itself as a "Partnered Company." So far, I have received no reply to my inquiry there. In response to a second spam on Aug. 19, I asked Jennifer Ballard, "Before I send an article, could you provide more information about AND Media Ltd – who is on the editorial board, whether you pay for articles, what subjects are of interest, etc.?" No reply so far.
Email
  • From: Google News [google-news@oasispub.co.in]
    Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 3:39 PM [and again
    Subject: You are Featured in Google News
    Hello Dr.David H Kaye,
    I am Jennifer Ballard, Editorial Assistant for Google News contacting you with the reference from our Editorial Board.
    We are looking for experts like you in the medical field. Many top medical researchers are going unnoticed due to predatory journals are taking up the lead. You would get nothing but a published article in that journal and they don't add any value to your hard work.
    We at Google News (Partnered Company) are going to take your research to the world by publishing your opinion article in our news website. This way, your research will get noticed by many people and you can even apply for grants from the government or university by publishing your work in Google News
    Google News receives millions of visitors daily from all over the world, and it is one of the top news websites in America. If you think that your research work is not getting enough exposure, we can help you feature you and your research work in Google News. All we need is a news article especially written for Google News by explaining in detail about your research, so that common people can understand it and send it to us so that we can publish your article with us. If you want us to write the news article for you, just send us your articles, so that our editors can write about you and your work and will publish the same in our news website.
    This will help you in getting high impact factor and more citations for your articles and also increases your credibility.
    If you are interested in our proposal, just send us your articles or published article link, so that we can send you more details.
    All the best
    Jennifer Ballard, | Editorial Assistant,
    AND Media Ltd ( Google Partner Network)
    3164 Christie Way Salem,
    Massachusetts 01970, USA
  • From: google news [google-news@webgroup.in]
    Date: Sun 8/19/2018 1:29 PM [and Sun 7/29/2018 3:39 PM]
    Subject: Your are Featured in Google News
    Dear DR.David H Kaye,
    I am Jennifer Ballard, Editorial Assistant for Google News contacting you with the reference from our Editorial Board. We are looking for experts like you in the Scientific field. Many top Researchers are going unnoticed due to predatory journals are taking up the lead. You would get nothing but a published article in that journal and they don't add any value to your hard work.
    We at Google News (Partnered Company) are going to take your research to the world by publishing your opinion article in our news website. This way, your research will get noticed by many people and you can even apply for grants from the government or university by publishing your work in Google News. We believe that publishing with Google News will be of great value to you, and will help you reach your research with a world-wide recognition. It is going to impact your profession in a major way.
    Google News receives millions of visitors daily from all over the world, and it is one of the top news websites in America. If you think that your research work is not getting enough exposure, we can help you feature you and your research work in Google News. All we need is a news article especially written for Google News by explaining in detail about your research, so that common people can understand it and send it to us so that we can publish your article with us. If you want us to write the news article for you, just send us your articles, so that our editors can write about you and your work and will publish the same in our news website.
    This will help you in getting high impact factor and more citations for your articles and also increases your credibility.
    If you are interested in our proposal, just send us your articles or published article link, so that we can send you more details. Nothing is more important to us than the satisfaction of those we work with. I’m sure we will live up to your expectations.
    The package includes publishing in Google News along with 300+ major news outlets. Here I am attaching you report of 300+ major news outlets in which your work gets published.
    All the best
    Jennifer Ballard, | Editorial Assistant,
    AND Media Ltd
    (Google Partner Network)
    3164 Christie Way Salem, Massachusetts 01970, USA

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Iris Publishers, "your one-stop-place for latest scientific!"

The About Us webpage of Iris Publishers (7/12/18) has such ringing phrases as "your one-stop-place for latest scientific!" "aiding the growth of learners ... for the prosperity of science." They want "to exploit the scientific information"and "to unfold the quality research globally." To exploit and unfold, IRIS uses a "potential Editorial team" and a "highly qualified and expert Editorial committee [that] is indulged in scrutinizing articles with stringent peer review process ensuring that it follows our policies." Who could ask for anything more?

Iris has pictures of 35 journals on its website -- 36 if you count the World Journal of Yoga and Natural Therapy twice inasmuch as it "is an ambidextrous journal."

The domain name irispublishers.org is registered to New Dream Network, LLC dba DreamHost Web Hosting. The telephone number on the contact page, 914-407-6109, also is used by Lupine Publishers, which is "focused on ... Remedial missions in relation with Technical Knowledge." Virtual office supplier, Regus, could be the source of the address of the office building in San Francisco. Clearly, there is reason to wonder where Iris is actually located. The spam inviting me "to join your hands with us in this instigate" suggests that the handshake would be quite a stretch.

UPDATE: Two comments of July 13, 2018, provide more information. One from "Smut Clyde" reveals that the common telephone number for Lupine and Iris (not to mention the flowery association) is no accident. He (or she) found that

Iris Publishers LLC is a Colorado Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on May 18, 2018 .... The company's principal address is 7865 S Grand Baker St., Aurora, CO 80016. That Aurora street address is also the home of Lupine Publisher, Crimson Publisher, "Biomedical Research Ltd", and Sudheer Kaku (the scammer who registered the corresponding domains).

The address on the spam from the Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine is that of an office building with space rented by Regus. This company provides a "Virtual Office, The right image for your business, with a prestigious address and a range of supporting services."

UPDATE (5/17/19): Understandably, Mr. Kaku objects to being referred to as a "scammer." He commented (below) that "I own Biomedical Research Network + & Crimson Publishers and yes, the Colorado Address is an editorial office for the domains we did specify that on websites. We use Virtual offices for mail handling." He insisted that "we formed this corporation to publish quality research" and added "Please let me know if you come across any genuine complain or an instance where we scammed or didn't deliver on what we promised." At least two papers in the Annals of Biostatistics and Biometric Applications could not have received the peer review and editing that the journals promise to their authors and the public. So too, a reason to question whether the Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic and Genetic Sciences is peer reviewed in practice as well as in name is at the posting on Lupine Publishers.

UPDATE (9/14/19): If further proof of the flakiness of Iris Publishers and related spammers is needed, it comes from an email referred to me by a professor in the United Kingdom who wrote that "[a]s these things go it really takes the biscuit! The standout bit is in bold below. [T]his seems to me to be a new low." The email from Iris reads as follows:

From: iris@publisher-france.com
Subject: top rated journals of Scopus and WoS
Date: 11 September 2019 14:30:00 BST
Good day,
Great opportunity to publish your article.
in the top rated journals of Scopus, until the end of 2019,
book a publication at the beginning of 2020.
Now, we have a program called “Co-authorship”. You can become a co-author of an already finished article, which is accepted for publication.
in a journal indexed in Scopus.
We translate the article to English and design the article ourselves.
We guarantee that your article will be published in the journal of Scopus and indexed.

We also have a large number of journals of all directions. We will help you publish your article quickly and monitor indexing to Scopus.
Send articles, ask questions.
We will be happy to answer you.

Perhaps Mr. Kaku can explain how he plans to make people into "co-authors" of "already finished" articles by having Iris translate it into English. Is the assumption that the "co-author" already is an author of the original article, or is "a program called 'Co-authorship'" a solicitation for plagiarism?

UPDATE (4/26/20): The peer review at Iris's Scientific Journal of Research and Reviews is also bogus. See Iris Publishers and the World's First Quantification of the Deal with Birds.

Email

Annals of Public Health & Epidemiology (APHE)

  • From: Annals of Public Health & Epidemiology
    Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 10:53 AM
    Subject: Eminent Support
    Dear Dr. Professor,
    Good Morning!
    I am sure you're quite busy, but I would appreciate if you could take a moment to my below request.
    We are glad to inform you that, we are in the process of framingEditorial/review committee for our journal. So, we respectfully invite you to join your hands with us in this instigate.
    Moreover, we request you to submit yourCVto the same email id.
    Also, we are cordially inviting eminent researchers like you to support us with your2-page opinion/mini review or any type of article for this Inaugural issue? We really need your support for this issue.
    I trust you will provide your valuable time and interest towards our journal.
    Please track the below link to visit our journal website ... .
    Await your valuable response.
    Dollie Roslyn|Managing Editor
    Annals of Public Health & Epidemiology (APHE)
    Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA.
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Archives in Neurology & Neuroscience (ANN)

  • From: Neurology& Neuroscience [neurology@irisopenaccess.org]
    Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:31 AM
    Subject: Valuable Submission: ANN
    Dear Dr. Dh Kaye ,
    Greetings from ANN!!
    Hope you are doing well and very good in health.
    I am Grace Allan manager of "Archives in Neurology & Neuroscience (ANN)" I was in shortfall of one article for successful release of Forthcoming Issue. Is it possible for you to support us with your 2-page opinion/mini review/research article for this issue?
    I believe in you that; your one article brings out the best achievement to our Journal.
    We desire to receive your manuscript by the end of July.
    Await your positive response.
    Grace Allan| Impact Factor - 0.905| NLM ID: 101759143
    Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA.
  • From: Neurology& Neuroscience [neurology@irisopenaccess.com]
    Sent: Friday, July 15, 2022 11:00 AM
    Subject: Authors Issue: ANN
    Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
    Heartful greetings from Grace Allan!
    Theme: Our desire to publish your potential article in upcoming issue of ANN
    Outline: Archives in Neurology & Neuroscience (ANN) is an internationally peer-reviewed journal that aspires to publish articles relevant to Neurology and Brain Disorders from researchers worldwide. Submission: on/before July 30,2022
    Looking forward to receive your informative paper!
    Grace Allan| Impact Factor: 0.905| NLM ID: 101759143|ISSN: 2641-1911
    Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM)

  • From: Archives of Reproductive Medicine [reproductive@irisopenaccess.com]
    Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:29 PM
    Subject: Invitation to Submit Article: ARM
    Esteemed Dr. Dh Kaye,
    I hope you are doing well.
    I am Sandra Angela, managing editor of the Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM).
    I sincerely apologize if I disturb you in any way. We are in shortfall of one article for the successful release of an Upcoming Issue of our journal, ARM. If this is short notice, kindly send a 2-page Opinion/Mini review. We hope a 2-page article is not time taken for eminent people like you.
    So, we are expecting this from your end without disappointing us.
    Drop us an email at your convenience; we have further discussion.
    Sandra Angela| Managing Editor
    Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM) | ISSN:2837-4614
    Iris Publishers LLC,315Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA94104, USA.
    Phone Number:+1-628-201-9788
  • From: Archives of Reproductive Medicine [reproductive@irisopenaccess.org]
    Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:31 PM
    Subject: Looking for Support: ARM
    Esteemed Dr. David H Kaye,
    Hope everything will be good at your end.
    We cordially invite you to submit a Research/Review /Communicate report manuscript for possible publication in our Upcoming issue towards Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM). If you are unable to submit a full-length manuscript, an Editorial or Letter to Editor with a minimum 1000 words is also acceptable.
    I feel its a enormous pleasure to invite you, because we were confident that your article would increase our journal's citations and reputation.
    I trust this welcome is pleasing to you.
    Acknowledge this mail for further queries.
    Sandra Angela | Managing Editor
    Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM) |ISSN: 2837-4614
    Iris Publishers LLC,315Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA94104, USA.
    Phone Number: +1-628-201-9788

Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research (ARAR)

  • From: Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research [arthritis@irispublishers-nl.net]
    Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 8:37 AM
    Subject: Give A Chance
    Dear Dr. DH Kaye,
    Good Morning
    I am Rose Jane manager of Journal " Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research (ARAR)" I was in shortfall of one article for release of Our upcoming issue. Is it possible for you to support us with your 2-page opinion/mini review/research article for this issue?
    I believe in you that, your one article brings out the best achievement to our Journal. Please tack the below link to visit on our journal website https://irispublishers.com/arar/
    Hope to receive your dedication and contribution soon.
    Please Acknowldge this mail for queries.
    Rose Jane| Managing Editor
    Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research| ISSN: 2694-1724
    Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA.
    Web: irispublishers.com | Email Id: arthritis@irispublishers.com | Tel no: +1-628-201-9788
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Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine

  • From: Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine [forensic@irispublishers.net]
    Date: Jan. 22, 2019, 8:19 AM
    Subject: Publication of your potential work in GJFSM
    Good Morning!
    Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine is in shortfall of only one article of successful accomplishment of Volume 1 Issue 2 we are in search of professionals who can support us. In this process, we have gone through your eminent profile which has impressed our senior Editor a lot.
    So, it is our request you to submit any article (at least 2page opinion/Mini Review). ... Await your submission on/before January 31, 2019.
    Regards,
    Amber Smith
    315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, Tel: +1-628-201-9788
  • From: Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine [forensic@irispublishers.com]
    Date: Fri 9/21/2018 8:58 AM
    Subject: Looking for CV
    Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
    Good Morning!
    I am sure you're quite busy, but I would appreciate if you could take a moment to my below request.
    We are glad to inform you that, we are in the process of framing Editorial/review committee for our journal. So, we respectfully invite you to join your hands with us in this instigate.
    I trust you’ll provide your valuable time and interest towards our journal and we are looking forward to inaugurate our GJFSM with the eminent people like you.
    If you are interested to join as an editorial board member in our journal, please send your CV ...
    Sincerely,
    Amber Smith
    Managing editor
    Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine
    315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

Nursing & Care

  • From: Nursing & Care [nursing@iris-research.net]
    Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 1:17 PM
    Subject: Contribution
    Esteemed Dr. David H Kaye,
    Hope you are doing well!
    Can we have your article for the successful release of Volume 4, Issue 4 in our journal Nursing & Care (IJNC).
    In fact, we need one article to accomplish the issue prior to September 30, 2023; we hope that the single manuscript should be yours. If this is on short notice, kindly send a 2-page opinion/mini review/case report. We hope a 2-page article isn't time taken for eminent people like you.
    I believe in you and that your eminent manuscript brings good achievement to our journal.
    We do hope you will feel able to respond positively to this invitation, and we look forward to hearing from you shortly. Anticipate for your promising response.
    Amelia Hoffman| Managing Editor
    Iris Publishers LLC
    315Montgomery Street
    San Francisco, CA94104, USA.

Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology

  • From: Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology [archaeology@irispublishers.org]
    Date: Fri 9/21/2018 5:35 AM
    Subject: Contribution for Open Access Week
    Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
    Greetings from Iris Publishers!
    Happy Open Access Week!
    We are happy to celebrate Open Access Week and we are welcoming your submissions for our OAJAA.
    In this Occasion we have chosen eminent scientists, who have significant involvement in the advancement of research in their field and have the potential to give best quality articles for the open access issue of our journal.
    We anticipate that you will support and make our celebration more joyful by sharing any type of manuscript towards our journal.
    Please acknowledge this email receipt within 24 hours.
    Regards,
    Carlo Alvaro
  • From: Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology [archaeology@irispublishers.org]
    Date: July 12, 2018, 3:59 AM
    Subject: Evaluation
    Good Morning!
    I am sure you're quite busy, but I would appreciate if you could take a moment to my below request.
    We are glad to inform you that, we are in the process of framing Editorial/review committee for our journal. So, we respectfully invite you to join your hands with us in this instigate.
    I trust you’ll provide your valuable time and interest towards our journal and we are looking forward to inaugurate our OAJAA with the eminent people like you.
    If you are interested to join as an editorial board member in our journal, please send your CV ... Kindly acknowledge this email for further queries.
    Sincerely,
    Carlo Alvaro
    Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

An Online "International Conference on Newfangled Methods" Wants Manuscripts for Two Journals

Today's email is a new one on me. The International Conference on Newfangled Methods of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (ICNMPCM) won't meet anywhere, but its "delegates" may have their papers published in two flaky journals..It is not unusual for single journals to have symposia on given topics, or for real conferences to have a journal or two consider the papers for publication as a group, but I have never before encountered a so-called conference that exists solely to funnel papers to questionable journals.

The newfangled conference website (http://www.icnmpcm.org.in/index.html) provides the following description (as of 6/27/18):
ICNMPCM welcomes author to present research work through online, it provide common platform for researches, professors and industry professionals. This conference is an ideal platform for keeping up advances to a consistently morphing fields. It is most innovative conference which has been leading and experts from around the global will be presenting the emerging thoughts through papers.
...
All registered papers will be submitted to International Journal of Engineering & Technology(UAE) for possible publication after the internal scientific check. ... All registered papers will be submitted to International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD)for possible publication after the internal scientific check. ...
The About Us page adds that "Our main arrow is to hit the world with new techniques. The Contact page provides no address. Aside from an HTML form, it gives email URLs for Prof.srajendra@gmail.com and mallaharsha84@gmail.com as well a Indian mobile telephone number. The domain name icnmpcm.org.in is registered by Endurance Domains Technology LLP for "Confer Professional Group of Conferences, Andhra Pradesh, India."

the "Guest Editors" are all Indian and Malaysian, except for "Dr. Sattar B. Sadkhan, Editor in Chief of IJACT in South Korea, Chair of IEEE ComSoc Iraq Chapter, Chairman of URSI Iraq Committee, Honorable Research Director of IRAQ for (BRCORP), Editor in Chief of many International scientific Journals."

The International Journal of Engineering & Technology (UAE) is a product of the United Arab Emirates' Science Publishing Corporation, whose journals include "International Journal of Scientific World." It welcomes "[e]xtensions of previously published high-quality articles ... if they have been recommended by the conference organizing committee." It lists Google Scholar among its "partners."

The other journal that this virtual conference will feed is published by nothing less than Transstellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy Private Limited. The domain name tjprc.org is registered to TJPRC Journals, Tamil Nadu, India. Transstellar claims to have agents or offices in "Texas - USA, California - USA, London - UK, Ontario - Canada, Mesaieed - Qatar, Singapore and Chennai - India. It also has 14 journal editorial offices (research partners) around the world ... ." Zillow describes the Houston location (13218 Golden Field Dr) as "a single family home that contains 2,398 sq ft and was built in 1997. It contains 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms." The California office is a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment at 701 Gibson Drive, Apt. No. 1912, Roseville, 95678. The corporate office is in Transstellar Tower, Ground Floor, Plot No: 37A, City Park Layout , Old No: 34 / New No: 12, Egattur (near SIPCOT IT Park, OMR - Opp: FLSmidth), Chennai - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email
  • From: akhil G [hcb3@icnmpcm.org.in]
    Date: June 27, 2018, 2:28 AM
    Subject: [untitled]
    Respected Professors,
    International Conference on Newfangled Methods of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (ICNMPCM). It is an online conference intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent innovations and new techniques in Engineering Technology and Sciences.
    Important Dates: Today is the Last Date for Paper submission ... Date of Conference: 6th & 7th Aug 2018
    [no sender name]

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The Media Gurus at Research Publications International Ltd

Research Publishing International Ltd is not a flaky academic journal. It is "a collective of dedicated media gurus." For the right fee, they will market your research. Its services include making videos, multimedia, and a "free Research Features magazine [that] contains the latest scientific news written by skilled journalists and presented in an intuitive format." It stirs up the social media to "help you reach the masses."

The domain names researchfeatures.com and researchpublishinginternational.com were registered by Data Protected Data Protected, with a mock address of 123 Data Protected, Kirkland, WA 98033, Phone: +1.0000000000, Fax: +1.0000000000, Email: noreply@data-protected.net.
Email
  • From: Bradley Noades [bradley@researchfeatures.com]
    Date: June 26, 2018
    Subject: Deadly statistics quantifying an unacceptable risk in capital punishment - Research Features
    Please excuse the direct nature of this contact. I would like to speak with you regarding your work with the Deadly statistics quantifying an unacceptable risk in capital punishment study. Research Features are working in collaboration with research teams around the world assisting with their Public Outreach activity, through means of a professionally produced research feature article. Our team of editors, illustrators and Social Media Gurus produce this feature in collaboration with you. There is very little for you to do – on average under 1 hour total time investment from your side. Our team invest an average of 28 to 34 hours in production of each feature. The ethos behind our work is very simple - we take complex topics and translate this body of work into an easily understood feature, which is then accessed globally via Social Media, our hard copy and digital publication, and our website.
    Research Features is a free-to-access publication – no reader will be asked to pay or subscribe to read, download or share the content we create. We publish all work under the Creative Commons licence guidelines.
    I understand Public Outreach is a very important issue within the research community – it is often difficult to obtain large numbers of views and interaction and of course time consuming. We guarantee that a minimum of 85,000 people will see your article across all digital channels. Please do look at our social media channels, icons are shown on our website, for evidence of the impact of this initiative.
    We are currently working on a very special publication to be launched August 2018. This publication will feature a wide variety of disciplines. We would like you to be one of those featured. To achieve this goal we take background information, and previously published papers, and use this information to write an article which is easily understood by the broader audience. You will not have to write anything; our internal team will produce the article. We do ask you to approve everything we produce, so you will remain in control of all content.
    I have briefly looked over the details of your work and believe Research Features to be an interesting platform to complement your outreach. You will of course own the article and copyright, leaving your team with a professionally produced feature to be used on your web-page, at events or conferences etc. We also send you hard copies of the final publication and finally, a detailed report which explains who has interacted with your article. Please have a look at our website ... Please also look over our Social Media channels – to see how the global community react to the work we produce: ...
    Rather than writing any further detail, could we please find 5 minutes to discuss? During our call I will then answer any questions you have and explain in detail the requirements and cost for taking part. All the services we provide are paid for by the research teams we feature, and the cost for this edition is capped at £400 per page. This covers everything, there are no additional fees or charges. The publication is entirely free to download share and digest, and is not supported by advertising or external funding, as we are an independent scientific media agency. I hope you agree, our work is of a high quality and the results across social media have been outstanding.
    We hope to work with you, Thank you in advance
    Kind Regards,
    Bradley Noades
    Project Manager, T: +44 1453 822574 (UK) Central Office, bradley@researchfeatures.com
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Monday, June 18, 2018

ITS wants you to "discuss the current and potential issues arising from the academic field"

From Hong Kong, International Technology and Science Publications (ITS) is "specializing in open access journals." In addition, the About Us page (viewed 6/18/18) promises
⊖ "a flexible open platform for researchers and institutions to ... discuss the current and potential issues arising from the academic field";
⊖ untold "quantities of distinguished editorial members and reviewers"; and
⊖ to "promote the development of the global significant researches."
Eighteen journals are listed, all with "ISSN pending." The nascent list includes "Waters" and "Environment."
Email
  • From: press@itspoa.org
    Date: Mon Jun 18 at 6:45 PM
    Subject: Hey Dhkaye, Call for Papers from ITS 2018-6-19
    Dear Dhkaye,
    Free Publication Event in ITS Journals
    I am an editorial coordinator from the journal Urban Design. We noticed that you’ve published many papers, and based on the praisable quality of your paper, it is a great pleasure to invite you to contribute an article to ITS Journals for free before 30 July, 2018. [← Too bad the anonymous coordinator did not notice that I have published nothing on urban (or any other kind of) design.]
    ... Authentic Peer Review [← As opposed to 假的 (jia3de) peer review?]
    All articles submitted are subject to a rigorous peer review process by the expert reviewers. ITS adheres to the single blind peer-review procedure to ensure the contents on the journals meet ethical and scientific quality standards ...
    Articles submitted to Composite Science
    [← What happened to Urban Design?] come through a series of procedures, such as peer reviewing and editing. ITS is committed to finishing the whole process within 30 days. ...
    Special Issues focusing on certain aspects of a scientific research are published on ITS. ...
    Once published, articles on ITS are allowed be shared and adapted for their own purposes. ...
    We will answer back as soon as possible if we receive your manuscripts. Please send your reply by the earliest delivery. Looking forward to your contributions!
    Editorial Board
    International Technology and Science Publications (ITS)

Thursday, June 14, 2018

SciDoc is "spreading the knowledge from the desks to the doors of the masses"

From the SciDoc website: "SciDoc Publishers achievements till date includes: ... Special Issues, which is roaring high."

Among the many journal titles listed there is the "JBR Journal of Translational Space dentistry, Medicine and Exploration (JBR-TSME)." The editor-in-chief is "Balwant Rai, Director of Space dentistry, Kepler Space Institute, USA." The Kepler Space Institute's home page explains that the institute "is dedicated to the expansion of human civilization from Earth into space. We believe this is necessary, both to acquire resources – based on the Law of Space Abundance to provide the fundamental needs of preserving peace and prosperity for humankind on this planet – and to extend life through our solar system and beyond." Mr. Rai's name does not appear on this website, but he is editor-in-chief of OMICS' JBR Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine and Dental Science. That speaks volumes.

The International Journal of Forensic Science & Pathology (IJFP), which spammed me, is not listed on the journals page of the website. A word search of the website returns a link that generates a smattering of articles from other journals. If there are editors of and articles in this journal, they are not easily found.

The enterprising chap behind SciDoc may be Hari Sarangam, 2542 Rockhampton Rd, San Ramon, California 94582, 302-703-1005, Phonehari.s@scidoc.org. Mr. Sarangam is the owner of the domains scidocopenaccess.com, i2itechsolutions.com, scidoc.biz, and scidocpublishers.biz.
Email
  • From: International Journal of Forensic Science & Pathology - SciDoc Publishers [forensic_sci_pathol@scidocopenaccess.com]
    Date: Thu 6/14/2018 12:59 AM
    Subject: Submission for Forensic Science Research
    Respected Dr. David Kaye,
    We hope this email finds you in good health. Myself Maddy Adams, Managing Editor at SciDoc Publishers- Open Access; managing the International Journal of Forensic Science & Pathology (IJFP). We would like to take this opportunity in congratulating you for getting the Research grant of National Science Foundation (NSF). [← Maddy seems to be confused. I have no such grant, although I am a co-PI on a recent grant application.]
    We are an Open Access publisher working to disseminate knowledge and to create an archival literature platform in Forensic Science & Pathology. We aim to publish high quality Open Access journals around the globe, with contributions from eminent authors like you. We would be very delighted to have your submissions in our journal, as your research work on “Forensic Science” fits well with the IJFP.
    We kindly request you to confirm us with respect to your interest of participation. Should you have any further queries, concerns or comments, please feel free to contact us, we will assist you. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
    Best Regards
    Maddy Adams
    SciDoc Publishers, USA.

SPG Is Another "Science Publishing Group"

"Science Publishing Group" is a nice name. It is used by SciencePG, which boasts about its 200+ questionable journals, and now (6/13/18) by the more diminutive SPG Journals, with a mere four journals. The domain name spg.ltd was registered by Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina, raising a question about the putative Zurich address on the website and in emails.

The content of the email displays an abysmal lack of awareness of "this field." Inasmuch as the journal has no editorial board, that is not surprising. I cannot find any article titles -- let alone any articles -- in these journals.
Email
SPG Open
  • From: P Stephane MSE [pstephane@spg-journals.org]
    Date: Wed 6/13/2018 3:19 PM
    Subject: Inquiry about "The good - the bad - the ugly: the NAS report on strengthening forensic science in America."
    Dear Dr. Kaye DH,
    I am editing the next several issues of SPG Open and am hoping I can discuss with you the idea of including an article from you. The paper you published entitled "The good - the bad - the ugly: the NAS report on strengthening forensic science in America." was interesting to me and I think another article related to this work would be valuable to our readership. If you could tell me more about your current work that would be very helpful. I think you will find that SPG Open is quite different from most journals in that we stay in communication with our authors during every step of the publication process and provide detailed feedback for each submission whether or not it is accepted for publication.
    If you have moved on from this field you could certainly prepare an article on a different topic. We don't have any theme issue in the near future so there is no restriciton [sic] on the scope of topics that may be submitted. The deadline for this is flexible and I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
    Please reply when you can and let me know whether or not this is feasible for you in the foreseeable future.
    Sincerely,
    Patrick Stephane M.S.E.
    Editorial Board, SPG Open
    Notice: SPG is committed to preventing fraudulent emails. If you receive an email or visit a website that does not contian our logo as pictured above, it is not affiliated with SPG. We have received reports of the existance of other publishers with similar names. If you suspect you have received a fraudulent email that claims to be from SPG please notify us by replying to this email our contacting us through our website.
    This message and any attachments to it are for use only by the addressee. If you are not the addressee please do not rely on the contents of this message and delete it from your computer immediately. To notify the sender write to Auf der Mauer 8, Zurich 8001, Switzerland. To stop future emails from this sender please reply and let us know. Do not open any attachments which you do not recognize as they may harm your computer. Copyright 2018 SPG. All rights reserved. This email is available both in HTML and plain text formats.|

    Followed four days later by "Dear Dr. Kaye DH, Could you please let me know whether or not this if [sic] of interest to you? May I send along more information about the journal?"
SPG BioMed
  • From: K. Gyamdjyan, MD, Ph.D. [k.gyamdjyan@spg.eu.com]
    Date: Wed 4/25/2018 7:08 AM
    Subject: Your paper "The good - the bad - the ugly: the NAS report on strengthening forensic science in America."
    Dear Dr. Kaye DH,
    I am working on putting together the next few issues of SPG BioMed and wanted to get in contact with you because I think your work may be a good fit for the journal. The article you published titled "The good - the bad - the ugly: the NAS report on strengthening forensic science in America." was quite interesting and I think a new article that updates this research would be valuable. Or if you have moved on from this area you could certainly prepare an article on another topic.
    Are you still working in this field? I tried to find your Pennsylvania State University profile page but was unable to do so. [← It is hard to image how anyone could miss the Penn State page.] Could we discuss the idea of you preparing an article to submit?
    Sincerely,
    K. Gyamdjyan, MD, Ph.D.
    SPG BioMed, spg.ltd, k.gyamdjyan@spg.eu.com, +41 41 5082905
  • From: Dr. E. Padron, Ph.D. [e.padron@spgb.email]
    Date: Sun 11/18/2018 5:39 PM
    Subject: Planning of 2019 special issue
    Dear Dr. Kaye DH,
    I hope this email finds you well. The biomedical journal which I serve as a board member is commencing a special issue entitled "Special issue: Medical Breakthroughs of 2018", and I am among those tasked with planning the topics which will be featured in the issue.
    Your name came up during my research as someone who has been active in research which may fit the scope of the issue. If you would think about assisting with the issue, either as an author or an advisor, it would be greatly appreciated by myself and my colleagues working on the issue.
    Would it be alright if I send you a PDF which contains a more detailed summary of the special issue?
    Best Regards,
    E. Padron, Ph.D.
    SPG BioMed
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