SCIREA Journal of Sociology

SCIREA is an opaque publisher that does not reveal its location and staff. Its website describes the SCIREA Journal of Sociology as "an international, scientific peer-reviewed open access journal published online by SCIREA" and promises publication within approximately 25 days of submission. It accomplishes this feat without a named editor-in-chief. The listings for the "editorial board" go on and on, surpassing 1,000 members apparently motivated to write instant reports by "vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC [author publishing charge of $330 as of April 30, 2021] of their next publication in any SCIREA journal, in appreciation of the work done." 

The first four (of 21) U.S. members of the bloated editorial board are said to be such luminaries in the discipline of sociology as:

• Dr. Farshad Salimi Naneh Karan, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Ashton Nichols, Dickinson College
• Julia M. Puaschunder, Columbia University, Princeton University, The New School Department of Economics, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis
• David L. Bolton, Werst Chester University

The "Instructions for Authors" begin with the heading "Subscribe for Interminable Submissions." That sounds ominous. The instructions contain these "Open Science Policy Guide Lines to Submit the Manuscript: The absolute prototype for manuscript is originality, high scientific quality and interest to a multidisciplinary audience." I cannot say whether the journal's articles fit this absolute protoype. The website crashed when I tried accessing them.

Email

• From: sj info [sj@sjchemistry.net]
  Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 8:36 AM
  Subject: Submitting Your Manuscripts (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Journal of Sociology
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  Date: Friday, March 6, 2020 10:22 AM
  Subject: Contributing Your Research Article (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
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  Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 5:57 AM
  Subject: Invitation to Submit Your Articles (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
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• From: Cheng Jianwei [cheng@sjchemistry.net]
  Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 7:43 AM
  Subject: Invitation to Submit Your Articles (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  [Same "Good day!" email]
• From: Cheng Jianwei [cheng@sjchemistry.net]
  Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 7:56 PM
  Subject: Invitation to Submit Your Papers (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Dear Kaye, DH
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• From: Aleksandar Jankovski [aleksandar@sjchemistry.net]
  Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:36 AM
  Subject: Invitation to Contribute Your Research Paper (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Journal of Sociology
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• From: sj info [sj@sjournalofenvironment.org]
  Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:55 AM
  Subject: Submitting Your Articles (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
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  Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 7:20 PM
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  Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2021 9:47 AM
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  Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 2:25 PM
  Subject: Contributing Your Research Paper (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
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  Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 2:31 PM
  To: Kaye, David
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NOTICE: As of 28 May 2021, I have stopped reproducing the incessant emails from SCIREA journals. Pennsylvania State University has blacklisted the webpage for submitting manuscripts, noting that "Access to the Website you were trying to use has been blocked because it could possibly be unsafe or potentially malicious."

The International Journals from the House in Mesa, Arizona

Today's possible scam came not as an email, but as an inane comment on a recent posting on this blog. The commenter, calling himself "Smith," wrote that "[a] journal is a compilation of papers written on a daily basis throughout the year (much like a magazine)" and gave a link to IJMRS.com.

IJMRS is the acronym for International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Research. This journal is one of a series covering every imaginable subject. All have the same editor-in-chief, Steven Sayasy. All have the same address, 1809 S Citrus Cove, Mesa, Arizona 85204. That's a recently purchased five-bedroom house in a Phoenix suburb. The Sayasy-edited and published journals that popped up in a quick search are IJMRS, IJSSHR (International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research), and the improbably named JOMAAR (Journal of Management and Architecture Research).

JOMAAR is amazing. In less than three years, it has become "the longest-standing, constantly-published, worldwide-referred publication on architecture, based in the USA." Indeed, "[i]ts unique thematic issues contribute to the confrontation of scholarly perspectives on unnoticed setbacks – a must-read for faculties, doctoral and graduate students, in addition to for architects and the universal intellectual audience."

The title of its latest article reads as if it were written by a random word generator. The article is "The Performance That Observation Potboiler in Weakness Manufacture An Redundancy Effigy for the Consideration of Weakness" by Professor Shadowy Lings and  Dr. Luis Easton.

Who is the intrepid editor-in-chief for the universal intellectual audience? In a word, a salesman. Steven Sayasy of 1809 Citrus Cove is the registered agent, organizer, and principal of Rapid Purchases, LLC. The company engages in "Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Other Activities Related to Real Estate." According to Bizapedia, that is not all. Mr. Sayasy is the sole principal of Farkal LLC, which offers "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Computer Related Services." On Linked In, he describes himself as "President at Farkal" and lists two other current activities -- "Licensed Realtor" with the Realty ONE Group and "Digital Marketing Nerd" with Exaalgia LLC. He puts his best foot forward:

My 10+ years of experience revolves around customer service, sales, and management. I have dedicated my efforts to learning these skills and mastering them to the best of my ability.

Comparable skills in academic research and writing are not mentioned. There are no reported publications or even a four-year college degree. Mr. Sayasa's education culminated in an associate's degree from Hamilton College in upstate New York.

Oh, by the way, the "Smith" IJMRS blog coaches students on how to submit plagiarized term papers without getting caught.

PUTATIVE COMMENT

Smith [https://www.blogger.com/profile/01818740726441100868] has left a new comment on your post "Frontiers in Medical Case Reports wants the "medic...": A journal is a compilation of papers written on a daily basis throughout the year (much like a magazine). Research Journal papers are written by experts, for experts, and they present the most current studies. They may be printed or distributed online, or both.

Frontiers in Medical Case Reports wants the "medical fraternity to synchronize their knowledge"

Frontiers in Medical Case Reports is not a Frontiers Media (frontiersin.org) journal. The publisher listed on the journal's website is

Publisher: Frontiers in Medical Case Reports
4-73, S. Lingotum, Choutuppal, Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh, India 508252
Weblink: https://www.jmedicalcasereports.org/
Contact Person: K. Shivashanker
Email: shivashankar.fmcr@gmail.com

This Frontiers journal seems to be intertwined with the Archives of Medical and Clinical Research. Both have domains (in this case, jmedicalcasereports.org) registered to "Organization: Ubitech Solutions; Kind: individual; Mailing Address: Madhya Pradesh, India." Both have the same guidelines for authors. Both have mostly the same editors.

The About Us and home pages indicate that this is not a journal to turn to for English language editing. It advises us that its purpose "is to enhance the field by offering new basic and clinical research with highlighting on knowledge that will motivation the way medical treatments are practiced." The About Us also page condemns "ethical malpractices" and has this to say about "Human and Animal Rights":

Contingent upon the idea of the in regards to investigate, manuscripts submitted ... should contain an statement such that the unsettling legitimately restricting ethical guidelines have been met. Authors are needed to check if any of the beneath explanations applies ....
All human investigations should express that they have been affirmed by the ethics committee and have accordingly been acted as per the ethical guidelines set down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. ...

The email, which does not comply with the US CAN-SPAM Act is written in a similar style.

Email

• From: fmcr [fmcr@jmedicalreports.com]
  Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 11:39 PM
  Subject: Submissions for Medical Case Reports
  Frontiers in Medical Case Reports
  Authors are cordially Invited for article submissions to publish in the upcoming issue of Frontiers in Medical Case Reports Frontiers in Medical Case Reports is a lively and informative journal covering international issues relevant to medical and clinical sciences worldwide.
  The Frontiers in Medical Case Reports is an international standard open access peer-reviewed journal which provides a source for publishing original communications, case reports and case series in all areas of medical and clinical sciences. Frontiers in Medical Case Reports providing a platform for advances in basic and advanced clinical medical research for all branches of Medico Professionals.
  FMCR provides cutting edge updates, developments in the medical arena and helps the medical fraternity to synchronize their knowledge in today's time.
  Submission Guidelines:
  A High-Quality research papers are invited those are original and plagiarism free must be prepared in MS word should be submitted electronically. kindly submit through online at: Submit Now or you can mail your manuscript to our mail at editor@jmedicalcasereports.org
  All submitted manuscript will be peer-reviewed, edited and published in accordance with international standard and best practices.
  Thank you in advance.
  Best regards
  Editorial Office
  Frontiers in Medical Case Reports
  E-mail: editor@jmedicalcasereports.org

From Science Domain International: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology

The Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (previously the British Journal of Applied Science & Technology), is "is dedicated to publish." The website (https://www.journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/about) explains in a "disclaimer" that

As per the recommendation of different reputed indexing organizations and following the requests of researchers and editors, title of this journal has been changed. ‘British Journal of Applied Science & Technology’ continued as ‘Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology'. This international journal has no connection with any scholarly society or association or any specific geographic location or any country (like USA, UK, Germany, etc). This is an independent journal run by SCIENCEDOMAIN international. Legal contact address of editorial office and other offices are available in this link [https://www.journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/about/contact].

Apparently, the "British Journal" ran into trade name problems. As with other SDI journals, the contact page identifies the publisher as Ms. M. B. Mondal, Ph.D., and the London "branch office" is rented from an office-address provider.

More information on Science Domain International is posted on this blog.

Email

• From: Dr. Isita Sen [editor05@sdjournals.net] Sent: June 14, 2017
  Dear Colleague.
  Thank you for kind cooperation and support. Your attention is solicited for the following announcement. ...
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  Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for 0% discount on normal Article Processing Charge (APC) of 500 USD. (i.e. Effective APC will be 100 USD). ...
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  UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK,Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
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  India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993
• From: Dr. Isita Sen [dhkaye@publishcourses.com]
  Sent: Feb 26 at 2:46 AM
  Subject: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
  Dear Colleague,
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  UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, the UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: 44 20-3031-1429
  USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: 1 302-397-2050
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• From: Dr. Rita Sen [editor@4sdi.online]
  Date: Mon 6/18/2018 6:21 AM
  Subject: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology (4.1)
  Dear Colleague,
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  Present Volume: vol 27
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• From: Dr. Rita Sen [k@dashboardstar.online]
  Date: Wed 10/3/2018 1:03 AM
  Subject: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology (4.1)
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  Frequency: Weekly ...
  Publication model: Online as well as journal Hard copy options.
  Publication charge: 100 USD (up to the end of this month, Original charge is 500 USD)
  Submission deadline: up to end of this month (for discount)
  Present Volume: vol 27
  NAAS Score (2018): 5.32
  Transparent and High standard OPEN Peer review:
  This journal follows highly respected and toughest Advanced OPEN peer-review system (Example http://bit.ly/2GIXx6q). We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run.
  Proposed Time Schedule: Submission to first editorial decision with review comments: 3 weeks Submission to publication: 6 weeks
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From Science Domain International: The Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports

The publisher of the Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports is Science Domain International (SDI, discussed on this blog). That SDI is the publisher is well hidden on the journal's website (), but the addresses in the emails and the company registration number lead one to SDI. In addition, the addresses and "publisher name" of Ms. M. B. Mondal, Ph.D., in the contact page (https://www.journalajarr.com/index.php/AJARR/about/contact) point directly to SDI.

Email

• From: Dr Rina Menon [editor73@publish4journal.com]
  Sent: Tue, Apr 13 at 8:41 AM
  Subject: Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports 📣 📣
  Dear Colleague,
  Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports (https://www.eurohost365.net/ajarr/journal) is a peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal. We offer both online publication as well as Hard copy options. Discounted publication charge is only 35 USD (2135 INR), for manuscripts submitted within this month. Original publication charge is 500 USD after this offer period.
  Transparent and High standard OPEN Peer review: This journal follows highly respected Advanced OPEN peer-review system (Example: http://sdiarticle4.com/review-history/61947)
  Time Schedule: Submission to review decision: 7-10 days Submission to publication: 12-14 days
  Indexing: Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals. ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database), Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO (UK), Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”).
  Journal Hard copy: Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost.
  Manuscript submission: https://www.eurohost365.net/submission
  Best regards,
  Dr Rina Menon
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From Science Domain International: The Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

The publisher of the Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies is Science Domain International (SDI, discussed on this blog). That SDI is the publisher is well hidden on the journal's website (https://www.journalajl2c.com/index.php/AJL2C), but the addresses in the emails and the company registration number lead one to SDI.

Email

• From: Dr. Rita Sen [k@dashboardstar.online]
  Sent: Sat 4/21/2018 8:45 AM
  Subject: Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
  Dear Colleague, Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies is an OPEN peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal. ... Manuscripts submitted within this month will be eligible for 20 USD publication charge. Original publication charge is 500 USD.
  2. Transparent and High standard Peer review: This journal follows highly respected Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. Additionally, we strongly encourage “Post-publication Peer review” by our comment section.
  2.1 Advanced Article Metrics: Authors can see real-time data of different interesting Article Metrics like Geo-map of Article download, Geo-map of Article access, etc. See example 1, example 2, example 3, etc.
  3. Proposed Time Schedule: Submission to the first editorial decision with review comments: 3 weeks. Submission to publication: 4 to 6 weeks
  4. Abstracting/indexing: Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals. ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database), Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO (UK), Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”) ...
  5. Authors’ profile: Our journals have been chosen by academicians of famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. ...
  6. Testimonials: See some transparent testimonials of authors here.
  7. Article Processing Charge (or Publication Charge): Manuscripts submitted within this month will be eligible for 20 USD publication charge. Original publication charge is 500 USD. ...
  Best regards,
  Dr. Rita Sen
  Reg. Office: UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: 44 20-3031-1429
  USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: 1 302-397-2050
  India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: 91 11-66173993
  You have received this e-mail in the genuine belief that its contents would be of interest to you. If you don’t like this mail, we’ll honour your opt-out request ...
• From: Dr Sumita Kar [editor2rini@gmail.com]; (Dr Sumita Kar via sendgrid.net)
  Date: Fri 10/23/2020 7:13 PM
  Subject: Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
  Greetings!! We are contacting from Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies. This journal follows highly respected OPEN peer-review system ... .
  Average time for Review Decision: 7-10 days from submission date Average time for Publication: 10-12 days from submission date
  Indexing: ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database), Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO (UK), Ulrich's, CrossRef.
  Discounted publication charge is 20 USD, for manuscripts submitted within this month. Original publication charge is 500 USD after this offer period. Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost. ...
  Best regards,
  Dr Sumita Kar
  Reg. Office:
  UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
  India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Tele: +91 9434356957

SCIREA Journal of Mathematics

SCIREA is an opaque publisher that does not reveal its location and staff. Its website describes the SCIREA Journal of Mathematics as "an international, scientific peer-reviewed open access journal published online by SCIREA" and promises publication within approximately 25 days of submission. It accomplishes this feat without a named editor-in-chief. The listings for the "editorial board" go on and on, surpassing 1,000 members apparently motivated to write instant reports by "vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC [author publishing charge of $330 as of April 11, 2021] of their next publication in any SCIREA journal, in appreciation of the work done."

The "Instructions for Authors" contain these "Open Science Policy Guide Lines to Submit the Manuscript: The absolute prototype for manuscript is originality, high scientific quality and interest to a multidisciplinary audience." Among these works for a multidisciplinary audience are "On Еc-(δ-ßc)-Compact Spaces and Еc-(δ-ßc)-Separation Axioms" and "The Structure of Groups GL(3,F)."

The "issues" of the journal are often single articles. The abstract of one such 14-page article on "The So-called Seqed and Scientific cradle of the angle θ in ancient Egypt" (vol. 3, issue 2, April 24, 2018) begins:

Science is a matter of asking for information by specifying the difference between fact and opinion. Fact in a scientific context is a generally accepted reality, but still open to scientific inquiry, as opposed to an absolute truth, which is not a part of science. The hypotheses and theories are generally based on objective inferences, unlike opinions, which are generally based on subjective influences. Therefore and hence we can say ‘the facts versus the opinions’.

Email

• From: Newcomb Patricia [newcomb@sjmathematics.org]
  Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 1:15 PM
  Subject: Invitation to Submit Your Papers (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Dear Kaye, DH
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  [No signature line]
• From: Mitropoulos Panagiotis [mitropoulos@clinicalmedicinej.org]
            McCarthy Sheila [mccarthy@sjmathematics.org]
  Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 1:43 AM
           Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:47 PM
  Subject: Submitting Your Research Paper (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Warm greetings from the assitant editor!
  We are writing to show our deepest impression on your previous article titled Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK.
  Below is the abstract of your research which has left us a deep impression: ...
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• From: Shu Chi-Min [shu@clinicalmedicinej.org]
  Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 4:14 AM
  Subject: Invitation to Submit Your Manuscripts (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Greetings! We have read your paper titled Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment which has been published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK, and the topic of the paper has impressed us a lot.
  Here attached the excerpt of your research which has left us a deep impression] ...
  [no signature line]
• From: Anderson Jenny [jennyanderson@scijmat.org]
             Harris Victoria [victoriaharris@scipj.org]
  Sent: Sunday April 11, 2021 11:21 AM
            Sunday, May 23, 2021 8:43 AM
  Subject: Invitation to Submit Your Manuscripts (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Greetings! We have learnt about your precious paper with the title Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment which has been published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK, and the topic of the paper has impressed us a lot. Here attached the details of your research which has gave us a deep impression: ...
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• From: Sharma Arun [sharma@healthj.org]
  Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:49 PM
  Subject: ЅսЬmіtting Your Research Articles (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Dear Kaye, DH
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• From: Firoz Alam [firoz@sjofmat.org]
  Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:12 AM
  Subject: Inᴠitatіоn to ЅսЬmіt Your Research Article (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Warm greetings!
  We are writing to express our deep impression on your published article titled
  Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK. Here attached the details of your research which has gave us a deep impression:
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  2. Abstract: ...
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NOTICE: As of 28 May 2021, I have stopped reproducing the incessant "Warm greetings!" emails from SCIREA journals. Pennsylvania State University has blacklisted the webpages for submitting manuscripts, noting that "Access to the Website you were trying to use has been blocked because it could possibly be unsafe or potentially malicious."

Archives of Medical and Clinical Research is entrenched to create a platform

The Archives of Medical and Clinical Research is another website with no recognizable publisher. Its spam violates the CAN-SPAM Act. The domain name jamcr.net shown in its email is registered to Domains By Proxy. The website's contact page gives no physical address--only a pair of URLs (amcr.editor@gmail.com and editor@jamcr.org). That's better than a fake address, though.

Digging deeper, one can find that the last domain name was created a few months ago (January 11, 2021) and registered to:

Organization: Ubitech Solutions
Kind: individual
Mailing Address: Madhya Pradesh, India

What about the journal itself? It has no ISSN listed. It has no editor-in-chief (or, if it does, it does not reveal who he or she is).

The Author Guidelines appear to be plagiarized. They are practically identical to those on Frontiers in Medical Case Reports, 4-73, S. Lingotum, Choutuppal, Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh, India 508252.  Both start and end as follows (with identical text that I won't bother to reproduce the text sandwiched in between):

Frontiers in Medical Case Reports

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Article Format and Guidelines
Frontiers in Medical Case Reports publishes original research articles of outstanding medical importance. We will consider manuscripts of any length; we encourage the submission of both substantial full-length bodies of work and shorter manuscripts that report novel findings that might be based on a more limited range of experiments.
...
Article Publication Charges
All articles published in Frontiers in Medical Case Reports are open access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. This is made possible by an article-publication charges (APC) that covers the range of publishing services we provide. This includes provision of online tools for editors and authors, article production and hosting, liaison with abstracting and indexing services, and customer services. The APC, payable when your manuscript is editorially accepted and before publication, is charged to either you, or your funder, institution or employer.
Only authors of accepted articles are charged Article Publication Charges GBP 1200 and the payment process begins after an article has been accepted.

Archives of Medical and Clinical Research

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Article Format and Guidelines
Archives of Medical and Clinical Research publishes original research articles of outstanding medical importance. We will consider manuscripts of any length; we encourage the submission of both substantial full-length bodies of work and shorter manuscripts that report novel findings that might be based on a more limited range of experiments.
...
Article Publication Charges
All articles published in Archives of Medical and Clinical Research are open access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. This is made possible by an article-publication charges (APC) that covers the range of publishing services we provide. This includes provision of online tools for editors and authors, article production and hosting, liaison with abstracting and indexing services, and customer services. The APC, payable when your manuscript is editorially accepted and before publication, is charged to either you, or your funder, institution or employer.
Only authors of accepted articles are charged Article Publication Charges GBP 1200 and the payment process begins after an article has been accepted.

This is not to say that either journal is the true author of the posted guidelines. For example, both contain the following paragraph that is part of the instructions for authors in the Association for Psychological Science's journals: "The structure described here applies to all articles other than Commentaries. Note that although Short Reports are published without an abstract, an abstract must be entered during the submission process to facilitate review." [Update, 4/19/21: It also is worth noting that the two journals may well be the handiwork of the same individual.]

The Frontiers journal at least has names for "editor-in-chiefs" [sic], but, for what it is worth, the lists of editors of both journals are dominated by the same names:

⊘ Dr. Nikolaos A. Chrysanthakopoulos, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
⊘ Dr. Liang Ye, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, The University of Health and Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), Texas, USA
⊘ Dr. Maria António Castro, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
⊘ Dr. Bhavin Sonani, M.D., MsPH,CPE , Associate Lead Hospitalist, Department Chair, Internal Medicine, HSHS Medical Group, St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL, USA
⊘ Dr. Shardul Kulkarni, Research Assistant Professor, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, United States

⊘ Dr. Nikolaos A. Chrysanthakopoulos, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
⊘ Dr. Liang Ye, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, The University of Health and Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), Texas, USA
⊘ Dr. Maria António Castro, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
⊘ Prof. Wei Liu, Professor of Medicine, Director, Institute of Digestive Disease, China Three Gorges University, China

Email

• From: submissions [submissions@jamcr.net]
  Sent: Tue, Apr 6 at 12:31 PM
  Subject: Archives of Medical and Clinical Research
  Dear Researcher,
  Greetings,
  Archives of Medical and Clinical Research is a peer-reviewed, broad scope open-access journal which publishes original research articles, case reports, review articles, short communications that are not restricted to diagnosis, diseases, outcomes, signs, symptoms, treatment and new findings of researches.
  The journal is entrenched to create a platform for health care professionals, researchers, practitioners of all over the globe to publish the substantial and complete research and significant information about novel findings of diseases or syndromes.
  Authors are cordially invited to submit their next manuscript to publish in the upcoming issue of Archives of Medical and Clinical Research.
  A High-Quality research papers are invited those are original and plagiarism free must be prepared in MS word should be submitted electronically as an attachment on E-mail Id editor@jamcr.org
  Waiting for your valuable submission.
  Regards,
  Editorial Manager
  Archives of Medical and Clinical Research (AMCR)

From Science PG's International Јoᴜrnаl of Law and Society

A discussion of SciencePG and several of its journals is in a posting from January 2017. The following emails are from its International Јoᴜrnаl of Law and Society:

• From: Wilson Charlotte [charlottewilson@jlaarp.com]
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• From: Kaylee Hicks [hicks@ajsportsscience.com]
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  Dear KAYE, DAVID H.,
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