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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• From: Chan Alan [chan@sjchemistry.net]
  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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  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
  Subject: Calling for Research Papers (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
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• From: Radosevich James [radosevich@agriculturej.org]
  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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  Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 6:06 PM
  Subject: ЅսЬmіtting Your Ρареrs (Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment)
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  Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK.
  The abstract of your research which has impressed us most is listed below: ...
  [The email ends with a link that goes to a submission form for the SCIREA sociology journal. There is no signature line or contact information.]
• From: Balaji K. [balaji@clinicalmedicinej.org]
             Pashikanti Srinath [pashikanti@electricalengineeringj.org]
  Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11:16 PM
            Sunday, May 23, 2021 7:22 PM
  To: Kaye, David
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  Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 5:11 AM
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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."