Showing posts with label Kaku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kaku. Show all posts

Friday, May 17, 2019

Does Iris Publishers Raid OMICS for Material?


Commenting on the report on Iris Publishers, Sudheer Kaku, the IT technical specialist in Aurora, Colorado, who was identified as the likely owner, wrote "Please let me know if you come across any genuine complain [sic] or an instance where we scammed or didn't deliver on what we promised."

Iris promises that it "only accept[s] original content" and that "[a]ny work that has less than 75% originality will be rejected." It promises authors "rigorous peer reviews and quality check." It claims that it checks for previous publication as a part of the process. It promises editing to improve an author's submissions. How often does it deliver on these promises?

Clearly, it did none of these things in the case of two articles by Mohamed Daris of the "University Rabat Morocco," the "Department of Physics, Morocco," the "Department of Physics, University of Science," or the "Department of Mathematical Physics, University Rabbat Morocco." (These are the affiliations provided on his various papers that appear in flaky journals. I have not seen a university with any of these names listed on the web, but there is a University Mohammed V de Rabat.)

Realization of the Relationship between Quantum Mechanics and Relativity

This paper first appeared in the flaky and oddly named OMICS Journal of Physical Mathematics (Received Date: Aug 24, 2018 / Accepted Date: Sep 12, 2018 / Published Date: Sep 20, 2018 ). It begins as follows:
In this section we will have the design of a central energy model based on the energy of the light E this model has three forms of energy: the energy of the mass Em which is based deep on the mass m in relation with the wave function Ψ and the density density energy Eρ which is based on the density density ρ in relation to the wave function Ψ and the volume energy EV which is based on the volume V in relation with the wave function Ψ. This approximation gives us access to the last very important paragraph in this research is the relationship between quantum mechanics and relativity.
The "density density" article provides nothing less than "an exact correction of the classical light equation E = mc2." It concludes with an equation that "is a proper state of the presence of relativity and quantum mechanics at the same time in any system on the universe or far from the universe." Could one ask for anything more?

Mr. Kaku’s Annals of Biostatistics & Biometric Applications duplicated this gobbledy-gook (which has nothing to do with biostatistics), presenting it as new, quality publication. Mohamed Daris. Realization of the Relationship between Quantum Mechanics and Relativity. AnnalBiostat & Biomed Appli. 2(2): 2019. ABBA.MS.ID.000535. DOI: 10.33552/ABBA.2019.02.000535. (Received Date: April 17, 2019 Published Date: May 08, 2019).

Establishing the Equation of the Wave Function and the System Model (ρ, m, v)

This paper also appeared earlier in the OMICS Journal of Physical Mathematics (“Received Date: Aug 24, 2018 / Accepted Date: Sep 14, 2018 / Published Date: Sep 21, 2018"). The introduction reads as follows:
The main purpose of this topic is to better understand new aspects of matter and energetic systems and to give new theorems and relations based on having an idea about the behaviour of matter either on the mass side of the volume or the volume density this gives us newly exploit relationships but on the basis of the corrective theorem of the equation of light and that will guide us to have an explanatory model of the material and hence the systems outside the vacuum or inside the void.
That is a mouthful. The body of the article consists of a couple of postulated equations (with no indication of why they are meaningful or plausible) and a miscellany of algebraic consequences. It concludes with the apocalyptic remark that:
These last results show that any material with a mass and a volume and a density tends towards a moment TF [“Time of the Universe”]. That is to say that matter when it arrives at the moment TF its basic elements, which constitute them, mean that the volume and density disappear and the matter no longer exists.
Again, Annals of Biostatistics & Biometric Applications, which has no named editor-in-chief,  republished this ouevre falling well outside of its professed scope as if it were a new (and meaningful) publication. Mohamed Daris. Establishing the Equation of the Wave Function and the System Model (ρ, m, v). AnnalBiostat & Biomed Appli. 2(1): 2019. ABBA.MS.ID.000529. DOI: 10.33552/ABBA.2019.02.000529 (Received Date: April 17,2019 Published Date: April 26, 2019).

Such publications in OMICS and then Iris journals are difficult to reconcile with sincere assertions of "rigorous peer reviews."

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Biomedical Conferences Claims the Journals of Other (?) Publishers

One would imagine that Biomedical Conferences is just a conference organizer. But its website features "our journals" as "a singular repository" for "acclaimed scientific authors" seeking to reach "like-minded peers." There are more journals than I care to count on the list of "our journals." Some have ISSNs; some don't. Almost all (based on a sample of clicks) are published by three ostensibly separate publishers -- Crimson, Iris, and Lupine Publishers. Examples from the Biomedical Conferences list include
Name Contact information
Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, 1 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 300, one Westchester, IL 60154, USA +1 (720) 414-3554 Fax - (720) 367-5187 info@biomedres.co angelaroy@biomedres.co
Interventions In Gynaecology And Women's Healthcare Lupine Publishers, LLC, 57 West 57th Street, 3rd floor, New York - NY 10019 +1 (914) 407-6109 Fax - (914) 465-7596 info@lupinepublishers.com Editorial Office : 7865 S. Grand Baker St, Aurora CO 80016, USA support@lupinepublishers.com
(Website has a link to Lupine)
Open Access Journal Of Oncology And Medicine same
Psychology and Psychotherapy Research Study Crimson Publishers, LLC Third Avenue, 2nd floor, New York - 10016, USA +1 (929) 600-8049 Fax +1 (929) 447-1137 info@crimsonpublishers.com support@crimsonpublishers.com
(Website has a link to Crimson)
COJ Reviews and Research same
Journal of Textile Science & Fashion Technology Iris Publishers, LLC 315 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104, USA +1-628-201-9788 Fax - +1-415-962-0669 info@irispublishers.com
(Website has a link to Iris)
Modern Concepts in Material Science same
The only journal in my quick sample that does not belong to another publisher, the Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research has the following underpunctuated "aim and scope" for "rendering a global podium" of "scientific knowledge on science":
The only motto of Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) Publishers is accelerating the scientific and technical research papers, considering the importance of technology and the human health in the advanced levels and several emergency medical and clinical issues associated with it, the key attention is given towards biomedical research. Thus, asserting the requirement of a common evoked and enriched information sharing platform for the craving readers. BJSTR is such a unique platform to accumulate and publicize scientific knowledge on science and related discipline. This multidisciplinary open access publisher is rendering a global podium ...
Is it a coincidence that the webpages of both this flaky journal and the Biomedical Conferences webpages are copyrighted by Lupine Publishers LLC and that the spam for Biomedical Conferences came from Lupine Publishers? The Aurora, Colorado, "editorial offices" of Lupine Press are a four-bedroom house at the registered address of both Crimson and Lupine Publishers. Postings on Crimson, Iris, and Lupine Publishers have more information about them and one man, Sudheer Kaku, who may be behind them.
Email
  • From: From the Editorial office: BJSTR [minkaacosta@biomedres.us]
    Date: May 14 at 6:27 AM
    Subject: Need of One Article: BJSTR
    Dear Dr. DH Kaye,
    Hope you had a pleasant morning.
    We are in short of articles for successful issue release of Volume 18- Issue 1 in our Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) (ISSN: 2574 -1241) having Impact Factor 0.548.
    Is it possible for you to support us with a 2 page opinion/mini review/case report, we hope a 2 page article isn’t time taken for an eminent author like you.
    We are confident that you are always will be there to support us.
    Await your response.
    Regards,
    Minka Acosta | Associate Editor | Biomedical Journal

Lupine Publishers "craves to select scientific connotation"

Lupine Publishers describes itself (on its website, 2/19/19) as

a multidisciplinary, scholarly Open Access publisher focused on Genetic, Biomedical and Remedial missions in relation with Technical Knowledge as well. We crave to select ground-breaking research based on modernism, aptness, scientific connotation, prospective spectator’s interests, etc. We endeavor to provide by far and liberally accessible belvedere to researchers and practitioners in support of their novel and valuable ideas. We already have 2000+ Editorial Board members along with 5000+ Published articles in our box. Our Journals maintain a scrupulous, methodical, fair peer review System. Besides, quality control is riveted in each step of the publication process.

This description raises the question of how many editors and articles can fit in one box. The box contains such articles as Association of Blood Group with Tea Likeliness, Bitter Gourd Relish and Blood Group Relationship, and Is There Any Fluctuation in Normal Blood Pressure While Watching Horror Movies?

The company information database Buzzfile provides, inter alia, these questions and answers (2/19/19):

Q. How big is Lupine Publishers?
A. Lupine Publishers is estimated to generate $37,589 in annual revenues, employs approximately 1 people [sic] at this location
Q. Where is Lupine Publishers located?
A. Lupine Publishers is located at 7865 S Grand Baker St, Aurora, CO 80016.
Q. How long has Lupine Publishers been in business?
Lupine Publishers has been in business for approximately 2 years.

Although Lupine purports to operate out of New York City, Buzzfile's address for it is a four bedroom home at 7865 S Grand Baker St., Aurora, CO 80016. The New York City address is a Regus Virtual Office that provides what the company calls a "professional address" for putting "your business in the best possible location with a credible address and mail handling service."

Lupine Publishers spams for OMICS-related conferences. An email from the subtly named Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences (below) advertised a production of the Biomedical Conferences LLC, which seems to be a name used by Conference Series, which is an OMICS domain. Conference Series, Lupine Publishers, Iris Publishers, and Crimson Publishers are just some of the enterprises whose domains are registered to Sudheer Kaku, "Software Engineer and Web Developer in Aurora, Colorado."

The peers involved in the Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic and Genetic Sciences do not seem to care too much about whether the articles concern forensic science or genetics. For example, A New Demographic Situation and Problems of Employment in Uzbekistan describes the disturbing rate of unemployment in the country but sounds an optimistic note: "The country leader based on the adopted state programs completely stimulated the steady growth of creation of jobs and employment of the population."

Email
Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic and Genetic Sciences
  • From: Forensic & Genetic Sciences [forensic@lupinejournals.co]
    Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:42 PM
    Subject: Eminent manuscript
    Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
    Greetings!
    We are glad to get your notice that Forensic and Genetic Sciences: Peer Reviewed Journal, which follows double blind peer review process within 15 days from the date of submission.
    Now we are in the process of release Volume 4 Issue 3 of the journal it highly obliged if you could submit your valuable manuscript to include in this issue.
    Looking forward to hearing your kind acknowledgement.
    Emily Rose
    Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences
    Lupine Publishers LLC, 57 West 57th Street, New York - NY 10019, USA
  • From: Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences [forensic@lupinepublishers.org]
    Date: Sun Feb 17 2019 11:51 PM
    Subject: Medicine and Medical Conferences: 2019
    Dear Dr. DH Kaye,
    Happy Charming Day.
    We cordially invite you to our “International Conference on Recent Advancements in Medicine and Medical Science” Conference during March 01-02, 2019 at Colorado, USA. On behalf of the organizing committee we expect your valuable participation to deliver your Research works in the time of your experience as an oral presentation during the conference Schedule.
    The Two-days conference comprises professional programs which includes 80+ Sessions of Scientific Forum, Symposia, Roundtable, Dialog, Poster, Exhibition, Workshop and Training Courses. We hope that the Medicine and Medical Science -2019 will be an unparalleled opportunity for Growing your network and meeting Eminent People throughout the scientific world. ...
    If you have any query, please feel free to contact us any time on WhatsApp (+1720 767-7131). Hope to have your presence at Colorado. Only 15 days to go Waiting for your rapid response.
    Thanks
    Christina | Program Manager
    Biomedical Conferences LLC Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester 60154, USA.
Biostatistics and Biometrics
  • From: Biostatistics & Biometrics [biostats@lupineresearch.org]
    Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 11:51 AM
    Subject: Optimistic Response Dear Dr DH Kaye
    We are looking for scientific researchers who can help us for the better progress of our Journal. I found your profile innovative, and I am inviting you to submit your valuable manuscript for publication in our Volume2 Issue 4. Will you support us with your transcript? ... We desire to receive your valuable manuscript by 20th February.
    Janet Thelma
    Biostatistics & Biometrics (CTBB)| IF: 3.159
    CTBB-Editorial Manager biostats@lupinepublishers.com Lupine Publishers, LLC 57 West 57thStreet, 3rdfloor, New York-NY 10019. USA +1(914)407-6109 Fax- +1(914)465-7596

Modern Approaches on Material Science (MAMS)

  • A comment (below) from OppfinnarJocke (4/15/21) displays an email wishing for "an illustrious day ahead!" and "looking for scientific researchers who can help us for the better progress of our MAMS." It asks, "Will you support us with your transcript?"

Open Access Journal of Environmental and Soil Sciences (OAJESS)

  • From: Open Access Journal of Environmental and Soil Sciences [environmental@lupinejournals.co]
    Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 10:45 AM
    Subject: Perfect time for your article appearance
    Dear Professor,
    Warm wishes from OAJESS
    I am Ms. Margaret Eva, Managing Editor of OAJESS Journal. We have seen your articles online and we felt very interesting. So, if you are having any unpublished articles then kindly send it towards us.
    can let you know more details about us, if you are interested to know.
    Await for your positive response.
    Margaret Eva
    OAJESS-Editorial Manager Lupine Publishers, LLC
    57 West 57th Street, 3rd floor,
    New York - NY 10019, USA
    +1 (914) 407-6109 Fax - +1 (914) 465-7596
Research and Reviews on Healthcare Open Access Journal
  • From: Research and Reviews on Healthcare Open Access Journal [research@lupineresearch.net]
    Date: Thurs, Jan 23 at 4:49 AM
    Subject: Requesting for Article Dear Dr. DH Kaye
    Dear Dr. DH Kaye ,
    Greeting from Lupine Publishers!
    We are in shortfall of one article for successful release of Ongoing Issue i.e., Volume 4 Issue 4 of our Research and Reviews on Healthcare: Open Access Journal (RRHOAJ).
    Please submit us your transcript for this issue before 29th January, If this is a short notice in your busy schedule please do send 2 page article, we hope 2 page article isnt time taken for eminent like you.
    Await your response.
    Regards,
    Deborah Daniel

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

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Crimson Publishers and Purple Prose: "what you read here could change life, as we know it"

You've got to love 'em. They are active

♥ keep[ing] the knowledge flowing
♥ ensuring the quality by reputed editors
♥ striv[ing] towards betterment of societal conditions benefitting global humanity
♥ nurturing the essential temper
♥ chang[ing] life, as we know it..

They do all this from the peculiar address of "Third Avenue, 2nd floor, New York - 10016, USA." (The website may be referring to 600 Third Ave, which houses "virtual offices and addresses."). Their domain, crimsonpublishers.com, is registered to Perfect Privacy, LLC," a Florida company.

The journal that spammed me -- based on my "innovative profile which would apt to our Journal proficiency" -- is named Forensic Science & Addiction Research. It "aims to showcase advanced research in the field of forensic science, addiction research and other related areas."Apparently,  "related" is construed liberally. The "latest articles" have such titles as "Effect of Strength Training on Physical Variable of College Men Cricket Players," "Lack of Job Satisfaction Among Nurses," and (my favorite) "Pedagogy Integrated with Information Technology to Promote Its Effectiveness Should be Keen on Humanities." The US members of the editorial board are said to be

Richard H Martin, Mercer University
David P Keys, New Mexico State University
Robert L Clegg, California Health Sciences University
Ronn Johnson, Creighton University
Alireza Heidari, California Southern University

UPDATES

6/19/18: The logo on the Crimson website is "Wings to the Research," but this does not mean that they are about to fly away. Today's spam came from a biomedical journal with no apparent connection to Crimson. The email used a different domain, as did the journal's website. Neither identified Crimson as the publisher. However, the telephone number leads to two publishers (or is it one?) at the same fake address -- Crimson and Lupine Publishing. Of the two websites, only Crimson's lists the journal.

2/10/19: Some insights into these related endeavors come from the company information database Buzzfile, which reports that Crimson, Lupine, and Biomedical Research Network share the address of 7865 S Grand Baker St, Aurora, CO 80016. The building at the address could be the home of Sudheer Kaku. The file on Crimson Publishers includes these questions and answers:

Q. How big is Crimson Publishers?
A. ... estimated to generate $39,834 in annual revenues, employs approximately 1 people [sic] at this location
Q. How long has Crimson Publishers been in business?
A. ... approximately 2 years.
Q. Is there a key contact at Crimson Publishers?
A. Sudheer Kaku is the Member at Crimson Publishers. You can contact Sudheer at (502) 432-6936.
Email
Forensic Science and Addiction Research
  • From: Forensic Science and Addiction Research
    Date: 10/17/17
    Subject: Intervention in Review
    Good Morning! Your time is my preference to confer about our Journal’s concern. While I was in process of framing the review panel, I found your innovative profile which would apt to our Journal proficiency, so I request you to be a part of our Forensic Science & Addiction Research. I am confident that your association with us will be an asset to our Journal. If you wish to fulfill our journal requirements, Drop your CV, Short biography and recent photograph at addiction@crimsonpublishers.com. Hope you won’t disappoint us. #fff2cc;">Kindly acknowledge to this email for further queries.
    Best Regards,
    Christina Fern
  • From: Kaye, David
    Date: Wed 10/18/2017 10:49 AM
    Subject: Re: Intervention in Review
    Dear Ms. Fern,
    Why don’t I stop by when I am in New York? What is the street number of the office building?
    Best,
    DHK
    [Note: Wisely, perhaps, Fern never replied.[
  • From: Forensic Science & Addiction Research [addiction@crimsonpublisher.com]
    Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:45 AM
    To: Kaye, Miranda P
    Subject: Research Article/Case report Dear Professor
    Dear Professor,
    Hope you are doing well during this pandemic situation.
    We are in need of articles for successful release of Volume 5 Issue 3 by 10th December? Is it possible for you to support us with your 2-page opinion/case report or mini review, we hope 2-page article isn't time taken for eminent people like you.
    We hope you won't disappoint us.
    Acknowledge this email within 24hrs.
    Christina Fern
    Forensic Science & Addiction Research (ISSN: 2578-0042)
    Crimson Publishers LLC, 555 Madison Avenue, 5th floor, New York, NY 10022, USA, Tel: +1 (929) 600-8049
Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research
  • From: nutri@openaccessjournal.us
    Date: Tue 6/19/2018 8:48 AM [and 6/25, from the sender biosensors@openaccessjournal.us and with the title "In shortfall of one Article"]
    Subject: Request for one Article
    Good Morning! Can we have your article for successful release of Volume 5 Issue 4 in our Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) (ISSN: 2574 -1241) Impact Factor: 0.548. In fact, we need one article to accomplish the Issue prior 28th June; we hope that the single manuscript should be yours. If this is a short notice please do send 2 page opinion/mini review/case report, we hope 2 page article isn’t time taken for eminent people like you. Your trust in my efforts is the highest form of our motivation, I believe in you that your eminent manuscript brings out the best citation 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.
    Best Regards,
    Angela Roy [emphasis and color in original]