Herbert Open Access Journals (HOAJ) "inspired ... to allure the word Herbert"

The website of Herbert Open Access Journals (HOAJ) presents no address but seems to have been composed by someone with unusual locution. For example, HOAJ's "editor guidelines" sputter that "Here it takes an induction to all the Editors with a minimum set of goals and responsibilities in order to follow primary instructions, Publication Ethics, to acquaint the policies and other integrated procedures." As for the "Herbert" in HOAJ, "Nobel Laureate, Herbert Charles Brown has inspired us to allure the word Herbert from his name."

Of the many journals, I confined my attention to the Journal of Medical Statistics and Informatics. Although it has been around since 2011, it is not indexed in MEDLINE. It appears to be unable to keep up with affiliations of some of its editors:

• Co-editor-in-chief "Jimmy Efird, University of Newcastle, Australia" left that university over three years ago (according to his LinkedIn page). The current affiliation as shown on LinkedIn and in the American Statistical Association (ASA) directory is the Boston VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center. Dr. Efird (or at least his name) is affilated with other, clearly problematic publishers: Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) (editorial board, American Journal of Analytical Chemistry); Bentham Science, country editor, Current Pharmaceutical Design); SciTechnol, editorial board, International Journal of Cardiovascular Research).
• Editorial board member "Sharon Marie Homan, University of North Texas Health Sciences Center USA" was an administrator and faculty member at UNT for three years. According to LinkedIn, that ended over seven years ago, in February 2016.

Juniper's Biometrics and Biostatistics Open Access Journal (BBOAJ)

Juniper Publishers reputedly produces nonsensical articles and plagiarized papers. Its mailing address in Irvine, California, is a "Professional Mail Address For Your Business" and "Mail Forwarding Services on request" from Same Day Virtual. Its scope is extraterrestrial--it wants to reach "the research community throughout the universe." Consistent with the publisher's desire "to offer the best in class," its Global Journal of Addiction and Rehabilitation Medicine included the infamous Dr. Olivia Doll--a pit bull with a concocted C.V. of canine research--on its editorial board.

Among its 75 journals is the Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal. BBOAJ "encourages in spreading the information and advances in assorted areas that are concerned with the application of i. Statistics ... And ii. Biometrics." (In case you did not know, it defines the former as "Responsible for the proper interpretation of scientific data generated in the biology, public health and other health sciences like biomedical sciences" and the latter as "Dealing with the measurable biological characteristics.")

I looked for information on the first two "Honorable Editors." I did not look into any of the (less honorable?) "Associate Editors." At the top of the list is Siquan Wang of "Columbia University USA." According to LinkedIn, Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. this year from Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health and has experience as a graduate teaching and research assistant and a summer intern at Morgan Stanley.

The second honorable editor is Ramalingam Shanmugam of "Texas State University USA"--an "Honorary Professor of International Studies in the School of Health Administration," the President of the San Antonio Chapter of the American Statistical Association (ASA), and a recent ASA Fellow. He is listed as an editor of one journal after another from publishers that have been criticized as fraudulent or predatory--Omics (fined $50,000,000 for deceptive practices), Scholarena (discussed on this blog), Kenkyu Group, and perhaps more

Contrary to what its home page suggests, BBOAJ is not indexed for MEDLINE and is not in the National Library of Medicine collection.

SCIRP's Open Journal of Statistics

Scientific Research Publishing Inc. (SCIRP) has a well established reputation -- as a predatory publisher. SCIRP journals have spammed me "as one of the top experts in the field" -- in fields in which I have no degrees, no publications, and no other presence. Although I have published in statistics journals, I doubt that the spam from its Open Journal of Statistics is based on any knowledge of the field.

The journal's understanding of the subject of experimental design is this:

Experimental design can be used at the point of the greatest leverage to reduce design costs by speeding up the design process, reducing late engineering design changes, and reducing product material and labor complexity. Designed Experiments are also powerful tools to achieve manufacturing cost savings by minimizing process variation and reducing rework, scrap, and the need for inspection.

Among the members of the editorial board listed on the website (28 Jan 2017) were

Prof. Qihua Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Editor-in-Chief)
Prof. Junsoo Lee, University of Alabama
Prof. Tae-Hwy Lee, University of California, Riverside
Prof. Gengsheng Qin, Georgia State University
Prof. Kalyan Raman, Northwestern University
Prof. Sunil K. Sapra, California State University, Los Angeles
Prof. Siva Sivaganesan, University of Cincinnati
Prof. Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri
Dr. Florin Vaida, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Haiyan Wang, Kansas State University
Dr. Peng Zeng, Auburn University
Prof. Yichuan Zhao, Georgia State University

EMAIL

• From: Open Journal of Statistics [ojs@swaraing.com]
  Sent: Jan 27, 2017
           Mar 26, 2017
           April 9, 2017
  Subject: More Citations & Rapid Publication - Special Issue on "Design of experiments"
  Open Journal of Statistics (OJS, 2161-7198) is seeking papers for the upcoming special issue on "Design of experiments". We would like to invite you to submit papers to this issue through our Paper Submission System. ...
  Best regards,
  Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Qihua Wang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), OJS Editorial Office, E-mail: ojs@scirp.org, Principal Place of Business: Building 5, Headquarters Space of Optical Valley, Tangxun Lake North Road #38, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan 430223, Hubei Province, China. For ease of communication: Scientific Research Publishing Inc., P. O. BOX 54821, Irvine CA 92619-4821, USA.

From SciencePG's Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics

A discussion of SciencePG and several of its journals is at a posting from January 2017. The following relentless emails are from its Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics:

• From: Maydim Malkov [submission@agricultureforestry.org]
  Sent: Fri 4/27/2018 1:19 PM (and again 4/28)
  Subject: Publish Article and Become Editorial Board Members or Reviewers
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Greetings from the assitant editor!
  We have read about your published precious paper in LAW PROBABILITY and RISK titled Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment, and the topic of the paper has impressed us a lot. The paper has drawn attention and interest from researchers and scholars specializing in [the article's keywords appear here].
  Contribute Your Research Paper
  ... Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics can make specialists in various ranges closer to the cutting-edge researches. In light of the novelty, advance, and possible wide application of your innovation, we invite you with sincerity to contribute other unpublished papers that have similar topics to the journal. We are also quite looking forward to receiving your further research on the published paper. ...
  Be the Member of the Editorial Board or Reviewer Team
  On behalf of the Editorial Board of the journal, it is privileged for us to invite you to join us as one of the editorial board members or reviewers of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Taking your academic background and rich experience in this field into account, the Board believe that you may be the most suitable person for this position. It is believed that your position as the editorial board member or reviewer will promote international academic collaborations in the future.
  Your research has left a deep impression on us, the abstract of which is listed as follows: [yep, a mindless cut-and-paste of the abstract is here].
  Please let me know if you have any question.
  Yours truly,
  Jessie Wright
  Assistant Editor of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  
• From: Journal AJHR [jhealthresearch<.org]
  Date: Sat 6/9/2018 11:09 AM
  Subject: Publish Your Paper and Be Editorial Board Members or Reviewers
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Warmest greetings!
  We are writing to show our deepest impression on your published article titled Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK. The paper has attracted attention from researchers and scholars specializing in [all the keywords from the article]. ...
  Set up with an aim to promote the communications within scientific community, Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics provides specialists in various ranges with good access to the latest scientific researches. Given the novelty, advance, and possible extensive use of your research results, we sincerely invite you to send other unpublished articles of related fields to the journal. Your further research on this article is also welcomed. ...
  Become One of the Editorial Board Members/Reviewers
  On behalf of the Editorial Board of the journal, it's really a great honor to invite you to join our team as the editorial board member or reviewer of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Taking your academic background and expertise in this field into account, the Editorial Board believe that you may be the most suitable person for this position. It is believed that your position as the editorial board member or reviewer will promote international academic collaborations. ...
  We are deeply impressed by your research, the excerpt of which is listed below:
  Title: [Full abstract reproduced here.]
  Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
  All the best,
  Jessie Wright
  Editor of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: Maydim Malkov [submission@pamjournal.org]
  Date: June 9, 2018, 3:54 PM
  Subject: Invitation to Contribute Your Research Papers. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Good day!
  We get to know your valuable article 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. The paper has drawn attention and interest from scholars specializing in Hall v. Florida; cruel and unusual; Eighth Amendment; capital punishment; intellectual disability; IQ; psychometrics; cut-score; measurement error; standard error; confidence interval; shrinkage estimator; Bayesian inference; credible region; burden of persuasion. [Maydim-Jesse sure can cut and paste keywords.]
  Call for Manuscript
  Started with the aim to advance the development of scientific community, specialists in various fields can get the cutting-edge scientific research results from Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. In light of the advance, novelty, and possible wide application of your innovation, we invite you to send other unpublished works of related fields to the journal. We are also quite looking forward to receiving your further research on the published paper. Click the link below to know more information: ... .
  Recruiting Editorial Board Member/Reviewer
  On behalf of the Editorial Board of the journal, we would like to invite you to join us as one of the editorial board members/reviewers of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Your academic background and professional and rich experience in this field are highly appreciated by the Board, so we really hope you can be a part of our team. We hope that your position as one of the editorial board members or reviewers will advance the development of scientific researches in related fields. ...
  Here attached the abstract of your research which has drawn the interest and interest of most scholars: Title: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment Abstract: ... [Yes, Maydim-Jesse has copied the entire abstract just in case I might have forgotten what my article was about.]
  Looking forward to your favorable reply.
  With best regards,
  Jessie Wright
  Editorial Assistant of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: J issue [ijmathphy.org]
  Date: Thu 8/9/2018 6:25 PM
  Subject: Submit your article and Join Our Journal. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Nice day!
  We are writing to express our deep impression on your article with the title Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment which has been published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK.
  The paper has attracted attention from researchers specializing in [keywords from article again].
  Invitation to Submit Your Manuscript Set up with an aim to advance communications within scientific community, specialists and professionals in various fields can get the cutting-edge scientific research results from Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. In view of the novelty, advance, and potential wide applications of your innovation, we invite you to send other unpublished works of related fields to the journal. Your further research on this article is also welcomed.
  Welcome to Join us
  On behalf of the Editorial Board of the journal, it is privileged for us to invite you to join our team as one of the editorial board members or reviewers of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. You were invited on the strength of your academic background and expertise in this field. We hope that your position as the editorial board member/reviewer will shine a light on your research in related fields. ... Here attached the excerpt of your research which has left us a deep impression:
  Title: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Abstract: [Entire abstract again]
  Looking forward to your favorable reply.
  Best regards,
  Jessie Wright
  Assistant Editor of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: J. IJP [editorialboard@journalphilosophy.org]
  Date: Tue 9/11/2018 4:31 PM
  Subject: Invitation to Contribute Your Manuscripts. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Warm greetings from the editorial office!
  Your article titled Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment which has been published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK has impressed us a lot.
  It has drawn widespread attention and interest from scholars in Hall v. Florida; cruel and unusual; Eighth Amendment; capital punishment; intellectual disability; IQ; psychometrics; cut-score; measurement error; standard error; confidence interval; shrinkage estimator; Bayesian inference; credible region; burden of persuasion.
  Submitting Your Paper
  With the aim to publish academic articles, Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics provides specialists in various domains with good access to the latest scientific researches. Given the advance, novelty, and potential extensive use of your research results, we invite you with sincerity to contribute other unpublished papers that have similar topics to the journal. Your further research on this article is also welcomed. Please click the following link to learn more information: ...
  Join the Editorial Board/Reviewers Team
  On behalf of the Editorial Board of the journal, we feel very honored to invite you to join our team as one of the editorial board members or reviewers of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Your academic background and professional experience in this field are highly appreciated by us. We hope that your position as the editorial board member or reviewer will promote international academic collaborations. You can click the following link to know more information: ...
  Here attached the details of your research which has impressed us most: [A dump of the abstract.]
  Looking forward to your favorable reply.
  With best regards,
  Jessie Wright
  Secretary in the Editorial Office of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: J. IJIIS [editorialboard@ijiis.net]
  Date: Thu 10/11/2018 3:55 PM
  Subject: Join Editorial Board/Reviewer Team and Paper Publication. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Warmest greetings!
  The paper titled Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment which has been published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK has impressed us deeply. The paper has attracted widespread attention and interest from scholars in [list of keywords cut and pasted from the article].
  Call for Manuscripts
  ... We are also quite looking forward to receiving your further research on the published paper.
  Click the link below to know more information: ...
  To Become One of the Editorial Board Members or Reviewers
  ... We hope that your position as the editorial board member/reviewer will further enrich the scopes and topics of this journal from a unique perspective.
  Please visit the following website to join us: ...
  Here attached the excerpt of your research which has drawn the attention of most scholars: ...
  [A dump of the title and abstract.]
  If there is anything we can do for you, please don't hesitate to contact me.
  Respectfully yours,
  Jessie Wright
  Editorial Assistant of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: J Article [article@ijwcmc.org]
  Date: Sun 11/4/2018 6:53 AM
  Subject: Submitting Your Paper.
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Greetings!
  The paper with the title Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK has impressed us deeply. It has attracted attention from researchers and scholars specializing in [the keywords of the paper].
  Invitation to Contribute Your Manuscript
  Initiated with an aim to promote communications within scientific community, Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics can make experts in various scopes closer to the cutting-edge researches around the world. Due to the advance, novelty, and potential wide applications of your innovation, we sincerely invite you to submit other unpublished manuscripts that have similar topics to the journal. Your further research on this article is also welcomed. Please click the following link to know more information: ...
  On behalf of the Editorial Board of the journal, it is glorified for us to invite you to join us as one of the editorial board members or reviewers of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Considering your academic background and expertise in this field, the Board believe that you may be the most suitable person for this position. We hope that your position as the editorial board member/reviewer will shine a light on your research in related fields.
  For more information about joining us, please refer to: ...
  Joining Us as one of the Editorial Members/Reviewers
  The details of your research are listed as follows: [A dump of the title and abstract.]
  We await good news with patience.
  Respectfully,
  Jessie Wright
  The Editorial Office of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: J Editor [editor@ajtte.org]
  Date: Fri 11/9/2018 4:21 AM
  Subject: Be Editorial Board Members/Reviewers and Publish Your Paper. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Warm greetings from the assitant editor! We are writing to show our deepest impression on your article with the title ....
  Please let me know if you have any question.
  Yours respectfully,
  Jessie Wright
  Assistant Editor of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: AJMIE J. [editorialboard@ajmie.org]
  Date: Tue 12/11/2018 3:31 AM
  Subject: Become Editorial Board Members or Reviewers and Publish Your Paper. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Warmest greetings from the editorial office!
  The paper with the title Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment which has been published in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK has left a deep impression on us.
  It has drawn attention and interest from researchers specializing in [the article's keywords --] Hall v. Florida; cruel and unusual; Eighth Amendment; capital punishment; intellectual disability; IQ; psychometrics; cut-score; measurement error; standard error; confidence interval; shrinkage estimator; Bayesian inference; credible region; burden of persuasion
  Invitation to Contribute Your Research Paper ...
  Due to the advance, novelty, and possible wide application of your innovation, here we invite you to send other unpublished works of similar themes to the journal. Your further research on this article is also welcomed. You can click the link below to learn more information: ... sjams.org ...
  Join Us as one of the Editorial Members or Reviewers
  Here attached the abstract of your research which has drawn the attention of most scholars: [Do they think I do not know the contents of my own article?]
  Please feel free to contact us if there is any question.
  Thanks and regards,
  Jessie Wright
  Editorial Assistant of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: J submit [submit@ajist.org]
  Date: Sat dec 29, 2019, 2:35 PM
  Subject: Welcome Your Article Submission and Join us as Editorial Board Members/Reviewers. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Dear Kaye, DH
  Greetings!
  We have learnt about your published precious paper in LAW PROBABILITY & RISK with the title Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment, and the topic of the paper has impressed us a lot. The paper has attracted attention from researchers and scholars specializing in [your article's keywords].
  Submit Your Paper ...
  Invitation of Becoming the Editorial Member/Reviewer
  On behalf of the journal's Editorial Board, we are very pleased to invite you to join our team as one of the editorial board members or reviewers of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. You have fully devoted yourself to this research and delivered an excellent result, and for this reason, we really hope you can be a part of us. We believe that your position as the editorial board member or reviewer will shine a light on your research in this field. ...
  Here attached the abstract of your research which has drawn the attention and interest of most scholars: [A dump of the abstract.]
  Please feel free to contact us if you have any problem.
  Yours truly,
  Jessie Wright
  Secretary in the Editorial Office of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistic
• From: AJMIE J. [paper@ajmie.org]
  Date: Mon 1/28/19 12:35 PM
  Subject: Welcome Your Article Submission and Join us as Editorial Board Members/Reviewers. Dear Kaye, DH: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Greetings from the editorial office!
  We are writing to show our deepest impression on your article ... which has been published in ... .
  Scholars and researchers in the field of [mindless list of keywords] ... have showed interests in your paper. ...
  On behalf of the Editorial Board of the journal, we sincerely invite you to join us as the editorial board member/reviewer ...
  Your research has left us a deep impression, the abstract of which is listed below: ...
  For more information, please feel free to contact us.
  Yours respectfully,
  Jessie Wright
  Editor of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics 
• From: AJMSE J. [paper@ajmse.org]
  Date: Saturday, May 18, 2019 9:44 AM
  Subject: Dear Kaye, DH: An Invitation: Initiating a Special Issue and Serving as the Lead Guest Editor
  Invitation to Establish a Special Issue in the Journal
  Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics Vol.6, No.6, 2018
  Dear Kaye, DH
  We get to know your article titled "Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment" in "LAW PROBABILITY & RISK" and we found it is well written ... .
  Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics (SJAMS) ... is a famous open-access journal which is devoted to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to promote academic communications and share research achievements.
  Excellent scholars and researchers are welcomed to launch a special issue in their familiar domains. Considering your academic background and scientific achievements in applied mathematics and statistics, we believe you are qualified to initiate a special issue and become the Lead Guest Editor of the journal. You will be the Lead Guest Editor if the proposal is passed.
  How to Propose Special Issues: ...
  What are the Benefits of Being the Lead Guest Editor ...
  To find out more details about the special issue, please click the following link: ...
  The details of your research are listed as follow:
  Title: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment
  Abstract: [A dump of the abstract.]
  Sincerely,
  The Editorial Office of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: Journal member [member@ijsqa.org]
  Date: 22 Aug 2019 5:53 PM
  Subject: Dear Kaye, DH: Formal Invitation Letter from the Editorial Board of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  Dear Kaye, DH,
  We are honored to have come across your article titled "Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment". We feel that your research field matches with that of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Our Board of Editorial Members are privileged to invite you to contribute your precious unpublished research articles to our journal for publication. ... We have 300+ journals including almost all fields like Pharmacy, ... Coal, ... etc. Please kindly visit to learn more journals: ...
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  Part of contents from your paper: Title: Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment Abstract: ...
  Sincerely yours,
  Bailey Johnson
  Assistant from Editorial Office of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: Journal IJCEMS [papers@clinexpmed.org]
  Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:17 AM
  Subject: Dear Kaye, DH: A Letter of Invitation from Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  Dear Kaye, DH,
  We are very impressed after reading your article titled "Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment". We feel that Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics falls in line with your research field. The journal's Editorial Board are inviting you to contribute your valuable unpublished research articles to our journal for publication.
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  The following is the abstract of your paper: [A dump of the abstract.]
  Yours faithfully,
  Caroline Williams
  Assistant from Editorial Office of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• From: J submit [submit@bioprocessjournal.org]
  Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 7:41 PM
  Subject: Dear Kaye, DH: Invitation from Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics: Submit Your Research Papers
  Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics ... Current Issue: Vol.7, No.6, 2019
  Dear Kaye, DH,
  We are honored to have the chance to read your published article "Deadly statistics: quantifying an 'unacceptable risk' in capital punishment". We came to believe that your research field is in line with Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics ... . In view of your academic background and scientific accomplishments in related fields, we wholeheartedly welcome you to submit research articles for publication to the journal.
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  Below is the abstract and title of your paper: [Dump of title and abstract]
  Best wishes,
  RachelMiller
  Editorial Office of Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Jyoti Academic Press

Does the world need another set of "international" journals that "may be downloaded/printed as many times without any charge"? Yes, Jyoti Academjc Press is yet another Indian open access journal, but you cannot download an article without submitting a form giving a name, email address, telephone number, etc. The domain name of this startup was registered in 2015 by Anurag Gupt, Spine Infoway (P) Lt, 3, Leader Road, Allahabad UP 211001 India, +91.9415305632, spineinfoway@gmail.com. The publisher's home page reveals that

Jyoti Academic Press is an institution with a distinction having a mission to empower the high level academic activities by utilizing every available opportunity. With a vast majority of skilled professionals it has molded itself in a way that fast dissemination cannot affect the quality of work.

Who publishes in journals advertised with such drivel? The first issue of the International Journal of Statistics: Advances in Theory and Applications has two articles (so far), both by US psychology professors (David Trafimow, New Mexico State University, and Rand Wilcox, University of Southern California).

Among the many names listed as editors of Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences are three in the US: Zhuang-Dan Daniel Guan, Department of Mathematics, University of California at Riverside; Paul Thomas Young, Department of Mathematics, College of Charleston; and Hoda Bidkhori, MIT. A search turned up a Hoda Bidkhori who is an assistant professor in the industrial engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh (and who received her Ph.D. at MIT).

UPDATE 7/30/18:  Downloading no longer requires a name, email address, etc.

Email

Transnational Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

• From: journal@japjournals.co
  Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 2:31 AM
  Subject: Call for Papers - Transnational Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
  It is our pleasure to inform you that Jyoti Academic Press invites original research papers in all areas of Mathematical Analysis and its Numerous Applications. The Transnational Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications is an interdisciplinary journal ... . It is published online only in 2 issues per 1 volume annually. ...
  The honorable Editorial Members and the Publisher are very committed to build the journal as one of leading multidisciplinary international journal in the next few years. Besides the basic aim of publishing high quality peer-reviewed research articles, sufficient care is given to the timely disposal of the articles received for publication. Generally, we make decision on an article received in two months time and publish the same if duly recommended by the experts within one month of acceptance. ... Accepted papers get duly edited and typeset in the style of our journal by the publisher and the galley proofs are sent to the submitting authors, unless requested otherwise, without the original manuscript, for corrections. ...
  We, hereby, invite you to consider submitting an original research paper or review/survey article of your interest in the Jyoti Academic Press for consideration of possible publication.
  Thanking you,
  Yours sincerely,
  Rashmi Agrawal
  General Manager, Jyoti Academic Press, 53A/51 Chowk Ganga Das, Allahabad 211003, Uttar Pradesh, India, rashmi@jyotiacademicpress.org
• From: research@jyotiacademic.net
  Date: Mon 7/30/2018 12:52 AM [and 6/23/19 3:33 AM with the new issue number changed]
  Subject: Submit the paper in our journal "Transnational Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications"
  It is our pleasure to inform you that Jyoti Academic Press invites original research papers in all areas of Mathematical Analysis and its Numerous Applications. The Transnational Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications is an interdisciplinary journal and topics covered by the journal include: Mathematics, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The TJMAA is an interdisciplinary journal and topics covered by the journal include: Abstract harmonic analysis, Complex Analysis, Difference equations, Differential equations, Fourier analysis, Functional analysis, Inequalities, Miscellaneous applications of functional analysis, Multivariate analysis, Nonlinear functional analysis, Numerical analysis, Numerical analysis in abstract spaces, Numerical methods in Fourier analysis, Operator theory, Optimization, Partial differential equations, Real Analysis, Stochastic analysis and all the other fields of their applications. It is published online only in 2 issues per 1 volume annually. The Number 1 of Volume 6 (2018), of the Transnational Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications is in circulation. ... [← I looked. The issue is said to be "in process." It consists of four articles. Three of the four (spanning pages 15-142) are from the same, highly productive author.]
  The honorable Editorial Members and the Publisher are very committed to build the journal as one of leading multidisciplinary international journal in the next few years. Besides the basic aim of publishing high quality peer-reviewed research articles, sufficient care is given to the timely disposal of the articles received for publication. Generally, we make decision on an article received in two months time and publish the same if duly recommended by the experts within one month of acceptance.
  Papers may be submitted for consideration of possible publication by using any one of the following modes: ... Authors may also send their papers through e-mail or any member of the editorial board with a cc to rashmi@jyotiacademicpress.org .
  Articles received are immediately processed adopting fastest method to arrive at the final decision regarding the publication of a paper normally within two months and in case duly recommended for publication by a Editor/referee, an effort is made to accommodate the paper in an issue to appear next. We understand that the policy of quick decision is in the interest of both the authors as well as the publishers. To ensure speedy publication articles which are sufficiently well presented as are judged by the Editors often get priority.
  Accepted papers get duly edited and typeset in the style of our journal by the publisher and the galley proofs are sent to the submitting authors, unless requested otherwise, without the original manuscript, for corrections. Published articles will be available online free of cost for all on our website. ...
  Article Processing Charges: Authors are requested to arrange print charges of their papers @ USD 30 per page for USA and Canada, and EURO 25 per page for rest of the world from their institutions/research grants, In this regard a proforma invoice is sent to the corresponding authors of the accepted papers along with galley proofs which may be paid during proofs corrections. These contributions help us a lot in maintaining timely publication and circulation of issues. However these print charges are voluntary and if the authors or their institutions are not intended to pay they may do so. Twenty five reprints of the paper are provided to the corresponding authors ex-gratis by us.
  We, hereby, invite you to consider submitting an original research paper or review/survey article of your interest in the Jyoti Academic Press for consideration of possible publication.
  Thanking you,
  Yours sincerely,
  Rashmi Agrawal
  General Manager, Jyoti Academic Press, 53A/51 Chowk Ganga Das, Allahabad 211003, Uttar Pradesh, India, http://jyotiacademicpress.org/, rashmi@jyotiacademicpress.org

Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Science

• From: articles@jyotiacademic.co
  Date: 10/4/2018
  Subject: Papers Submit in our Journal "Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences"
  It is our pleasure to inform you that Jyoti Academic Press invites original research articles, communications as well as review articles, with emphasis on unsolved problems and open questions in mathematics and mathematical sciences. All areas listed on the cover of Mathematical Reviews, such as pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, theoretical mechanics, probability and mathematical statistics, and theoretical biology are included within the scope of the Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. The Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences is published in two volumes annually each comprising of two issues. It is a quarterly journal. The Number 10 of Volume 2 (2018) issue, of the Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences is circulation. To see the contents of this issue please visit the following link ...
  The honorable Editorial Members and the Publisher are very committed to build the journal as one of leading multidisciplinary international journal in the next few years. Besides the basic aim of publishing high quality peer-reviewed research articles, sufficient care is given to the timely disposal of the articles received for publication. Generally, we make decision on an article received in two months time and publish the same if duly recommended by the experts within one month of acceptance.
  Papers may be submitted for consideration of possible publication by using any one of the following modes: 1- Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts directly to editorial head office through e-mail attachment on rashmi@jyotiacademicpress.org ; or jyotiacademicpress.com@gmail.com .
  2- Authors may also send their papers through e-mail to Editor-in-Chief or any member of the editorial board with a cc to rashmi@jyotiacademicpress.org .
  Articles received are immediately processed adopting fastest method to arrive at the final decision regarding the publication of a paper normally within two months and in case duly recommended for publication by a Editor/referee, an effort is made to accommodate the paper in an issue to appear next. We understand that the policy of quick decision is in the interest of both the authors as well as the publishers. To ensure speedy publication articles which are sufficiently well presented as are judged by the Editors often get priority.
  Accepted papers get duly edited and typeset in the style of our journal by the publisher and the galley proofs are sent to the submitting authors, unless requested otherwise, without the original manuscript, for corrections. Published articles will be available online free of cost for all on our website. ...
  Article Processing Charges: Authors are requested to arrange print charges of their papers @ USD 30 per page for USA and Canada, and EURO 25 per page for rest of the world from their institutions/research grants, if any. However, for authors in India this charge is Rs. 1000.00 per page. ... . Jyoti Academic Press provides a set of 25 hardprints of the article to the corresponding author ex-gratis for records and personal use. Authors may also order additional hardprints at their own cost during proofs corrections.
  We, hereby, invite you to consider submitting an original research paper or review/survey article of your interest in the Jyoti Academic Press for consideration of possible publication.
  Thanking you,
  Yours sincerely,
  Rashmi Agrawal
  General Manager
  Jyoti Academic Press
  53A/51 Chowk Ganga Das Allahabad 211003 Uttar Pradesh, India rashmi@jyotiacademicpress.org October 03, 2018
• From: submission@japjournals.co
  Sent: 8/18/17
  Subject: Call for Papers - Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
  It is our pleasure to inform you that Jyoti Academic Press invites original research articles, communications as well as review articles, with emphasis on unsolved problems and open questions in mathematics and mathematical sciences. All areas listed on the cover of Mathematical Reviews, such as pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, theoretical mechanics, probability and mathematical statistics, and theoretical biology are included within the scope of the Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. The Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences is published in two volumes annually each comprising of two issues. It is a quarterly journal. The Number 8 of Volume 1 (2017) issue, of the Research and Communications in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences is in circulation. ... The honorable Editorial Members and the Publisher are very committed to build the journal as one of leading multidisciplinary international journal in the next few years. Besides the basic aim of publishing high quality peer-reviewed research articles, sufficient care is given to the timely disposal of the articles received for publication. Generally, we make decision on an article received in two months time and publish the same if duly recommended by the experts within one month of acceptance. ,,,
  Article Processing Charges: Authors are requested to arrange print charges of their papers @ USD 30 per page for USA and Canada, and EURO 25 per page for rest of the world from their institutions/research grants, if any. However, for authors in India this charge is Rs. 1000.00 per page.  ...
  We, hereby, invite you to consider submitting an original research paper or review/survey article of your interest in the Jyoti Academic Press for consideration of possible publication.
  Thanking you,
  Yours sincerely,
  Rashmi Agrawal
  General Manager
  Jyoti Academic Press, 53A/51 Chowk Ganga Das, Allahabad 211003, Uttar Pradesh, India, rashmi@jyotiacademicpress.org

Bentham Science

Although the Bentham Science website promises "authentic peer review," Wikipedia (12/21/16) notes that

In 2009, the Bentham Open Science journal The Open Chemical Physics Journal published a study contending dust from the World Trade Center attacks contained "active nanothermite". Following publication, the journal's editor-in-chief Marie-Paule Pileni resigned stating, "They have printed the article without my authorization… I have written to Bentham, that I withdraw myself from all activities with them." ... In 2013, The Open Bioactive Compounds Journal was one of the journals that accepted an obviously bogus paper submitted as part of the Who's Afraid of Peer Review? sting. It has since been discontinued.

I received the following request to be a peer-reviewer of an article far outside my expertise:

From: Editorial Office [editorial@benthamscience-reviews.com]
Sent: Feb. 21, 2018, 12:50 PM
Dr. DH Kaye, Penn State Univ, Sch Law, University Pk PA 16803 USA.
In view of your expertise in the field, your name has been recommended as a potential reviewer for the manuscript entitled “Probabilistic Reasoning and Risk-Constrained Dynamic Spectrum Access” that has been submitted for publication in Recent Advances in Communications and Networking Technology. Please review the abstract if it comes in your field of expertise and provide us your willingness to review the complete manuscript. I hope that you will be able to help us. ... I would appreciate if you could kindly respond to this message at your earliest. Since we are endeavoring to provide an efficient review process for our authors, we would request that send your comments and recommendations back to us as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration.
Regards,
Noushaba Azhar
Editorial Manager
Email: editorial@benthamscience.org

Demonstrating the journal's lack of knowledge about its referees, the same email, addressed to Dr. Kaye instead of Dr. DH Kaye, came to another address an hour earlier.

Current Drug Research Review asked me to be an executive guest editor. Again, no expertise. The email omits the identity and locale of the publisher, Bentham. A proxy hides the domain owner, but the email came from a server in Pakistan. As of 2019, the journal is indexed in Medline, which identifies it as located in the UAE.

An email from the Open Journal of Probability and Statistics (reproduced below) boasts of seven successful years of publication. No volume for 2015 is online. 2014 was a better year -- there was a grand total of one article.

A webpage (12/21/16) cites endorsements from six Nobel Laureates. Three are still alive. One, Ferid Murad, also is the president of allegedly "bogus" conferences connected to Bentham. For more critical comments, see
♦ https://phylogenomics.blogspot.com/2012/01/bentham-publisher-so-wrong-in-some-many.html;
♦ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17288-crap-paper-accepted-by-journal/;
♦ https://scimedskeptic.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/money-has-corrupted-science-including-some-individual-scientists/. 

Email

General

• From: Bentham Articles Alert [alert@benthamarticlealerts.com]
  Date: 26 August 2019 10:15 PM
  Subject: Highly Cited Articles !!
  Dear Dr Kaye,
  You will be pleased to know that you have access to high quality scientific content from Bentham Science, at your institution and you can now freely access this. [← I could not access the open access journals until now?] Below is a small selection of highly cited Bentham articles, across several major disciplines. ...
• Same message received on 10/25/19 (twice), 12/24/19 (twice), 2/22/20, 4/26/20 (twice), 5/26/20 (twice)
• From: Bentham Articles Alert [alert@benthamarticlealerts.com]
  Date: Mon, May 18 at 5:01 PM
  Subject: Articles Alert related to Corona Virus !
  Become Section Editor | Become Ambassador
  For Free trials and subscription information, [ Contact Us ]
  Disclaimer: You're receiving this alert because of your work in these areas [← which is nonexistent]. ...
  Dear Dr. Kaye,
  The current COVID-19 crisis has stirred an interest among researchers about coronaviruses. We have compiled a list of recent articles in our journals covering coronaviruses. We hope that this content is informative to readers.
  Note: All articles submitted to our new Coronaviruses journal will be processed on a free, quick track basis, to ensure timely review and publication of research. We are also lowering the Open Access Plus fees, for the article contributions to the journal to USD 800, to ease the financial burden on authors and funding institutions. [← How thoughtful.] ...

Bentham eBook

• From: Bentham e-Books [editorial@ebookseries-biologicalscience.net]
  Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 7:30 AM
  Subject: Call for Editors-Books/Books' Series
  Dr. D. Kaye
  School of Law and Graduate Faculty
  Pennsylvania 16803
  UNITED STATES
  Dear Dr. Kaye,
  Bentham Science is an international publisher of quality journals and books covering varied disciplines of science, technology, medicine and social sciences. A number of notable journals published by us have impact factor rankings and many of our books are indexed in various indexing agencies like Scopus and Chemical Abstracts. Please visit our website for more information.
  Considering your published article entitled “Beyond uniqueness: The birthday paradox, source attribution and individualization in forensic science testimony”, we would like to invite you to author or edit a Book/Book Series with us, in your scholarly area of expertise.
  If you are interested then please send us a one-page abstract along with your C.V. and list of international publications for consideration. Please also send us a note stating your contributing role (editor or author) and justifying the importance of the contents to the intended readership.
  Some salient features of our Book publishing program are summarized below: ...
  Language Editing and Figure Improvement: Editor(s) may avail our paid language editing and figure improvement facilities. For details please contact via email.
  Peer-review: All proposals and manuscripts are subjected to a neutral peer-review prior to acceptance and any recommended changes or revisions will need to be addressed.
  Open Access / Limited Open Access: Editor(s) / author(s) may also have the Book series or any of its volumes or even individual chapters published as ‘open access’.
  Submission: The complete Book/Chapter(s) must be provided in MS Word or Tex/Latex format, and images/diagrams in separate files also. Please follow Author Guidelines hen preparing your Book/Chapter(s)
  If you have any further questions, please contact us by replying to this email.
  With kind regards,
  Sincerely,
  Nuzhat Gul
  Sr. Editorial Manager
  
• From: Bentham e-Books [editorial@ebook-materialscience.net]
  Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 2:18 AM
  Subject: Submit a Book in the field of "Social Science"
  Dear Dr. Kaye,
  Bentham Science is an established international publisher of quality print & online journals and books covering varied disciplines of science, technology, medicine and social sciences. A number of notable journals published by Bentham have impact factor rankings and many Bentham books are indexed in various indexing agencies like Scopus and Chemical Abstracts. Please visit our website for more information [1]. Considering your important contributions in the field of “Social Science” we would like to invite you to submit your proposal for a Book or Book Series in your scholarly area of expertise as an editor.
  If you are interested in publishing your book with Bentham Books, please send us a one-page abstract along with your C.V. and list of international publications and a note stating your contributing role and justifying the importance of the contents to the intended readership.
  Each Book manuscript should be submitted in MS word format within a mutually agreeable submission date. The proposal would be subject to peer- review by a neutral panel of international experts and subsequently by an advisory board of Bentham Science to assess its scientific merit, timeliness and potential readership, prior to approval. Your proposed manuscript should also specify the number of chapters. After acceptance of your proposal, it will be displayed on the website along with your brief CV and your photograph for 3 Years. Please visit the Author Guidelines for further instructions about manuscript preparation.
  Bentham Books also offer authors and editors, who have access to approved funding, an Open Access [2] publishing option.
  If you have any further questions, please contact us by replying to this email.
  With kind regards,
  Sincerely,
  N. Azher
  Editorial Manager
  Bentham Books
  [1] Book Royalty: Editors/authors of books will receive a royalty of 12.5% on sales arising out of complete book sales. These royalties exclude payments arising out of all individual chapter sales, packaged Book sales (by the Publisher and any third-party partners) and sales of sections of the Book. Print on Demand: Print versions of the electronic publications will be available if editors/authors can arrange sponsors to bear the costs.
  [2] Open Access Book/Limited Open Access: offers author fee based publication options that are FREELY downloadable and viewable to potentially millions of readers worldwide.
  
• From: e-Book [editorial@ebk-02.org]
  Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:01 AM
  Subject: e-Book Invitation
  Dear Prof. Kaye,
  Bentham Science is an established international publisher of quality print and online journals and books covering varied disciplines of science, technology, medicine and social sciences. ... Considering your important contributions in your field [← whatever it might be], we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for an eBook, an eBook series or an eLecture in your area of expertise as an author or editor. eBooks are a relatively recent development ... . In case you are interested to contribute ... , could you please send us a one page abstract along with your c.v. and list of international publications ... . Kindly also send us a paragraph justifying the importance of the field and why it is likely to be of interest to a large number of readers. ...
  Sincerely,
  Dr. M. Alam
  Director of Publications, Bentham eBooks

Current Drug Abuse Reviews (CDAR) (renamed Current Drug Research Reviews)

• 3/1/16: The journal Current Drug Abuse Reviews (CDAR) aims to publish the highest quality reviews (mini- and full-length), meta-analyses and drug clinical trial studies on all latest advances on alcohol and drug abuse and addiction. The journal further comprises an agenda listing relevant meetings and conferences that will take place in near future, and advertisements. ... It is a pleasure to invite you to submit a proposal for such a theme issue in a frontier area of your choice ... to thematicissue@benthamscience.org Your proposal should contain your CV ... Alternatively, you may want to consider submitting a review article to the journal. Guest Editors of thematic issues will be entitled to an honorarium of US$400 ...
• 7/19/16, 1/27/17: Same email from Joris C. Vester, Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Vester is an associate professor of pharmacology in the Netherlands.
• 11/8/17: Back to a solicitation for CDAR from "M. Alam" [invitations@scholarlystm.com], who seems to have lost his doctor degree. Now he writes that "the following discount offers may be availed by prospective contributors: 30% discount on the single issue cost to authors on the purchase of issue(s) in which their article is published; 30% discount on Open Access Plus fee ... Multiple issue copies at discounted rates." The email was not even addressed to me, but rather to "Dr. F. Alonso, Departamento de Química Orgánic, University of Alicant, Alicant, Spain."
• From: Current Drug Abuse Reviews [editorial@chromatography-journal02.com]
  Date: Tue 4/24/2018 7:37 AM
  Subject: Invitation for Advisory Board Membership of Current Drug Abuse Reviews
  Dear Dr. Kaye
  Current Drug Abuse Reviews is an international journal that publishes the highest quality reviews, meta-analyses and drug clinical trial studies on all latest advances on alcohol and drug abuse and addiction. The journal is in its 11th successful year of publication, and is indexed by several indexing media including MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Chemical Abstracts Service/SciFinder, ChemWeb, Google Scholar, EMCare, Genamics JournalSeek, MediaFinder®-Standard Periodical Directory, PubsHub, J-Gate, CNKI Scholar, Suweco CZ, TOC Premier, EBSCO and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.
  Bentham Science is interested in appointing active Editorial Board Members on the Journal’s Board. If you are working in the field of the journal and are interested in becoming an Editorial Board Member then kindly send us your CV and a list of publications. If, however, the scope of the journal is not directly related to your field of interest than [sic] please feel free to recommend suitable colleagues for the Editorial Board membership of the journal and, if possible, send us their CV along with the list of publications. ... We look forward to receiving your positive response ...
  Best regards,
  M. Alam
  Director (Publications)
  Current Drug Abuse Reviews
• From: Current Drug Research Reviews [editorial@currentdrugresearchreviews.net]
  Date: 10 July 2019 1:21 AM
  Subject: Executive Guest Editorship-Drug Research
  Dear Dr. Kaye,
  Current Drug Research Reviews (CDRR) is in the process of appointing Executive Guest Editors. This journal is indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Chemical Abstracts Service/SciFinder, ChemWeb, and other major indexing agencies ... . We would like to nominate you for the position of Executive Guest Editor of Current Drug Research Reviews. Executive Guest Editors are appointed for a period of three years and are expected to submit a proposal for the first thematic issue in a hot and emerging field within 3 months of their appointment. They are also expected to submit one thematic issue each subsequent year.
  The peer review of the articles may be arranged by the guest editor, provided that the list of referees for each article is pre-approved by us. The reviewers should have a respectable H-index and should be neutral experts. The guest editor would be expected to provide us the referee reports of each article. Publication of thematic issue would be facilitated by the use of our, state of the art, article processing system.
  The Executive Guest Editors will be entitled to the following benefits ...
  If this position is of interest to you and the field of the journal is relevant to your area of research, please let us know. In that case, please also send us your brief CV and a list of your recent publications.
  Proposals for a thematic issue, in an important field of current interest, should be sent via return email, outlining the title of the theme issue, significance of the selected theme along with the list of names and affiliations of contributing authors, titles of the articles as well as the date of submission of the complete issue. You may also appoint an Assistant Guest Editor to assist you in organizing the thematic issue.
  We look forward to hearing from you in this regard.
  Sincerely,
  M. Alam
  Director (Publications)

Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE)

• 9/27/16: Dr. D.H. Kaye, School of Law ... Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering is now in its fourth successful year ... It is a pleasure to invite you to submit a proposal for such a theme issue, in a frontier area of your choice ... Guest Editors of thematic issues will be entitled to: an honorarium of US$ 400 per thematic Issue containing a minimum of 100 printed pages and a free copy of the printed issue. ...
  Dr. Jinglong Wu & Dr. Kewei Chen
  Co-Editors
• From: Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering [editorial@scholarlypublications.org
  Sent: Mar 21 at 3:43 PM
  Subject: Rapid publication of your articles in the journal of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
  Dear Dr. Kaye,
  Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE) promotes the best interdisciplinary research in neuroscience and biomedical engineering. NBE welcomes original articles, research reviews, and book reviews in any domain of neural and biomedical engineering ranging in content from practical/clinical applications through experimental science, technological developments to quantitative and/or statistical methodology discussions.
  Guest Editors may organize, arrange peer-review and submit the complete thematic issue themselves or may wish to receive editorial support from the Publishers, from extending invitations to prominent people in the field, inviting submissions relevant to the theme, to managing of peer-reviewing process through referees with high h- index. Guest Editors will receive an honorarium of US$600 besides a free copy of the printed issue and free online subscription to any three selected Bentham journals from the (List), which also includes some of our high Impact journals. Bentham Science expects that the referees have a good h-index (preferably above 15). Guest editors are required to have the referees approved by the publisher prior to having the manuscripts reviewed. Final referee reports would also need to be submitted with the manuscripts.
  ... All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed prior to a possible decision on acceptance for publication.
  Proposals for a thematic issue in an important field of current interest should [outline] the title of the theme issue, significance of the selected theme along with the list of names and affiliations of contributing authors, titles of the articles as well as the date of submission of the complete issue.
  We look forward to receiving your interest in article or thematic issue publication.
  Sincerely,
  Profs. Kewei Chen & Jinglong Wu
  Co-Editors, Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE)
  Dr. D.H. Kaye
  SPECIAL LIMITED TIME OFFER
  Free of Charge Open Access Plus Articles submitted between January 01st to 30th June 2018 will be published as Open Access. Open Access publishing provides greater accessibility to the article. To view some of the Open access articles in the journal, please click here
  Rapid Publication: Quick processing and publication of the submitted papers. The manuscript will be published online within 20 days of final acceptance.
  Discounted Offers: -30% discount on the single-issue cost to authors on the purchase of issue(s) in which their article is published. -Multiple issue copies at discounted rates.

The Open Statistics & Probability Journal

• 11/28/16 4:27 AM
  Dear Dr. Kaye,
  It is my pleasure to invite you to submit research articles, reviews, letters and thematic issues to The Open Statistics & Probability Journal. This peer reviewed Open Access online journal publishes articles in all areas of statistics including biostatistics. ... Members of Bentham OPEN are entitled to discounts on the Standard Open Access charges; ... Any queries should be addressed to editorial@benthamopen.org. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
  With kind regards, Yours sincerely,
  Milan Stehlík
  Editor-in-Chief
  The Open Statistics & Probability Journal
  editorial@benthamopen.org
• From: The Open Statistics & Probability Journal
  Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 1:15 AM [and again 5/18/17]
  Subject: Invitation for the Post of Editorial Board Membership (The Open Statistics & Probability Journal)
  Dear Dr. Kaye,
  The Open Statistics & Probability Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues in statistics and probability. All areas of statistics are covered including biostatistics. The journal is in its Seventh successful year of publication, and is indexed ... . In view of your important contributions in the field, we would like to propose your name for the membership of the Editorial Advisory Board ... . Please visit the journal’s website at http://benthamopen.com/TOSPJ/home/ for the journal‘s aims and scope. If you find these to be in line with your field of work and are interested in our proposal then please send us your updated C.V. together with your list of publications, h-index and citations for approval. ... We look forward to receiving your positive response at editorial@benthamopen.org. Please ignore this email, if you find it irrelevant. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.
  Sincerely,
  Mehwish Akhter
  Sr. Manager Publications
  The Open Statistics & Probability Journal, editorial@benthamopen.org

Updated 7/10/19

American Research Institute for Policy Development (ARIPD)

The "Founding Director" of this "American Research Institute" is Md. Mamin Ullah. He registered the domain name aripd.org with the address Western Education, 5/ka, PC Culture Housing Society, Ring Road Shamoli, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh, +880.1778964703, mamin_83@hotmail.com. The "institute's" website gives an address of 3942 Tulane Avenue, Madison, WI 53714. Google Maps displays a nice residential neighborhood there. Md. Mamin Ullah also is Director (Publication and Production) for the Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), 49, Senpara Parbata. In that capacity, he is one of the "key people" publishing another slew of flaky journals. His address as listed there is Mirpur-10, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

More distressing news was at http://scholarlyoa.com/2015/04/28/more-junk-journals-from-a-bogus-research-center/

American Review of Mathematics and Statistics

This "American Review" has no named editor and a putative editorial board whose members are in Bulgaria, Russia, Kuwait, the Philippines, and Nigeria.

Journal of Law and Criminal Justice

Editor: Prof. Dr. Billy J. Long, is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Ferrum College. According to the journal's website, "He has published dozens of scholarly articles in corrections, policing, theory, and on myriad other topics such as illegal immigration, prostitution, and AIDS in prisons." Some of these are in other journals of ill repute. See Billy Long, Sensitizing Undergraduate Students to the Nature of White Privilege: A Guide for College Teaching, 3 Int'l J. Humanities & Social Sci. No. 14 (2013).

Editorial board: One other member of the editorial board of this "American Research Institute" journal is with a school in the US (Southeast Missouri State University). The others are in Poland, Spain, Turkey, Malaysia, Kenya, South Africa, and Iran (7/4/16, 12/17/17).

Email

Miscellaneous ARIPD Journals

• From: Matthew Theuri [matthew.theuri01@yahoo.com]
  Date: 12/7/16
  To: callforpapers.aripd@gmail.com
  Subject: Call for Papers
  Dear Professor/Academician:
  Greetings! Please find the attached 'Call for Papers' for upcoming issues of ARIPD Journals. Submit your paper by December 31, 2016. Contact with the Executive Editor at editor@aripd.org for further query. Best Regards,
  ARIPD Journals Team

Journal of Law and Criminal Justice

• Date: 2/27/16, 7/4/16, 10/9/16, 2/9/17, 4/15/17, 3/21/21
  Subject: Call for papers
  ... Journal of Law and Criminal Justice is a refereed international journal that seeks to publish high quality research papers in the areas of socio-legal studies and the psychology of law, criminology and social justice studies. ...
  Regards,
  Professor Dr. Billy Long
  Ferrum College, USA. Editor-in-Chief
  (The e-mail of 2/7/16 came from aldin27_thomas@yahoo.com; on 7/4/16, the sender was harris.bertha97@yahoo.com; on 2/9/17, it was harris.bertha67@yahoo.com; on 4/15/17, aldin_thomas10.aripd@yahoo.com. The submission deadlines are one month before publication, indicating remarkably prompt peer review, or none to speak of.)
• From: Jschang 741 [jschang852@yahoo.com]
            Adrian Ferrini [adrian02.aripd@yahoo.com]
            Mustafa Karlie [mustafa_karlie@yahoo.com]
  Sent: Sunday, 12/1717 3:28 AM
           Wednesday, 4/25/2018 2:36 AM
           11/25/2018
  To: jlcj.aripd@gmail.com
  Subject: Call for Papers
  Journal of Law and Criminal Justice is a refereed international journal that seeks to publish high quality research papers in the areas of socio-legal studies and the psychology of law, criminology and social justice studies. The Journal invites papers based on empirical research, theoretical analysis and debate, and policy analysis and critique. The journal is dedicated to presenting system-wide trends and problems on law, crime and justice throughout the world. It provides a forum for social scientists to report research findings for policy making with respect to crime and justice through innovative and advanced methodologies.
  The journal is published by the American Research Institute for Policy Development that serves as a focal point for academicians, professionals, graduate and undergraduate students, fellows, and associates pursuing research throughout the world.
  The interested contributors are highly encouraged to submit their manuscripts/papers to the executive editor via e-mail at editor@aripd.org. Please indicate the name of the journal (Journal of Law and Criminal Justice) in the cover letter or simply put ‘Journal of Law and Criminal Justice ’ in the subject box during submission via e-mail.
  The journal is Abstracted/Indexed in CrossRef, CrossCheck, Cabell's, Ulrich's, Griffith Research Online, Google Scholar, Education.edu, Informatics, Universe Digital Library, Standard Periodical Directory, Gale, Open J-Gate, EBSCO, Journal Seek, DRJI, ProQuest, BASE, InfoBase Index, OCLC, IBSS, Academic Journal Databases, Scientific Index.
  E-Publication FirstTM E-Publication FirstTM is a feature offered through our journal platform. It allows PDF version of manuscripts that have been peer reviewed and accepted, to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in a final printed journal. Readers can freely access or cite the article. The accepted papers are published online within one week after the completion of all necessary publishing steps.
  DOI® number
  Each paper published in Journal of Law and Criminal Justice is assigned a DOI® number, which appears beneath the author's affiliation in the published paper.
  JLCJ is inviting papers for Vol. 6, No. 1. The online publication date is June 30, 2018. Submission Deadline: February 28, 2018.
  For any additional information, please contact with the executive editor at editor@aripd.org
  Regards,
  Professor Dr. Billy Long, Ferrum College, USA.
  Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law and Criminal Justice
• From: Grace Andrew [andrew147854@yahoo.com]
             Cassidy Eleanor [cassidy.eleanor2014@yahoo.com]
             Rabeka Antina [antinarabeka@yahoo.com]
             SONIHA ROZAREO [soniharozareo@yahoo.com]
             Monalisa Payne [monalisapayne@yahoo.com]
             Lyla Isabel [lylaisabel452.kk@yahoo.com]
             Merritt Henderson [merritthenderson@yahoo.com]
  Date: Mon Jan 21 2019 11:24 PM
            July 20 2019 8:06 AM (and 14 July 2019 11:23 AM, 15 July 2019 5:46 AM)
            Nov 6, 2019 1:36 AM
            Nov 19, 2019 7:13 AM
            Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:58 AM (and May 4, 2020 1:55 AM)
            Sat June 5, 2021 4:18 AM
  Subject: Call for Papers
  [More of the same from Professor Dr. Billy Long "inviting papers for
       Vol. 7, No. 1" with "Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019"
       Vol. 7, No. 2" with "Submission Deadline" July 31, 2019"
       Vol. 7, No. 2" with different "Submission Deadline: November 30, 2019"
       Vol. 8, No. 1" with "Submission Deadline: February 29, 2020"
       Vol. 9, No. 1" with "Submission Deadline: June 30, 2021"]