Saturday, March 24, 2018

SMGroup: "Hello Researcher"

SMGroup has a US address: SM Online Scientific Resources LLC, # 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904, USA. This is the address of National Registered Agents, Inc., a company that lends its address to corporations. The domains smjournals.org, smjournals.com, and sm-international.net are not registered to the true principals, but only to GoDaddy.com's Domains By Proxy. Why would a reputable publisher not reveal its physical location? Or appoint a dog to an editorial board?

UPDATE 6/25/20
SMGroup's website now lists only e-books. The renamed publisher of the journals listed below is JSMCentral (discussed on this blog), which "was initiated as an independent, peer reviewed, Open Access publishing organization with a mission ... to top a revolution in research education among the global scientific community." Some of the pages on two websites trigger warnings from Firefox about cryptomining and expired certificates.

Email
SM Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology
  • From: SM Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology [forensic-science@currentresearch.net]
    Date: Thu 8/30/2018 8:33 AM
    Subject: Integrate your research in our upcoming issuse
    Dear Researcher,
    Greetings from SM Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology!
    We are inviting researchers in the field to contribute their valuable work for the possible publication in the upcoming issue. Benefits with us: • High Quality articles in all formats • High Visibility of global researchers • High Quality and fastest double blind peer-reviewed • Qualified Editor and Reviewer Board
    We accept research/review/mini review/short communication/case reports & other article types under journal scope which suitable for your research interest. If interested, please send us your valuable submissions ... on or before Sep 20, 2018.
    We request you to refer SM Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology to your colleagues to submit their research/review works for our upcoming issue. If you have any quires, do not hesitate to ask. We look forward to hear from you.
    Best Regards,
    Maria Joseph.
    Editorial Office: SM Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology
    SM Online Scientific Resources
    160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101Dover, DE 19904, USA Tel: 469-647-3601; Fax: 469-464-1784
  • From: Editorial Assistant - Peer Review Coordinator [forensic@jsmopenaccess.biz]
    Date: Monday, June 22, 2020, 10:50:45 PM EDT
    Subject: Forensic Research: Publish & Endorse your Work
    Dear Dr. David H. Kaye,
    SM Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology provides an excellent opportunity for the researchers like you in the field of Forensic Research where you can publish your work freely available to Academicians, Researchers and Scientists etc.
    We invite manuscripts for the journal's upcoming issue in the form of original research, reviews, case reports, short reports, etc.
    You may submit your article/s through Online Submission System using below link. ... Thank you for considering our email, and spending your valuable time in reading it.
    Sincerely,
    Klause Lisa
    SM Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology
    JSM Central, USA
    Note: If you do not wish to receive our emails, please respond back with UNSUBSCRIBE
SM Journal of Clinical Pathology
  • From: SM Journal of Clinical Pathology [clinicalpathology@sm-international.net]
    Date: Mar 15 at 12:03 PM
    To: Researcher
    Hello Researcher, I am pleased to invite you to submit your manuscript to our Journal. SM Journal of Clinical Pathology maintains the quality of research by double-blind peer review process. Areas of interest are Hematology, Cytology, Transfusion medicine, Cancer pathology, Forensic pathology, Dermatopathology and related areas of clinical pathology. ... The last date to submit your manuscript is on March 30, 2018.
    ... I appreciate your immediate reply. Kindly forward this invitation to your colleagues.
    Sincerely,
    Debora Loso
    Managing Editor: SM Journal of Clinical Pathology, SM Online Scientific Resources LLC, 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904, USA, Tel: +1-469-647-3601
  • From: SM Journal of Clinical Pathology [clinicalpathology@sm-international.net]
    Date: Aug 21, 2018 at 4:08 AM; Aug 23, 2018 (twice the same day)
    To: Researcher
    Subject: Manuscript Submission for Journal Next Edition
    Dear Researcher,
    Hope you are doing well.
    In view of your scientific reputation and trustworthiness in your field, we would like to invite you to submit a short communication/perspective/ Research/Review on your research area for publication in our upcoming issue of September.
    SM Journal of Clinical Pathology is ardent to promote erudite, pragmatic, and contemporaneous research in the fields of Pathology through open Access platform. This open access journal facilitates rapid publication with unlimited dissemination of knowledge to readers.
    Areas of interest: • Cytopathology • Hematopathology • Histopathology • Forensic Pathology • Dermatopathology • Neuropathology • Immunopathology • Molecular Pathology • Chemical Pathology • Cancer Pathology
    The deadline to submit is on September 03, 2018. Anticipating your kind positive response within 24 hours.
    Sincerely,
    Debora Loso

    SM Journal of Clinical Pathology, SM ONLINE SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES LLC, 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904.

1 comment:

  1. One of Jeffrey Beall's readers found that SMGroup are a trio of gombeens in Hyderabad, and linked to the equally low-life Austin Publishing:
    https://web.archive.org/web/20161108155652/https://scholarlyoa.com/2014/01/02/list-of-predatory-publishers-2014/#comment-327479

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