Monday, March 11, 2019

ScienceForecast is for "current and future forecast of all categories in science"

ScienceForecast Publications LLC lists about thirty mostly medical journals. There are reports of invitations issued to faculty to be editors with little or no regard to their qualifications. The instructions to authors advise that "Author wish to publish an article or manuscript should be related subject line as that of a particular journal."

The journal that spammed me is the Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast. It is not limited to forensic medicine (present, past, forecasted), but " covers all the areas like digital and multimedia sciences, ... forensic physical evidence, ... crime scene investigation, ... etc." It is infatuated with toxicology, listing such subjects as "toxicological, human toxicology, applied toxicology, experimental toxicology, and environmental toxicology." It started in 2018 and has one issue with two "editions."

The US editors are said to be
Eric R. Braverman, USC Keck School of Medicine
(not listed in the USC directory as a faculty member, but an Eric K. Braver is a co-author with Kenneth Blum in the very flaky Medical Research Archives (and elsewhere); is on the quackwatch website, has had his medical license suspended; founded and directed a health service provider found by the New York Attorney General to have engaged in deceptive and misleading business practices)
Kenneth Blum, University of Florida
(not in the University of Florida directory, but a Bloomberg database lists Kenneth Blum as an "Adjunct Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Florida, College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute in Gainsville, Florida," and formerly a "Full Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas"; Wikipedia states that a Kenneth Blum "originated the term 'reward deficiency syndrome', a concept that is largely recognized as pseudoscience" and that "Blum is listed by Quackwatch as a promoter of questionable health products"; a Kenneth Blum speaks at OMICS conferences and edits (and is the principal author of) a self-promoting journal for a publisher on Beall's list of predatory journals)
Lewis Mustard, University of California
(LinkedIn lists a "lewis mustard, Professor at UCLA Extension, Durham, North Carolina" who has a Ph.D. in health administration from Union Institute and University and was the CEO of a consulting firm)
Spokeo indicates that the address of 14439, Turin Ln, Centreville, VA 20121, provided in the email and website is that of a three-bedroom condominium occupied by K. Roa, S. Koduru, D. Scott, R. Scott, and R. Somers. The domain scienceforecastoa.com is registered to Privacy Protect LLC, but the IP address is in Mumbai, India.
Email
  • From: "Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast" [ForensicMed@sfoajournals.com]
    Date: 8 Mar 2019
    Subject: David H Kaye - Seeking for Manuscripts : Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast
    Respected Dr. David H Kaye.
    Best wishes from Scienceforecast. Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast is an open access journal and it invites you to associate with us for the upcoming edition.
    Edition accepts all type of manuscripts and covers all the areas like digital and multimedia sciences, forensic analytical chemistry, forensic anthropology, forensic biology, forensic education, forensic entomology, forensic genetics, forensic microbiology, forensic odontology, forensic osteology, forensic pathology, forensic physical evidence, forensic psychiatry, forensic radiology, forensic serology, blood spatter analysis, drug delivery, crime scene investigation, dna fingerprinting, toxicological, human toxicology, applied toxicology, experimental toxicology, environmental toxicology, investigative toxicology, etc.
    Each Manuscript will undergo peer reviewed by our editors/reviewers through online peer review process, authors can track their manuscripts status with our online tracking system and indexed in Google Scholar upon publication.
    Edition accepts submissions on or before March 31, 2019. ...
    Expecting your response or submisison to this email if any complication in online form: ForensicMed@ScienceForecastoa.com
    Best Regards
    David Sanchez
    Editorial Office: Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast 14439, Turin Ln Centreville, VA 20121 USA
    Please use unsubscribe if dont need to received further emails from us.
  • Same email (with a few words changed) received 5/28/19 and 6/14/19.
  • From: Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast [ForensicMed@sfopenaccess.com]
    Date: Tue 10 Sept 2019 2:18 PM
    Subject: David H Kaye - Anticipating Your Valuable Submission Forensic medicine
    Dear David H Kaye.
    Best wishes from ScienceForecast Publications.
    Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast is an open access journal and it invites you to associate with us for the upcoming edition. Edition covers within all aspects of Forensic medicine and accepts all types of manuscripts. Authors can track their manuscripts status with our Manuscript Tracking System. Articles instantly indexed in Google Scholar upon publication.
    Expecting your submission through our online form: ...
    Best Regards
    David Sanchez Editorial Office: Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast 14439, Turin Ln Centreville, VA 20121 USA
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2 comments:

  1. 14439, Turin Ln, Centreville, VA 20121, provided in the email and website is that of a three-bedroom condominium occupied by K. Roa, S. Koduru, D. Scott, R. Scott, and R. Somers

    The current occupants seem to be Srinivasa Rao Koduru and Saradamma Koduru.

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  2. What is the best way to get usattorney/FTC active in scaring these individuals

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