What's Canadian About the Canadian Journal of Biomedical Research and Technology?

The Canadian Journal of Biomedical Research and Technology (CJBRT) has many danger signs. To begin with, what does Canada have to do with it? The ISSN number comes from the ISSN National Centre for India. The registration there is from "Ramya M" of Hyderabad.

Second, the Toronto address is that of a "17-storey apartment building."

Third, the website is full of errors such as

⊘ Random capitals, as in "a common platform for both the Medical and technical Researchers. We publish Quality articles"
⊘ Run-on sentences that are too long to justify copying here
⊘ Miscellaneous insights such as "The main aim ... is spread the knowledge" and "The Editorial board individuals ... are in charge of distributing quality original manuscripts got from creators on concerned subjects."

Fourth, the catch-all subject list for this biomedical journal includes all of general science, mathematics, medicine, computer science, ecology, geology and earth science, hydrology, and meteorology. But, don't worry, this eclectic journal also drills down into "Religious Healing," "Korean Medicine" (but not Chinese medicine), and just plain "Respiratory."

Fifth, the spam is addressed to "Dr. essor"and "Dr. Professor."

Finally, the journal is not listed in Medline, Pubmed, Scopus, or Clarivate Analytics.

Email

• From: Canadian Journal [jessicaserlly@biomedress.com]
  Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 1:26 PM
  Subject: New Issue Release: cjbrt
  Dear Dr. essor
  Hope this email finds you in good spirits!
  We are most delighted to inform you that our journal has successfully completed Volume 2 of “Canadian Journal of Biomedical Research & Technology (CJBRT)” [ISSN: 2582-3663].
  With the same spirit we are planning to enter into Volume 3 Issue 4.
  For this, I wish to have your active participation by submitting any of your unpublished materials (Research articles/Review Articles/Case reports/Mini review, etc.,) on or before 28th August.
  We do hope you will be able to respond positively to this invitation, can we??
  Look forward to a successful working relationship.
  Sincerely,
  Jessica Serlly |Managing Editor (CJBRT)
  *Note: All medical sciences, engineering and technology topics come under the scope of our journal.
  Copyright © 2020 Canadian Journal of Biomedical Research & Technology, All rights reserved.
  Canadian Journal of Biomedical Research & Technology
  25 St Dennis Drive North York, Toronto ON M3C1E6, Canada
• From: Canadian Journal[jessicaserlly@biomedress.com]
  Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:26 PM
  Subject: New Issue Release: cjbrt
  Dear Dr. Professor
  [Same words except for "we are planning to enter into Volume 3 Issue 5" and "on or before 27th November."]