Showing posts with label SDI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SDI. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

From Science Domain International: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology

The Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (previously the British Journal of Applied Science & Technology), is "is dedicated to publish." The website (https://www.journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/about) explains in a "disclaimer" that

As per the recommendation of different reputed indexing organizations and following the requests of researchers and editors, title of this journal has been changed. ‘British Journal of Applied Science & Technology’ continued as ‘Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology'. This international journal has no connection with any scholarly society or association or any specific geographic location or any country (like USA, UK, Germany, etc). This is an independent journal run by SCIENCEDOMAIN international. Legal contact address of editorial office and other offices are available in this link [https://www.journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/about/contact].

Apparently, the "British Journal" ran into trade name problems. As with other SDI journals, the contact page identifies the publisher as Ms. M. B. Mondal, Ph.D., and the London "branch office" is rented from an office-address provider.

More information on Science Domain International is posted on this blog.

Email
  • From: Dr. Isita Sen [editor05@sdjournals.net] Sent: June 14, 2017
    Dear Colleague.
    Thank you for kind cooperation and support. Your attention is solicited for the following announcement. ...
    Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (Past name: British Journal of Applied Science and Technology) ...
    Frequency: Weekly ...
    This journal follows highly respected and toughest Advanced OPEN peer-review system ... which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. ... Our journals have been chosen by academicians of many famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. ...
    Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for 0% discount on normal Article Processing Charge (APC) of 500 USD. (i.e. Effective APC will be 100 USD). ...
    Best regards,
    Ms. Isita Sen
    UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK,Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: +1 302-397-2050
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993
  • From: Dr. Isita Sen [dhkaye@publishcourses.com]
    Sent: Feb 26 at 2:46 AM
    Subject: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
    Dear Colleague,
    Thank you for kind cooperation and support. Your attention is solicited for the following announcement.
    1. Journal name: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (Past name: British Journal of Applied Science and Technology) ...
    2. Transparent and High standard Peer review: This journal follows highly respected and toughest Advanced OPEN peer-review system. We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. Additionally, we strongly encourage “Post-publication Peer review” by our comment section. ... Advanced Article Metrics: With the technical help of Google, authors can see real-time data ...
    3. Proposed Time Schedule: Submission to first editorial decision with review comments: 3 weeks. Submission to publication: 6 weeks
    4. Abstracting/indexing: Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals. ...
    5. Authors’ profile: Our journals have been chosen by academicians of many famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. Please see ... some transparent and straightforward testimonials.
    7. Article Processing Charge (or Publication Charge): Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for 80% discount on normal Article Processing Charge (APC) of 500 USD. (i.e. Effective APC will be 100 USD). ...
    Best regards,
    Dr. Isita Sen
    UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, the UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: 44 20-3031-1429
    USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: 1 302-397-2050
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: 91 11-66173993

    You have received this e-mail in the genuine belief that its contents would be of interest to you ...
  • From: Dr. Rita Sen [editor@4sdi.online]
    Date: Mon 6/18/2018 6:21 AM
    Subject: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology (4.1)
    Dear Colleague,
    Thank you for kind cooperation and support. Your attention is solicited for the following announcement. ...
    Journal name: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (http://bit.ly/2l0zFmw)
    Past name: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology. ... Publication charge: 100 USD (up to the end of this month, Original charge is 500 USD)
    Submission deadline: up to end of this month (for discount)
    Present Volume: vol 27
    ... This journal follows highly respected and toughest Advanced OPEN peer-review system (Example http://bit.ly/2GIXx6q). We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. ...
    Submission to first editorial decision with review comments: 3 weeks
    Submission to publication: 6 weeks
    Abstracting/indexing::
    Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals.
    ISI Web of Science citations (Screenshot 1, Screenshot 2), US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Catalog [NLM ID: 101664541] ← The journal's status is "Not currently indexed for MEDLINE. ... Not in the NLM Collection " [4/16/2017], Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database), AGORA (United Nation's FAO database), Google scholar (h5-index: 12 and h5-median: 16) (http://bit.ly/2sTx7Kq), Qualis (Brazilian index) (BJAST), CNKI (China), Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (USA)
    Publication Charge: Manuscript submitted this month will be eligible for 100 USD Article Processing Charge (APC). Original publication charge is 500 USD.
    Journal Hard copy: Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost. ...
    Best regards,
    Dr Rita Sen
    Reg. Office: UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993 Tele: +91 9434356957
    You have received this e-mail in the genuine belief that its contents would be of interest to you. If you don’t like this mail, we’ll honour your opt-out request
  • From: Dr. Rita Sen [k@dashboardstar.online]
    Date: Wed 10/3/2018 1:03 AM
    Subject: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology (4.1)
    Dear Colleague,
    Thank you for kind cooperation and support. Your attention is solicited for the following announcement.
    1. Journal information:
    Journal name: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology ... Past name: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology ISSN: 2231-0843 NLM ID: 101664541 (see http://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pubmed/J_Medline.txt) ← The journal's status is "Not currently indexed for MEDLINE. ... Not in the NLM Collection."
    Frequency: Weekly ...
    Publication model: Online as well as journal Hard copy options.
    Publication charge: 100 USD (up to the end of this month, Original charge is 500 USD)
    Submission deadline: up to end of this month (for discount)
    Present Volume: vol 27
    NAAS Score (2018): 5.32
    Transparent and High standard OPEN Peer review:
    This journal follows highly respected and toughest Advanced OPEN peer-review system (Example http://bit.ly/2GIXx6q). We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run.
    Proposed Time Schedule: Submission to first editorial decision with review comments: 3 weeks Submission to publication: 6 weeks
    Abstracting/indexing::Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals. ISI Web of Science citations (Screenshot 1, Screenshot 2) US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Catalog [NLM ID: 101664541] Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database) AGORA (United Nation's FAO database), Google scholar (h5-index: 12 and h5-median: 16) (http://bit.ly/2sTx7Kq) Qualis (Brazilian index) (BJAST), CNKI (China) Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (USA
    Publication Charge: Manuscript submitted this month will be eligible for 100 USD Article Processing Charge (APC). Original publication charge is 500 USD.
    Journal Hard copy: Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost. For detailed information please see here ...
    Best regards,
    Dr Rita Sen
    Reg. Office: UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993 Tele: +91 9434356957
    You have received this e-mail in the genuine belief that its contents would be of interest to you. If you don’t like this mail, we’ll honour your opt-out request
  • From: Dr Bina Saha [editor4contact@article4submit.com] Unsubscribe
    Sent: Sun, May 2, 2021, at 1:51 PM
    Subject: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
    Greetings!
    We are contacting from Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (https://www.eurohost365.net/cjast/journal). This journal follows highly respected OPEN peer-review system (Example: http://sdiarticle4.com/review-history/65089).
    Average time for Review Decision: 7-10 days from submission date
    Average time for Publication: 10-12 days from submission date
    Indexing: NAAS rating: 5.32 (2020), 4.71 (2021), Index Copernicus (ICV: 85.65), US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Catalog [NLM ID: 101664541], ProQuest, HINARI (United Nation's Database), EBSCOhost (USA), Google scholar, Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”), CNKI (China), Qualis
    Discounted publication charge is 110 USD, for manuscripts submitted within this month. Original publication charge is 500 USD after this offer period. Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost.
    Manuscript submission: https://www.eurohost365.net/submission
    Best regards,
    Dr Bina Saha
    Reg. Office:
    UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Tele: +91 9434356957
    Unsubscribe http://article4submit.com/mw/index.php/lists/bg685ws17c220/unsubscribe/qa287pa7hab5f/qo549714e061b
    Report abuse or Complain below http://article4submit.com/mw/index.php/campaigns/qo549714e061b/report-abuse/bg685ws17c220/qa287pa7hab5f
  • From: Dr Bina Saha [editor4contact@article4submit.com] Unsubscribe
    Sent: Wed, May 26, 2021, at 1:31 PM
    Subject: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
    Greetings!
    We are contacting from Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (https://www.eurohost365.net/cjast/journal). This journal follows highly respected OPEN peer-review system (Example: http://sdiarticle4.com/review-history/65089).
    Average time for Review Decision: 7-10 days from submission date
    Average time for Publication: 10-12 days from submission date
    Indexing: ...
    Discounted publication charge is 110 USD, for manuscripts submitted within this month. Original publication charge is 500 USD after this offer period. Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost.
    Manuscript submission: https://www.eurohost365.net/submission
    Best regards,
    Dr Bina Saha
    Reg. Office: ...

From Science Domain International: The Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports

The publisher of the Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports is Science Domain International (SDI, discussed on this blog). That SDI is the publisher is well hidden on the journal's website (), but the addresses in the emails and the company registration number lead one to SDI. In addition, the addresses and "publisher name" of Ms. M. B. Mondal, Ph.D., in the contact page (https://www.journalajarr.com/index.php/AJARR/about/contact) point directly to SDI.

Email
  • From: Dr Rina Menon [editor73@publish4journal.com]
    Sent: Tue, Apr 13 at 8:41 AM
    Subject: Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports 📣 📣
    Dear Colleague,
    Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports (https://www.eurohost365.net/ajarr/journal) is a peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal. We offer both online publication as well as Hard copy options. Discounted publication charge is only 35 USD (2135 INR), for manuscripts submitted within this month. Original publication charge is 500 USD after this offer period.
    Transparent and High standard OPEN Peer review: This journal follows highly respected Advanced OPEN peer-review system (Example: http://sdiarticle4.com/review-history/61947)
    Time Schedule: Submission to review decision: 7-10 days Submission to publication: 12-14 days
    Indexing: Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals. ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database), Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO (UK), Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”).
    Journal Hard copy: Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost.
    Manuscript submission: https://www.eurohost365.net/submission
    Best regards,
    Dr Rina Menon
    Reg. Office:
    UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Tele: +91 9434356957 Unsubscribe
    Report abuse or Complain below
    http://www.publish4journal.com/mw/index.php/campaigns/fa835klgtz42c/report-abuse/ws237grfam841/hv7606jtp9215

From Science Domain International: The Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

The publisher of the Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies is Science Domain International (SDI, discussed on this blog). That SDI is the publisher is well hidden on the journal's website (https://www.journalajl2c.com/index.php/AJL2C), but the addresses in the emails and the company registration number lead one to SDI.

Email
  • From: Dr. Rita Sen [k@dashboardstar.online]
    Sent: Sat 4/21/2018 8:45 AM
    Subject: Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
    Dear Colleague, Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies is an OPEN peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal. ... Manuscripts submitted within this month will be eligible for 20 USD publication charge. Original publication charge is 500 USD.
    2. Transparent and High standard Peer review: This journal follows highly respected Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. Additionally, we strongly encourage “Post-publication Peer review” by our comment section.
    2.1 Advanced Article Metrics: Authors can see real-time data of different interesting Article Metrics like Geo-map of Article download, Geo-map of Article access, etc. See example 1, example 2, example 3, etc.
    3. Proposed Time Schedule: Submission to the first editorial decision with review comments: 3 weeks. Submission to publication: 4 to 6 weeks
    4. Abstracting/indexing: Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals. ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database), Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO (UK), Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”) ...
    5. Authors’ profile: Our journals have been chosen by academicians of famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. ...
    6. Testimonials: See some transparent testimonials of authors here.
    7. Article Processing Charge (or Publication Charge): Manuscripts submitted within this month will be eligible for 20 USD publication charge. Original publication charge is 500 USD. ...
    Best regards,
    Dr. Rita Sen
    Reg. Office: UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: 44 20-3031-1429
    USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: 1 302-397-2050
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: 91 11-66173993
    You have received this e-mail in the genuine belief that its contents would be of interest to you. If you don’t like this mail, we’ll honour your opt-out request
    ...
  • From: Dr Sumita Kar [editor2rini@gmail.com]; (Dr Sumita Kar via sendgrid.net)
    Date: Fri 10/23/2020 7:13 PM
    Subject: Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
    Greetings!! We are contacting from Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies. This journal follows highly respected OPEN peer-review system ... .
    Average time for Review Decision: 7-10 days from submission date Average time for Publication: 10-12 days from submission date
    Indexing: ProQuest, EBSCOhost (USA), HINARI (United Nation's Database), Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO (UK), Ulrich's, CrossRef.
    Discounted publication charge is 20 USD, for manuscripts submitted within this month. Original publication charge is 500 USD after this offer period. Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost. ...
    Best regards,
    Dr Sumita Kar
    Reg. Office:
    UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Tele: +91 9434356957

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

From Science Domain International: Journal of Scientific Research and Reports

The Journal of Scientific Research and Reports is the handiwork of West Bengal's Science Domain International (discussed on this blog), run by Pinaki Mondal and his wife, Monisha Basumondal, aka “Dr (Ms) M B Mondal.” There is an exposé in The IndianEXPRESS. In the report, Dr (Ms) Mondal "strongly protest[ed] any attempt to label Sciencedomain International as a predatory publisher." If SDI is predatory, it preys on academics who seek steep discounts.

UPDATE 11/12/20: The South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics (ISSN: 2581-821X) identifies Ms. M. B. Mondal, Ph.D., with the same addresses, as its publisher. Its website lists no related journals.

Email
  • From: Dr. Monami Das [editor05@sdjournals.net]
    Sent: 4/16/17
    Dear Colleague,
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports (ISSN: 2320-0227) is an OPEN peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal. ... We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. ... We have more than 35 journals in different areas ... Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for discounted 55 USD Article Processing Charge (APC). Original Article Processing Charge is 500 USD. ... Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost. ... Best regards, Ms. Isita Sen, Journal of Scientific Research and Reports : An OPEN peer reviewed journal
    Reg. Office: UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK,Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: +1 302-397-2050
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993
  • From: Dr. Chaitali Pal (editor01@sdjournals.net)
    Sent: 5/18/17
    Dear Colleague,
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports (ISSN: 2320-0227) is an OPEN peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal. ... Article Processing Charge is only 55 USD as per present offer. ... We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. Additionally we strongly encourage “Post-publication Peer review” by our comment section. ... Our journals have been chosen by academicians of many famous universities ... We have more than 35 journals in different areas ... Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for discounted 55 USD Article Processing Charge (APC). Original Article Processing Charge is 500 USD. ...
    Best regards,
    Ms. Isita Sen ...
  • From: Dr. Samarpita Bose (editor10@sdjournals.net)
    Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 4:26 AM
    Subject: Article Alert: Journal of Scientific Research and Reports
    Dear Colleague, Journal of Scientific Research and Reports (ISSN: 2320-0227) is an OPEN peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal, appoved by UGC (See here). We offer both Online as well as Hard copy options. ... This journal is now publishing Volume 13. ... We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. Additionally we strongly encourage “Post-publication Peer review” by our comment section. ... Our journals have been chosen by academicians of many famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. ... We have more than 35 journals ... Article Processing Charge (or Publication Charge): Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for discounted 60 USD Article Processing Charge (APC). Original Article Processing Charge is 500 USD. ...
    Best regards,
    Ms. Isita Sen
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports : An OPEN peer reviewed journal,
    UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK,Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: +1 302-397-2050
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993
  • From: Dr. Tanisha Bose (editor07@yourjournal4.org)
    Sent: July 15, 2017, at 2:10 PM
    Re: Save 440 USD: Journal of Scientific Research and Reports
    Dear Colleague,
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports (ISSN: 2320-0227) is an OPEN peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal, appoved by UGC (See here). We offer both Online as well as Hard copy options. Article Processing Charge is only 60 USD as per present offer. This journal is now publishing Volume 13. ...
    ... Many respected abstracting/indexing services covered our journals. ... Our journals have been chosen by academicians of many famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. ... We have more than 35 journals in different areas like Biological Science, Geological Science, Medical Science, Multidisciplinary, Physical Science, Social Science, etc. ... Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for discounted 60 USD Article Processing Charge (APC). Original Article Processing Charge is 500 USD. ...
    Best regards,
    Ms. Isita Sen,
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports : An OPEN peer reviewed journal
    Reg. Office: UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK,Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429, USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Number: 5049777, Fax: +1 302-397-2050 India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993
  • From: Dr. Barnali Jana
    Sent: October 16, 2017, 1:31:13 AM
    Re: Avail 88% OFF: Journal of Scientific Research and Reports
    Dear Colleague,
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports is an OPEN peer-reviewed INTERNATIONAL journal, appoved by UGC. We offer both Online as well as Hard copy options. Article Processing Charge is only 60 USD as per present offer. This journal is now publishing Volume 13. ... This journal follows highly respected and transparent Advanced OPEN peer-review system ... . We hope that you will appreciate this Advanced OPEN peer-review system, which is expected to give doubtless scholarly benefit and impact to the authors in long run. Additionally we strongly encourage “Post-publication Peer review” by our comment section. ... Submission to first editorial decision with review comments: 3 weeks. Submission to publication: 6 weeks. ... Our journals have been chosen by academicians of many famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. ... We have more than 35 journals ... Manuscript submitted within this month will be eligible for discounted 60 USD Article Processing Charge (APC). Original Article Processing Charge is 500 USD. ...
    Best regards,
    Ms. Isita Sen,
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports
    Reg. Office: UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK,Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    USA: One Commerce Centre, 1201, Orange St. # 600, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, Corporate File Nmber: 5049777, Fax: +1 302-397-2050
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Corp. Firm Registration Number: 255 (2010-11), Fax: +91 11-66173993
  • From: Dr Rita Sen [editor.journal23@gmail.com]
    Sent: Sun, Oct 18 at 4:15 AM
    Subject: Humble request for manuscript submission in a reputed journal
    Dear Colleague,
    Thank you for cooperation and support. Your kind attention is requested for the following announcement.
    Journal: Journal of Scientific Research and Reports (https://tinyurl.com/journal-22d)
    Frequency: 15 days
    Publication model: Online as well as Hard copy option
    Discounted Publication Charge: 75 USD (4575 INR) (Up to the end of this month)
    Original Publication Charge: 500 USD
    Ongoing volume: vol 21
    Transparent and High standard Peer review: This journal follows highly respected OPEN peer-review system ... .
    Time Schedule: Submission to review decision: 10-12 days Submission to publication: 12-15 days
    Indexing: NAAS score: 4.44, ProQuest, HINARI (United Nation's Database), EBSCOhost (USA), Google scholar, Ulrich's, CrossRef, Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”), CNKI (China), Qualis.
    Journal Hard copy: Journal hard copies and article reprints are available at extremely nominal cost. ...
    Best regards,
    Dr Rita Sen
    Reg. Office:
    UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH,UK, Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 8988029, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429
    India: U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon, 122001, Delhi NCR, Tele: +91 9434356957

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Science Domain International

I would guess that Science Domain International is another Indian venture. If there is a main address on the website, it is well hidden. Emails for the Journal of Scientific Research and Reports give three addresses -- London, Delhi, and New Castle (in Delaware). But SDI does not seem to have an office in Delaware. The New Castle address actually is for Agents and Corporation, Inc., a "remote agent" firm that provides cheap incorporations in Delaware. Wherever it may be located, however, SDI has a "thirst for excellence" and "top innovation."

SDI also may be operating as International Knowledge (IK) Press (discussed here) and ResearchPromotion.com. Scientific Spam reported that

Something calling itself “ScienceDomain International Ltd”, apparently of Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, continues to turn up in spamtraps. They have existed as an UK company twice, but both registrations have been dissolved (Reg. No 07794635 – Dissolved on 14 January 2014; Reg. No 08988029 – Dissolved on 24 November 2015). Nonetheless, they process personal data without having ever registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office, which in itself is a criminal act in the United Kingdom.

All the emails to me offer allegedly time-limited, steep discounts on publication charges.

UPDATES

  • 10/30/17: One email came from the domain yourjournal4.or, which is registered to Suresh Jat, in Pratap Nagar, Jaipur 302025 India, +91.98871275, Email:sapnajat38@gmail.com.
  • 4/21/18: Another, from dashboardstar.online, is less revealing. That domain is registered to Private by Design, LLC, 500 Westover Dr #9816, Sanford NC 27330, +1.9712666028, e4dccc5d37dab7eac3c912511a9645643671491c@private.design.
  • 6/18/18: The domain 4sdi.online that appears in an email for "The British Journal of Science and Applied Technology" was registered through PDR Ltd. in India. It claims that it is indexed in the "US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Catalog [NLM ID: 101664541]." In fact, the journal's status there is "Not currently indexed for MEDLINE. ... Not in the NLM Collection."
  • 4/21/18: sciencedomains.org is registered to P Monda, Tarakeswar, Hooghly West Bengal 712410 India +91.9434356957, mondal.pinaki@gmail.com
  • 10/19/20: The "headquarters" address for the SDI journals is Guest House Road, Street no - 1/6, Hooghly, West Bengal, India Corp. Firm Registration Number: L77527, Email: contact@journaljsrr.com, Tele: +91 8617752708."
    The publisher of the several Science Domain International journals I sampled is "Ms. M. B. Mondal, Ph.D".A 2018 report on "India's Fake Medical Journals" reproduced at dailyrounds.org (which describes itself as the country's "largest academic doctors network" has more information on Ms. Mondal and her publications:
    Run by a Hugli-based couple, Science Domain has a registered company in the UK. As for its owners, Pinaki Mondal is listed as an MTech degree holder and a former employee of International Centre for Automobile Technology, while his wife, identified only as “Dr (Ms) M B Mondal”, is shown to have completed her Ph.D. Sciencedomain.org says it charges $500 per article but offers discounts of up to 96% on this price. “Kindly contact to editor.15@sciencedomain.org to know payment instructions for bank wire transfer,” it states. The website claims that four of its journals are on the UGC list but The Indian Express found only one — British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade — although its new version, Journal of Economics, Management, and Trade, is missing. The company claims to have published over 20,000 articles.
  • 4/13/21: The London address comes from a virtual office supplier that "provide[s] the opportunity for companies, businesses and individuals to use this prestigious London W1 location for mail forwarding and as a registered office address." Also of interest is a ScholarlyOA posting on how SDI meets its 21-day promise for publication decisions.
Email