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.

Six Publishers with a Pit Bull on Their Editorial Boards

Dr. Olivia Doll has ample academic credentials on her C.V. She holds a doctorate in Canine Studies from the Subiaco College of Veterinary Science (Dissertation: Canine Responses to Avian Proximity); a master’s degree in Early Canine Studies from Shenton Park Institute for Canine Refuge Studies; and a bachelor’s degree from the Staffordshire College of Territorial Science. Her research includes such topics as the relationships between Doberman Pinschers and Staffordshire Terriers in domestic environments, the role of domestic canines in promoting optimal mental health in ageing males, the impact of skateboards on canine ambulation, and the benefits of abdominal massage for medium-sized canines.

However, the Shenton Park “Institute” is the animal shelter in which she lived as a pup, and there is no College of Veterinary Science in Subiaco. Her expertise in canine studies comes strictly from her skill, experience, and training (not to mention her instincts) as a five-year-old Staffordshire Terrier, AKA Ollie.

Nevertheless, this tongue-in-jowl record was sufficient to induce the following flaky academic journals to add the pit bull from Perth to their editorial boards:

■ *EC Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Echronicon Open Access
■ Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Care, Herald Scholarly Open Access
■ Journal of Tobacco Stimulated Diseases, Peertechz
■ Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, SMGroup
■ Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism: Research and Therapy, SMGroup
■ *Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Disorders, Austin Publishing Group
■ *Global Journal of Addiction and Rehabilitation Medicine (Associate Editor), Juniper Publishers
■ Austin Addiction Sciences, Austin Publishing Group

Ollie's exploits received international coverage in newspapers and in Science in May. Yet, Dr. Doll remains on the websites of the journals marked with an asterisk (accessed November 18, 2017). I do not know if she is still reviewing papers for the Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Care, for that journal does not list names of editors or reviewers.

UPDATE (6/25/20)
The SMGroup journals now are presented as coming from 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."

REFERENCES

• Cathy O'Leary, The Perth Dog That's Probably Smarter than You, Perth Now Sunday Times, May 21, 2017, https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/the-perth-dog-thats-probably-smarter-than-you-ng-a4de0d201ce420e0302c69532a399419
• Meet Ollie, the Australian Dog Now Peer Reviewing Academic Papers for International Journals, Business Insider Australia, May 30, 2017, http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-ollie-the-australian-dog-now-peer-reviewing-academic-papers-for-international-journals-2017-5
• Australian Dog Serves on the Editorial Boards of Seven Medical Journals, Science, May 24, 2017, http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/australian-dog-serves-editorial-boards-seven-medical-journals?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-05-30&et_rid=79446963&et_cid=1355679

JSciMed Central aims to harbor the journal free from the malpractice

JSM's "125 international peer reviewed journals" are a "platform for all the researchers, scientists, doctors, students to update with the latest advancements in Science, Technology & Medicine." One report indicates that it uses dummy addresses in the US to mask its location in India. You too can have its San Diego office suite for an address.

JSM advertises that "Our quality control team will help to analyze the quality of the manuscripts as per international standards." Apparently, English (or law?) is not part of the standards, as the next sentence on the webpage reads "Plagiarism is a crime, thus avoid plagiarism as we aim to harbor the Journal free from the malpractice."

Some of its spam states that "This is not a spam message and has been sent to you because of your eminence in the field." The message was from the Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health. My eminence in the field consists of being part of a family and living in a community.

UPDATE 6/25/20
JSMCentral, 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," is the name that SMGroup (discussed on this blog) now uses for the publisher of its journals.

Annals of Forensic Science and Analysis

Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis "is an international, open access, peer reviewed journal that brings about latest research in all related aspects of Forensic Research and analysis. It is an interdisciplinary journal that provides advance science and its application to the Criminology, promote professionalism, veracity, capability, learning, foster research, progress practice, and new approaches in the forensic sciences.

Email

Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis

• Sent: 7/13/16 1:15 AM
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Greetings for the day! This is to bring to your kind notice that we have received a manuscript entitled “Human Variation in Face Aging in Adult Monozygotic Twins: Biometric Implications for the Forensic Sciences” If you are interested in reviewing this manuscript, we will send you full length manuscript. Kindly let us know your valuable response.
  Sincerely,
  Jenifer Wringets
  Editorial Office – Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis, JSciMed Central, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 570, San Diego, California 92108, USA
• From: Editor-Forensic Research Analysis [forensics@jscimed-central.biz]
  Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020, 7:47:20 PM EDT
  Subject: Reveal your Research Work
  Dear Dr. David H. Kaye,
  Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis is a multidisciplinary journal that aims is to serve scientists through prompt publication of significant advances in Forensic Research. The scientists, students, educators and professors from different countries are encouraged to send their unpublished well written papers for publication in forthcoming edition. ... We hope to have your collaboration with the journal.
  Sincerely,
  Ricky Martin
  Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis
  JSciMed Central, USA
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Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health

• Sent: 7/20/17, 11:48 PM
  Subject: Requesting Submissions- Journal of Family Medicine and Communty Health
  We are pleased to announce a regular edition on Graduate School of Education 2-5 pages short communication/ Research / Review/ Case Report. ... We request you to help us grow by your participation and support us contributing to OA community. If you are interested, kindly respond to this invitation within 48hours. Submission deadline: August 19th, 2017. “Please be advised in case of any further questions or issues we would request you to contact our Customer Service team on (619)-373-8720 and can also write to us on “customerservice@jscimedcentral.com”, also request you to share your contact details for any updates and for an effective communication.”
  Sincerely,
  Stella Mark,
  JSciMed Central- Journal of Family Medicine & Community Health, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 570, San Diego, California 92108, USA, Tel: (619)-373-8720, Email: JFMCH@jscimedcentral.com
  Please Note: This is not a spam message and has been sent to you because of your eminence in the field. This email and any attachment may contain private and confidential information. Do not share without JSciMed Central’s approval. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email and any attachment.

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Healthcare

• Sent: 1/27/16
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  We have come to know about you from your previous publication. We are writing to invite you to submit manuscripts for the upcoming issue of the “Journal of Preventive Medicine & Healthcare” in view of your experience and record of contributions in the field. ... All submissions other than commentaries will go through the peer-review process. ... You may find the editorial board information at: https://www.jscimedcentral.com/PreventiveMedicine/editors.php ... Currently, we are offering a 20% waiver on article processing charges (APC). If you would like to avail the 20% waiver, please fill and return the “Intent to Submit Form” by Friday, February 3, 2017. If you do not have a full manuscript ready but still intend to submit in the near future, you are still eligible for the discount when you submit the form by the due date. You may download the general invite ...
  Best regards,
  Diode de Dios
  Publishing Assistant, Editorial Office – Journal of Preventive Medicine & Healthcare, JSciMed Central, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 500 (Office 569), San Diego, California 92108, USA, Direct Tel: 1-619-940-8792, Toll free number: 1-888-572-4633 (1-888-JSCIMED)