Where in the World is the American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research?

The American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research operates out of virtual office space in California. According to SciLit, it comprises the entire portfolio of the publisher, BiomedGrid LLC.  The domain name biomedgrid.com is registered to the Canadian company, Privacy Inc. The server seems to be in Singapore.The National Library of Medicine reports that the journal is not indexed in MEDLINE and that BiomedGrid is in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Somehow BiomedGrid provides "rigorous peer review" "in 15days [sic] or less, without compromising the quality of the peer review process." If you have been spammed, keep in mind that "since we have invited you for submission, reasonable discounts will be provided depending upon the quality of the manuscript."

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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.

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Hilaris Publisher offers suggestions for improvisations

Would you trust the editing of your paper to an online publisher whose website speaks of an "editorial committee comprising reputed authors and academicians [who] offer their suggestions for improvisations, before getting them published finally"? If so, Hilaris SRL is the place to go. Its webpage banners proclaim that it is "Bringing Forth the Latest Scientific, Engineering and Medical Advancements to Limelight" and "Integrating Creativity and Knowledge for Enlightening Young Aspirants."

It is not surprising, then, that Hilaris made it onto Beall's list of predatory publishers and conference organizers. A search of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) whitelist returned only one Hilaris Journal and identified the publisher as based in Bulgaria. Hilaris's Contact Us" webpage has a Brussels "registered address." The domain names hilarispublisher.com, e-hilaris.com, and hilarisconferences.com are registered by a proxy rather than the actual owners.

A 2015 discussion of Hilaris on Research Gate produced the following observations:

• We submitted an article to a journal from the Hilaris group 3 months ago. They did not acknowledge receiving the manuscript and now they accepted it without any peer review and are charging a huge APC. ... --Mukulika Bose,University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• If you Google the journal's name you see OMICS links (if you click on them you are redirected to Hilaris). Looks like an attempt to cover up that OMICS is behind it, a notorious predatory publisher. Contact info is linked to eScience, iMed.Pub both mentioned in the Beall’s list.--Rob Keller, Charlemagne College, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• We submitted an article in October, last year. After acceptance, we suspect the journal and decide to withdraw the submission, however they charged us almost 1000 euros with such a "withdrawal charge". We blocked them in the email. We also found out that one of the journal's directors has been dead for 2 years, he was a professor at an university in São Paulo state, Brazil.

A search of the ISSN portal for registration information on the The Journal of Forensic Research, ISSN: 2157-7145, confirms the link to the OMICS group (www.omicsonline.org/jfrhome.php; see also https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27724675), widely known for its deceptive practices. The ISSN record claims the United States as the home of the Bulgarian-Belgian-Indian journal. Indeed, this blog has an entry devoted to this journal, and the Forensic Science, Statistics, and the Law blog notes that OMICS was the publisher when the journal was specifically included in an injunction secured by the FTC to stop its deceptive practices.

The editors-in-chief are supposed to be

• Dr. Jianye Ge, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Institute of Applied Genetics, USA
• Dr. Jian Tie, Assistant Professor, Department of Legal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
• Dr. Sheila M Willis, Director, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Forensic Science Laboratory, Ireland.

Actually, the designations for editors are inconsistent. One webpage lists Dr. Willis as an editor-in-chief, but another does not. Both have been said to be fraudulent. \1/ The latter page lists Dr. Ge twice. (That is ironic, since he has told me that he repeatedly sought to have his name removed.) The editorial board is said to include "Peter Gill, Professor of Forensic Genetics, University of Oslo, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway."

The lead article in the most recent issue (11:6, 2020) bears the carefully edited title "A Path of Sympathetic to the Forensic Science from the Sight of Forensic Anthropology." Thankfully, the "in Press" list of articles is blank. \2/ 

NOTES

1. On November 23, 2021, an anonymous comment to this posting observed that "Sheila Willis is a friend and colleague of mine. She has been trying to have her name removed from the journal but has been unsuccessful so far. She is not affiliated with this journal in any way. In addition, the photo and bio provided with Sheila's name are not even hers."
2. In the archives, one can find the (well written) work of researchers and administrators from the U.S. Department of Justice and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Gregory J. Dutton, Gerald M. LaPorte, Iris R. Wagstaff, and H.R. Spivak, Cultivating the Next Generation of Forensic Scientists Through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), J. Forensic Res. 2017, 8:4.

Raft Publications "aspire to publish"

Janine Paynter, a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland, called my attention to Raft Publications. Raft's motto is "reciprocal approach for transformation." The About Us page explains Raft's vision in these terms: "To asset international benchmark by encouraging distinguished research work, through use our best technology, resources and our dedication to research community." In addition, the Our Journals page explains that "RAFT publications aspire to publish manuscripts ... with 40+ international peer reviewed journals. ... Our passion ... droves us to publish our journals through open access mode ... ."

Raft accurately remarks that "We accept all types of manuscripts ... ." Janine notes that Raft's content includes papers "such as 'Prostate cancer cured in a week by machine without side effects.'"

The address for the US editorial office (19645 N 31st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027) seems to be an apartment house in Arizona. A tenant wrote to Yelp that "I have paper towels in the cracks and towels on the bottom of the doors to keep the bees out. ...Please look else where before coming here!!!! ... HORRIBLE! Zero care for their residents. Do not put your child at risk." Oddly, Raft's phone number for "any queries" has a San Diego prefix (+1 858 376 7260). The domain was registered by Contact Privacy, Inc., of Canada. Searching Google for the website returns the following blurb after the domain name: "Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of. You can also send us an email ... ."

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research Is for the Craving Readers

Although the ISSN entry for the Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research identifies it as a US publication, its mangled management of the English language suggests otherwise. The website describes the goal of this journal's "publishers" as follows:

The only motto of Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) Publishers is accelerating the scientific and technical research papers, considering the importance of technology and the human health in the advanced levels and several emergency medical and clinical issues associated with it, the key attention is given towards biomedical research. Thus, asserting the requirement of a common evoked and enriched information sharing platform for the craving readers.

BJSTR is such a unique platform to accumulate and publicize scientific knowledge on science and related discipline. This multidisciplinary open access publisher is rendering a global podium for the professors, academicians, researchers and students of the relevant disciplines to share their scientific excellence in the form of an original research article, review article, case reports, short communication, e-books, video articles, etc.

BJSTR Publishers are self supporting, with no dependency on any other external sources (like universities, centers) for funds and strives for the best and enhanced quality publications competes the world wide open access publishing market.

We always rely on the support from the members of our BJSTR family that is relevantly our Authors, Editorial Committee members, advisory board, Reviewers Board and all the technical support teams all over the globe. We trust in the reciprocated coordination and cooperation in terms of sharing the scientific knowledge of individuals and Groups of Research centers/areas will in turn educates and provokes in advanced researches. In this case we would like to act as a media that anchors in the transformation of information in the form of global online publication.

With writing like this, the absence of "dependency on any ... external sources (like universities, centers) for fund" is understandable. So is the fact that the journal is not in the National Library of Medicine collection and not indexed for Medline.

When one researcher "submitted a string of machine-generated nonsense" entitled "The Expression of the Proper-Name Effect Reinforces the Disarticulation ofCommunicative [sic] Rationality," the article was "quickly accepted after scrupulous peer review." Evidently, the editors did not notice that the author was Harold E. Potter of the Institute of Improbabilistics, University of Bogus, UK. An author posting on Researchgate reports that when he declined to pay the $600 fee, the journal dropped the price to $99.

Wisely, the publishers do not reveal their identities. The domain name biomed-res.org in the email is registered to a privacy service. The contact information on the website is Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, 1 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 300, one Westchester, IL 60154, USA +1 (720) 414-3554 Fax - (720) 367-5187 info@biomedres.us angelaroy@biomedres.us. The registrant of biomedres.us provides the same physical address along with the name Biomedical Research Network + LLC and email URL of openaccessnetworks@gmail.com. The Westbrook Corporate Center is a property with "virtual office" space on sale for as little as $2 a day.

UPDATE (5/24/21)

Today saw two emails from Angela Roy within four minutes of each other. A call to the telephone number was answered by an editorial assistant. When I asked for the editor, he requested me to email him and promised to contact the editor while I remained on the line. I emailed the address he provided (finance@biomedres.us) as follows:

Dear Sir,
We talked a few minutes ago. I was trying to find the name and contact information for your the journal's editor in chief. I could not find that on the website and wanted to include it in a list of journals that I compiling. I do not need to take up his or her time. You can simply send the information by replying to this email.
Thanks for your help,

I am still waiting for a reply. Nevertheless, as Angela recommends, I still start each day with a great smile.

Email

• From the Editorial office [laceydickson@biomed-res.org]
  Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 2:35 AM
  Subject: Eminent Article Dear Dr. DH Kaye
  Dear Dr. DH Kaye,
  Start each day with a grateful heart.
  The purpose of this email is to inform you that we need your support for releasing our upcoming issue by submitting one article to our Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research with (ISSN: 2574-1241) Impact Factor 0.548.
  Can we expect your article before 19th November? ← I don't think so.
  If this is a short notice please do send an opinion or mini review or case report by next weekend, we hope that a minimum of 2-page article isnt time taken for an eminent author like you.
  Await your promising response.
  Lacey Dickson
• Subject: February Issue Dear Dr. David H Kaye
  From: Biomedical Resources and Biosensors [biosensors@biomedresearch-nl.com]
  Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 23:01:52 +0530 (IST)
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Hope you have a great day.
  We need one article for successful release of Volume 33 Issue 4 in our Journal Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research with ISSN 2574-1241 Impact Factor 0.548.
  Please submit us your Manuscript for this issue release before 16th February 2021, if this is a short notice in your busy schedule, please do send an Short article, we hope 2 page article isnt time taken for an eminent author like you.
  Kindly let me know your feasibility for submitting any of your unpublished paper to our journal.
  Can we expect this from you before the dead line?
  Await your submissions.
  Angela Roy
  Biomedical Journal (BJSTR)
  biomedres.us
  Address: One Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 300, Westchester, IL 60154, USA
  Ph. No: +1 (502) 904-2126
• From: Pediatrics and Child Care [pediatrics@scientificpublisher.net]
  Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 12:24 PM
  To: Kaye, David
  Subject: Submit your Manuscript Dear Professor
  Dear Professor,
  Good wishes for a day. [← And after that?]
  Can we have your article for successful release of Volume 36- Issue 1in Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) (ISSN: 2574 -1241) Impact Factor: 1.095.
  In fact, we need one article to accomplish our next issue; we hope that the single manuscript should be yours. If this is a short notice, please do send an Opinion or Mini review/ Short Communication, we hope 2-page article isnt time taken for an eminent author like you.
  Submission Last Date: 04th June, 2021
  Review Time: 8-10 Days
  Anticipate your promising response.
  Angela Roy
  Biomedical Journal (BJSTR)
  biomedres.us
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• From: Pediatrics and Child Care [pediatrics@scientificpublisher.net]
  Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 12:20 PM
  Subject: Manuscript Submission Dear Professor
  Dear Professor,
  Start each day with a great smile.
  In support of the rejoicing release of Volume 36- Issue 1, we need one article towards new issue of our Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (ISSN: 2574 -1241) Impact Factor: 1.095. Can we expect an article from your end prior to 04thJune?
  If this is a short notice, please do send an opinion or mini review or case report, we hope a minimum of 2-page article isnt time taken for an eminent author like you.
  Please join your hands with us for this instigate. We desire to receive your manuscript.
  Anticipate for your promising response.
  Angela Roy
  Biomedical Journal (BJSTR)
  biomedres.us
  Address: One Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 300 one Westchester, IL 60154 USA Ph. No +1 (502) 904-2126

Coalesce Research Group Aims to "Create Ideal Platform for Scientific Community"

Coalesce Research Group (coalesceresearchgroup.com) aims "to create ideal platform for scientific community in which providing free access to all the new research through our international standard journals globally without any restrictions." The About Us page begins with this mouthful:

Coalesce Research Group is an USA based emerging open access publisher and International Conference Event organizer which owe to serve the scientific community by serving the high quality genuine research work from eminent scientists, professors, scientific research communities in all fields of medicine, clinical, life science, engineering and technology to the Research Scholars, Students, Libraries, Educational Institutions, Research centers and industries with the aim of "Enhance your Research" in the respective fields.

Plainly, one has to wonder what "an USA based" means. Does "USA based" mean a physical presence in the US? Coalesce purports to be located at 33 Market Point Dr, Greenville, SC 29607, USA, +1-718-543-9362. Flagship Commercial rents virtual offices there. For $99 a month, you get "Flex Space, Lounge, Live Receptionist, Mailing Address and Collection, Wi-fi, Access (8:30-5:00), Coffee, and Access to printer/copier/scan/fax. Conference Rooms and Day Offices at $15 hour." Whoever is behind the website registered the Coalesce domain name through Godaddy's Domains By Proxy. The only editorial board listed on the website has no U.S. members.

[UPDATE 30 August 2019: As "Smut Clyde" comments below, the profiles of key employees on Linked In indicate that Coalesce is operating from Hyderabad. Akhil Srikanth, the company's "Social Media Executive" came to Coalesce from "OMICS International Conference," where he was "Business Development Executive."]

The journals do not yet exist -- at least, not if a journal is a collection of articles released in distinct issues and volumes. There are journal pages within the one website. These include "Guidelines Instructions for Authors" and a tab for "issues" that has a drop-down menu of "Articles in Press," "Current Issue," and "Archive." The titles of the journals are "International Journal Of Psychological Research And Medicine," "Modern Journal Of Medicine And Biology," "Journal Of Neurological Studies," and the "Journal Of Public Health Care." The first three have no editor, no editorial board, and no articles. The fourth has an editorial board (without an editor in chief) and one article in press, from authors in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran. This article acknowledges that "[t]he results described in this paper were part of student thesis."

The Flaky Academic Conferences blog has some information on Coalesce's conference spam.

ReDelve International Publications Is Divulging to a Multitude of Audience

ReDelve International Publications International is "divulging to a multitude of audience from across the world." Along with this revelation, the About Us page emphasizes that "all our articles go through a diligent and thorough editorial and peer-review process in order to maintain the quality of content."

Forty-nine journals are listed. I picked one to inspect. The Annals of International Case Reports' diligent and thorough process apparently does not bother with an editor-in-chief to make decisions. The first board member is the ubiquitous Alireza Heidari of the fake California Southern University.

The publisher's supposed address is "20 S. Third St., Ste. 210, Ohio, 43215, United States." You can rent a "virtual office" there from Regus for $1.60 - $7.20.

Although this LLC was incorporated in Ohio on May 18, 2018, by Keerthana Nallapuram, its true headquarters might be in Hyderabad. The D+B Hoovers database lists Redelve International Publications Private Limited, located at Plot No 94/a, First Floor Addagutta Society,hmt Colony, Kukatpally Rangareddi, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500072 India. Another database gives the date of incorporation with the Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad, as December 26, 2018.

The directors of the Indian corporation are Bala Bhargavi Marella and Raj Krishna Parvataneni. The registered email address is rajp@redelve.com. Redelve registered the domain name redelve.com on May 28, 2018.

Although the corporation has yet to file a financial report, Zoominfo states that the Ohio LLC has 18 employees and revenues of 3.8 million dollars -- an impressive feat for a company in its first year, with journals that have no editorial board.and no articles to show.

Email

ReDelve has yet to email me as an esteemed researcher who could contribute to its divulgements. Instead, it came to my attention by trying to sneak an advertisement into this blog in the guise of a comment to a posting on Gavin Publishers. This practice on the part of unscrupulous advertisers is no longer unusual, as the posting entitled "Parasites" indicates.

Phronesis is "for an author who resembles in the scientific community"

Phronesis LLC lists 24 journals on its website, www.phronesisonline.com. According to Zoominfo, Phronesis LLC is a Delaware company that has $6.2 million of revenue and 31 employees. The company "aspire[s] to expand the knowledge in science and its discoveries that leads its way to new inventions which structures brilliant benefits and for betterment in human lives." An answer to a frequently asked question on the Phronesis website is that "[a]ll articles published by Phronesis journals are peer-reviewed and as this is start up journal we are not yet indexed anywhere." Compared to journals that make misleading claims about indexing, this answer is refreshing.

The first journal on the list is Current Research in Applied Physics. It has no named editor-in-chief, no past articles, no articles in press, and nothing under review. But it plans to have an "inaugural issue" at the end of April 2019. Toward this end, it has "Publication Ethics" that "is a very important tool for an author who resembles in the scientific community." And, it has an editorial board consisting of

⊖ Yongli Gao, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, USA
⊖ Ephraim Suhir, Physical Sciences and Engineering Research Division, Portland State University, USA
⊖ Thomas F. George, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA
⊖ Ramesh Agarwal, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University, USA
⊖ Luigi Maxmilian Caligiuri, Foundation of Physics Research Center, University and Scientific Research (MIUR), Italy
⊖ Victor V. Apollonov, A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of RAS, Russia
⊖ Vladimir V. Rumyantsev, A.A. Galkin Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering, Ukraine
⊖ Maros Halama, Institute of Materials, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
⊖ Mohsen Challan, Department of Physics, University of Majmaah, Al-Zulfi, Saudi Arabia

The second journal, the Phronesis Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, has no editorial board and no editor-in-chief, but it announces that "Editor-in-Chief‘s shapes the research that is being done and being on the cutting edge of the latest advancements of your field that are the true rewards." I stopped perusing the website at this point.

The company's domain, phronesisonline.com, is registered to DomainsByProxy.com. The address it uses is provided, for a monthly fee, by Davinci Virtual Office Solutions. This firm advertises that

At our virtual office locations in Malvern Business Center, 5 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355 we have everything to meet your virtual business needs. Continue your telecommuting or home working and impress your clients with a virtual address at Malvern Business Center, 5 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355.

The spam I received from "Nithya Toxicology-2019 Conference" had a link that McAfee marked as leading to a malicious website. It is posted on the Flaky Academic Conferences blog.

UPDATE
3/4/19: In a comment to this posting, an Internet sleuth "Smut Clyde" reports a connection between phronesis sites and Subbarao D of Hyderabad.

Lupine Publishers "craves to select scientific connotation"

Lupine Publishers describes itself (on its website, 2/19/19) as

a multidisciplinary, scholarly Open Access publisher focused on Genetic, Biomedical and Remedial missions in relation with Technical Knowledge as well. We crave to select ground-breaking research based on modernism, aptness, scientific connotation, prospective spectator’s interests, etc. We endeavor to provide by far and liberally accessible belvedere to researchers and practitioners in support of their novel and valuable ideas. We already have 2000+ Editorial Board members along with 5000+ Published articles in our box. Our Journals maintain a scrupulous, methodical, fair peer review System. Besides, quality control is riveted in each step of the publication process.

This description raises the question of how many editors and articles can fit in one box. The box contains such articles as Association of Blood Group with Tea Likeliness, Bitter Gourd Relish and Blood Group Relationship, and Is There Any Fluctuation in Normal Blood Pressure While Watching Horror Movies?

The company information database Buzzfile provides, inter alia, these questions and answers (2/19/19):

Q. How big is Lupine Publishers?
A. Lupine Publishers is estimated to generate $37,589 in annual revenues, employs approximately 1 people [sic] at this location
Q. Where is Lupine Publishers located?
A. Lupine Publishers is located at 7865 S Grand Baker St, Aurora, CO 80016.
Q. How long has Lupine Publishers been in business?
Lupine Publishers has been in business for approximately 2 years.

Although Lupine purports to operate out of New York City, Buzzfile's address for it is a four bedroom home at 7865 S Grand Baker St., Aurora, CO 80016. The New York City address is a Regus Virtual Office that provides what the company calls a "professional address" for putting "your business in the best possible location with a credible address and mail handling service."

Lupine Publishers spams for OMICS-related conferences. An email from the subtly named Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences (below) advertised a production of the Biomedical Conferences LLC, which seems to be a name used by Conference Series, which is an OMICS domain. Conference Series, Lupine Publishers, Iris Publishers, and Crimson Publishers are just some of the enterprises whose domains are registered to Sudheer Kaku, "Software Engineer and Web Developer in Aurora, Colorado."

The peers involved in the Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic and Genetic Sciences do not seem to care too much about whether the articles concern forensic science or genetics. For example, A New Demographic Situation and Problems of Employment in Uzbekistan describes the disturbing rate of unemployment in the country but sounds an optimistic note: "The country leader based on the adopted state programs completely stimulated the steady growth of creation of jobs and employment of the population."

Email

Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic and Genetic Sciences

• From: Forensic & Genetic Sciences [forensic@lupinejournals.co]
  Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:42 PM
  Subject: Eminent manuscript
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Greetings!
  We are glad to get your notice that Forensic and Genetic Sciences: Peer Reviewed Journal, which follows double blind peer review process within 15 days from the date of submission.
  Now we are in the process of release Volume 4 Issue 3 of the journal it highly obliged if you could submit your valuable manuscript to include in this issue.
  Looking forward to hearing your kind acknowledgement.
  Emily Rose
  Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences
  Lupine Publishers LLC, 57 West 57th Street, New York - NY 10019, USA
  
• From: Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences [forensic@lupinepublishers.org]
  Date: Sun Feb 17 2019 11:51 PM
  Subject: Medicine and Medical Conferences: 2019
  Dear Dr. DH Kaye,
  Happy Charming Day.
  We cordially invite you to our “International Conference on Recent Advancements in Medicine and Medical Science” Conference during March 01-02, 2019 at Colorado, USA. On behalf of the organizing committee we expect your valuable participation to deliver your Research works in the time of your experience as an oral presentation during the conference Schedule.
  The Two-days conference comprises professional programs which includes 80+ Sessions of Scientific Forum, Symposia, Roundtable, Dialog, Poster, Exhibition, Workshop and Training Courses. We hope that the Medicine and Medical Science -2019 will be an unparalleled opportunity for Growing your network and meeting Eminent People throughout the scientific world. ...
  If you have any query, please feel free to contact us any time on WhatsApp (+1720 767-7131). Hope to have your presence at Colorado. Only 15 days to go Waiting for your rapid response.
  Thanks
  Christina | Program Manager
  Biomedical Conferences LLC Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester 60154, USA.

Biostatistics and Biometrics

• From: Biostatistics & Biometrics [biostats@lupineresearch.org]
  Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 11:51 AM
  Subject: Optimistic Response Dear Dr DH Kaye
  We are looking for scientific researchers who can help us for the better progress of our Journal. I found your profile innovative, and I am inviting you to submit your valuable manuscript for publication in our Volume2 Issue 4. Will you support us with your transcript? ... We desire to receive your valuable manuscript by 20th February.
  Janet Thelma
  Biostatistics & Biometrics (CTBB)| IF: 3.159
  CTBB-Editorial Manager biostats@lupinepublishers.com Lupine Publishers, LLC 57 West 57thStreet, 3rdfloor, New York-NY 10019. USA +1(914)407-6109 Fax- +1(914)465-7596

Modern Approaches on Material Science (MAMS)

• A comment (below) from OppfinnarJocke (4/15/21) displays an email wishing for "an illustrious day ahead!" and "looking for scientific researchers who can help us for the better progress of our MAMS." It asks, "Will you support us with your transcript?"

Open Access Journal of Environmental and Soil Sciences (OAJESS)

• From: Open Access Journal of Environmental and Soil Sciences [environmental@lupinejournals.co]
  Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 10:45 AM
  Subject: Perfect time for your article appearance
  Dear Professor,
  Warm wishes from OAJESS
  I am Ms. Margaret Eva, Managing Editor of OAJESS Journal. We have seen your articles online and we felt very interesting. So, if you are having any unpublished articles then kindly send it towards us.
  can let you know more details about us, if you are interested to know.
  Await for your positive response.
  Margaret Eva
  OAJESS-Editorial Manager Lupine Publishers, LLC
  57 West 57th Street, 3rd floor,
  New York - NY 10019, USA
  +1 (914) 407-6109 Fax - +1 (914) 465-7596

Research and Reviews on Healthcare Open Access Journal

• From: Research and Reviews on Healthcare Open Access Journal [research@lupineresearch.net]
  Date: Thurs, Jan 23 at 4:49 AM
  Subject: Requesting for Article Dear Dr. DH Kaye
  Dear Dr. DH Kaye ,
  Greeting from Lupine Publishers!
  We are in shortfall of one article for successful release of Ongoing Issue i.e., Volume 4 Issue 4 of our Research and Reviews on Healthcare: Open Access Journal (RRHOAJ).
  Please submit us your transcript for this issue before 29th January, If this is a short notice in your busy schedule please do send 2 page article, we hope 2 page article isnt time taken for eminent like you.
  Await your response.
  Regards,
  Deborah Daniel

We Are Syntax Publishers -- spreading information throughout the universe

The About Us page on Syntax Publishers website reads (1/13/2019) as follows (with emphasis added):

Syntax publishers is an open access, peer reviewed journals. These are free to Read and download throughout the world. The online journal covers all major areas of science, medicine, financial management, technology and engineering. We promote rapid publishing and strict manuscript handling and editorial process. Our aim is spreading quality scientific information to the research community throughout the universe. Syntax publishers is a stage for all types of professors and researchers who crave to give out quality information based on their research and area of expertise, we support the scholars/researchers in their field of interest with latest information. Syntax publishers assure originality and integrity of each published article with respect to the Publication Ethics and Probity. We strictly do not rely on any funds from any external source such as universities, research centers etc ... .

The accompanying photo banner shows torsos with stethoscopes. The website clearly was not prepared by a native English speaker -- "With an undisputed connection, updating yourself and being at knowledge about diverse fields becomes faster and easier." The contact address is 500 Delaware Ave, Ste 1 #1960, Wilmington- 19899. Other firms with the identical address include All American Payday Loans, AFCO American Fire Products Co., Blue Oil Energy, IASISLAB, Intello Group, and Rocksolar Technology. That is only a sampling. It must a very crowded suite.

The domain names for Syntax Publishers are hidden behind proxies. UPDATE (1/14/19): The domain spjournals.com, which is registered to Rakesh Tripathy in Delhi, now redirects to syntaxpublishers.org. Thanks to "Clyde Smut" for this discovery connecting Syntax to Sryahwa Publications.

The editorial board members from the US are said to be

Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Johns Hopkins University
Chioma T Amadi, University of New York
DeMonica Latrice Junious, Walden University
Kenneth R. Pelletier, University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco
Kush Sharma, New York University Langone Medical Center
Mohammadhossein Amini, Kansas State University
Prabir K Mandal, Edward Waters College
Pradeep L. Menezes, University of Nevada Reno
Premkumar Saganti, Texas A&M University
Robert J Gatchel, The University of Texas at Arlington
Sharon S Stoll, Yale University School of Medicine
Waqas Ullah, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Email

Syntax Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science (SJCFS)

• From: Syntax Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science [forensic@spjournals.org]
  Sent: Friday, December 7, 2018, 6:48:00 PM EST
  Subject: Requesting Submissions for Our Journal Upcoming Issue
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Hope you are doing well!
  Syntax Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science (SJCFS) an online open access and peer reviewed journal. the motive of the journal is to encourage the researchers and scientists who are aspired towards innovations in Criminal studies and forensic research.
  we consider your profession based on your records that you are an eminent author to publish your research works in our journal.
  Syntax Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science which publishes Research Articles, Reviews and Letters and all types of articles are accepted in areas of Forensic Genetics & DNA Analysis, Finger-printing & Techniques, Environmental Forensics, Forensic Clinical Medicine, Criminal Cases physical evidence, sexual medicine Etc.. Based on your record of contributions in this field, we would like to invite you to submit an article for the Inaugural issue of the journal.
  Note: You were also invited to be as Reviewer to our journal if you accept this invitation please send us your CV/Biography with Recent Photograph. ...
  Please send us on or before December 24, 2018.
  Looking for your reply.
  With Regards,
  Samanta
  Editorial Office
  You are receiving this email because of your [nonexistent] relationship with the sender. ...
• From: Syntax Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science [sjcfs@syntaxpublishers.co]
  Date: Feb 8, 2019, 3:35 AM
  Subject: Kindly Agree for our Proposal
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Hope this email finds you in good spirits! [← It is not helping.]
  Syntax Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science (SJCFS) an online open access and peer reviewed journal. the motive of the journal is to encourage the researchers and scientists who are aspired towards innovations in Criminal studies and forensic research.
  Syntax Journal of Criminology and Forensic Science which publishes Research Articles, Reviews and Letters and all types of articles are accepted in areas of Forensic Genetics & DNA Analysis, Finger-printing & Techniques, Environmental Forensics, Forensic Clinical Medicine, Criminal Cases physical evidence, sexual medicine Etc..
  The purpose of this letter is to formally invite you, to submit a Manuscript for upcoming edition of this journal. Please send us your valuable manuscript to publish in our upcoming issue in March 2019. Dead line for submission February 25, 2019. To submit your valuable manuscript: Email to forensic@syntaxpublishers.org as an attachment.
  Note: Since it is a new journal so we provide Discount on publishing fee i.e USD $899 for Two articles you and your colleague or friends will be invited to submit your articles. [← Still new?]
  Let me know your decision on participation in this issue, your support was greatly appreciated. We look forward to your response.
  Regards,
  Jessica
  Editorial office
  You are receiving this email because of your [nonexistent!] relationship with the sender. ...

Gece Academy: Pay to Publish Your Dissertation or Thesis

It is easy to have a dissertation published. In addition to outfits that help with the construction of any e-book from any paying author who wants to self-publish, there is ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, which boasts "[t]he largest collection of electronic theses and dissertations available worldwide ... 4 million works from more than 3,000 universities, [with] more than 130,000 works [added] annually" (10/5/18). (On the perils of publishing with ProQuest, see Kathryn Hume's remarks in https://theprofessorisin.com/2011/08/24/the-perils-of-publishing-your-dissertation-online/.)

Another option for avoiding the screening process or criteria of traditional, relatively selective academic publishing houses is to turn to publishers who are less picky or who use different criteria. Obviously, these publications will carry little brand-name prestige, and expecting high quality line and copy editing could well be unrealistic.But you have to pay for them anyway with Gece Academy.

Gece's email suffers from the absence of such editing, and its Park Avenue address apparently comes from Regus, a virtual office supplier used by many of the publishers whose emails appear in this blog. Gece Publishing House also publishes papers from conferences -- with payment up front from the authors.

Email

• From: Publish your thesis [geceakademi@gmail.com]
  Date: Thu 10/4/2018 3:26 PM (also 10/18/2018)
  Subject: Gece AcademyPublish your thesis [geceakademi@gmail.com]
  Dear Stakeholders,
  please visit our page to examine the academic package prepared for publication and to get detailed information about, various thesis and academic studies of academicians (Academic Package - A) by Gece Kitaplığı, which is an internationally recognized publisher.
  Academic Package - A (Individual)
  In the academic package, the various thesis and academic studies of academicians are published by "Gece Kitaplığı" which is an internationally recognized publisher. In this package, the first edition of the book is made as 500 copies and 25 books are given to the author free of charge. Following the completion of the first edition of the book, the author receives 7% royalties from this sale.
  After the typesetting and layout is completed, the cover design of the book is submitted to the author's approval. After approval, the printing process is started. The editing service is provided by Gece Akademi for experienced academicians working in various universities in Turkey and around the world. The presentation of your work is made by professional advertising companies via e-mail, catalogue and social media coats.
  Your books are sent to major distributors of Turkey (Amazon, D&R, Emek, Kitapyurdu, İdefix, Final, Alfa, İnsancıl etc.) and sold in the bookstore where the Publisher works. All the services such as composition, graphic, cover design, printing, ISBN, banderol is done in our publishing house and the package fee is 600 Euro. You can send your work by e-mail ... .
  GECE ACADEMY
  USA OFFICE: 387 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, 10016, USA.
  TURKEY OFFICE: Meşrutuiyet Mah. Atatürk Bulvarı, Bulvar Palas ÇArşı İş Merkezi, C Blok No: 141/127, 06420, ÇAnkaya, Ankara, Turkey. Phones: +90 555 888 24 26; +1 347 355 10 70

Iris Publishers, "your one-stop-place for latest scientific!"

The About Us webpage of Iris Publishers (7/12/18) has such ringing phrases as "your one-stop-place for latest scientific!" "aiding the growth of learners ... for the prosperity of science." They want "to exploit the scientific information"and "to unfold the quality research globally." To exploit and unfold, IRIS uses a "potential Editorial team" and a "highly qualified and expert Editorial committee [that] is indulged in scrutinizing articles with stringent peer review process ensuring that it follows our policies." Who could ask for anything more?

Iris has pictures of 35 journals on its website -- 36 if you count the World Journal of Yoga and Natural Therapy twice inasmuch as it "is an ambidextrous journal."

The domain name irispublishers.org is registered to New Dream Network, LLC dba DreamHost Web Hosting. The telephone number on the contact page, 914-407-6109, also is used by Lupine Publishers, which is "focused on ... Remedial missions in relation with Technical Knowledge." Virtual office supplier, Regus, could be the source of the address of the office building in San Francisco. Clearly, there is reason to wonder where Iris is actually located. The spam inviting me "to join your hands with us in this instigate" suggests that the handshake would be quite a stretch.

UPDATE: Two comments of July 13, 2018, provide more information. One from "Smut Clyde" reveals that the common telephone number for Lupine and Iris (not to mention the flowery association) is no accident. He (or she) found that

Iris Publishers LLC is a Colorado Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on May 18, 2018 .... The company's principal address is 7865 S Grand Baker St., Aurora, CO 80016. That Aurora street address is also the home of Lupine Publisher, Crimson Publisher, "Biomedical Research Ltd", and Sudheer Kaku (the scammer who registered the corresponding domains).

The address on the spam from the Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine is that of an office building with space rented by Regus. This company provides a "Virtual Office, The right image for your business, with a prestigious address and a range of supporting services."

UPDATE (5/17/19): Understandably, Mr. Kaku objects to being referred to as a "scammer." He commented (below) that "I own Biomedical Research Network + & Crimson Publishers and yes, the Colorado Address is an editorial office for the domains we did specify that on websites. We use Virtual offices for mail handling." He insisted that "we formed this corporation to publish quality research" and added "Please let me know if you come across any genuine complain or an instance where we scammed or didn't deliver on what we promised." At least two papers in the Annals of Biostatistics and Biometric Applications could not have received the peer review and editing that the journals promise to their authors and the public. So too, a reason to question whether the Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic and Genetic Sciences is peer reviewed in practice as well as in name is at the posting on Lupine Publishers.

UPDATE (9/14/19): If further proof of the flakiness of Iris Publishers and related spammers is needed, it comes from an email referred to me by a professor in the United Kingdom who wrote that "[a]s these things go it really takes the biscuit! The standout bit is in bold below. [T]his seems to me to be a new low." The email from Iris reads as follows:

From: iris@publisher-france.com
Subject: top rated journals of Scopus and WoS
Date: 11 September 2019 14:30:00 BST
Good day,
Great opportunity to publish your article.
in the top rated journals of Scopus, until the end of 2019,
book a publication at the beginning of 2020.
Now, we have a program called “Co-authorship”. You can become a co-author of an already finished article, which is accepted for publication.
in a journal indexed in Scopus.
We translate the article to English and design the article ourselves.
We guarantee that your article will be published in the journal of Scopus and indexed.
We also have a large number of journals of all directions. We will help you publish your article quickly and monitor indexing to Scopus.
Send articles, ask questions.
We will be happy to answer you.

Perhaps Mr. Kaku can explain how he plans to make people into "co-authors" of "already finished" articles by having Iris translate it into English. Is the assumption that the "co-author" already is an author of the original article, or is "a program called 'Co-authorship'" a solicitation for plagiarism?

UPDATE (4/26/20): The peer review at Iris's Scientific Journal of Research and Reviews is also bogus. See Iris Publishers and the World's First Quantification of the Deal with Birds.

Email

Annals of Public Health & Epidemiology (APHE)

• From: Annals of Public Health & Epidemiology
  Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 10:53 AM
  Subject: Eminent Support
  Dear Dr. Professor,
  Good Morning!
  I am sure you're quite busy, but I would appreciate if you could take a moment to my below request.
  We are glad to inform you that, we are in the process of framingEditorial/review committee for our journal. So, we respectfully invite you to join your hands with us in this instigate.
  Moreover, we request you to submit yourCVto the same email id.
  Also, we are cordially inviting eminent researchers like you to support us with your2-page opinion/mini review or any type of article for this Inaugural issue? We really need your support for this issue.
  I trust you will provide your valuable time and interest towards our journal.
  Please track the below link to visit our journal website ... .
  Await your valuable response.
  Dollie Roslyn|Managing Editor
  Annals of Public Health & Epidemiology (APHE)
  Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA.
  
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Archives in Neurology & Neuroscience (ANN)

• From: Neurology& Neuroscience [neurology@irisopenaccess.org]
  Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:31 AM
  Subject: Valuable Submission: ANN
  Dear Dr. Dh Kaye ,
  Greetings from ANN!!
  Hope you are doing well and very good in health.
  I am Grace Allan manager of "Archives in Neurology & Neuroscience (ANN)" I was in shortfall of one article for successful release of Forthcoming Issue. Is it possible for you to support us with your 2-page opinion/mini review/research article for this issue?
  I believe in you that; your one article brings out the best achievement to our Journal.
  We desire to receive your manuscript by the end of July.
  Await your positive response.
  Grace Allan| Impact Factor - 0.905| NLM ID: 101759143
  Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA.
• From: Neurology& Neuroscience [neurology@irisopenaccess.com]
  Sent: Friday, July 15, 2022 11:00 AM
  Subject: Authors Issue: ANN
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Heartful greetings from Grace Allan!
  Theme: Our desire to publish your potential article in upcoming issue of ANN
  Outline: Archives in Neurology & Neuroscience (ANN) is an internationally peer-reviewed journal that aspires to publish articles relevant to Neurology and Brain Disorders from researchers worldwide. Submission: on/before July 30,2022
  Looking forward to receive your informative paper!
  Grace Allan| Impact Factor: 0.905| NLM ID: 101759143|ISSN: 2641-1911
  Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM)

• From: Archives of Reproductive Medicine [reproductive@irisopenaccess.com]
  Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:29 PM
  Subject: Invitation to Submit Article: ARM
  Esteemed Dr. Dh Kaye,
  I hope you are doing well.
  I am Sandra Angela, managing editor of the Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM).
  I sincerely apologize if I disturb you in any way. We are in shortfall of one article for the successful release of an Upcoming Issue of our journal, ARM. If this is short notice, kindly send a 2-page Opinion/Mini review. We hope a 2-page article is not time taken for eminent people like you.
  So, we are expecting this from your end without disappointing us.
  Drop us an email at your convenience; we have further discussion.
  Sandra Angela| Managing Editor
  Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM) | ISSN:2837-4614
  Iris Publishers LLC,315Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA94104, USA.
  Phone Number:+1-628-201-9788
• From: Archives of Reproductive Medicine [reproductive@irisopenaccess.org]
  Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:31 PM
  Subject: Looking for Support: ARM
  Esteemed Dr. David H Kaye,
  Hope everything will be good at your end.
  We cordially invite you to submit a Research/Review /Communicate report manuscript for possible publication in our Upcoming issue towards Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM). If you are unable to submit a full-length manuscript, an Editorial or Letter to Editor with a minimum 1000 words is also acceptable.
  I feel its a enormous pleasure to invite you, because we were confident that your article would increase our journal's citations and reputation.
  I trust this welcome is pleasing to you.
  Acknowledge this mail for further queries.
  Sandra Angela | Managing Editor
  Archives of Reproductive Medicine (ARM) |ISSN: 2837-4614
  Iris Publishers LLC,315Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA94104, USA.
  Phone Number: +1-628-201-9788

Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research (ARAR)

• From: Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research [arthritis@irispublishers-nl.net]
  Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 8:37 AM
  Subject: Give A Chance
  Dear Dr. DH Kaye,
  Good Morning
  I am Rose Jane manager of Journal " Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research (ARAR)" I was in shortfall of one article for release of Our upcoming issue. Is it possible for you to support us with your 2-page opinion/mini review/research article for this issue?
  I believe in you that, your one article brings out the best achievement to our Journal. Please tack the below link to visit on our journal website https://irispublishers.com/arar/
  Hope to receive your dedication and contribution soon.
  Please Acknowldge this mail for queries.
  Rose Jane| Managing Editor
  Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research| ISSN: 2694-1724
  Iris Publishers LLC,315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA.
  Web: irispublishers.com | Email Id: arthritis@irispublishers.com | Tel no: +1-628-201-9788
  
  Unsubscribe
  If you dont want to receive our email, please email us.

Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine

• From: Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine [forensic@irispublishers.net]
  Date: Jan. 22, 2019, 8:19 AM
  Subject: Publication of your potential work in GJFSM
  Good Morning!
  Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine is in shortfall of only one article of successful accomplishment of Volume 1 Issue 2 we are in search of professionals who can support us. In this process, we have gone through your eminent profile which has impressed our senior Editor a lot.
  So, it is our request you to submit any article (at least 2page opinion/Mini Review). ... Await your submission on/before January 31, 2019.
  Regards,
  Amber Smith
  315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, Tel: +1-628-201-9788
• From: Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine [forensic@irispublishers.com]
  Date: Fri 9/21/2018 8:58 AM
  Subject: Looking for CV
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Good Morning!
  I am sure you're quite busy, but I would appreciate if you could take a moment to my below request.
  We are glad to inform you that, we are in the process of framing Editorial/review committee for our journal. So, we respectfully invite you to join your hands with us in this instigate.
  I trust you’ll provide your valuable time and interest towards our journal and we are looking forward to inaugurate our GJFSM with the eminent people like you.
  If you are interested to join as an editorial board member in our journal, please send your CV ...
  Sincerely,
  Amber Smith
  Managing editor
  Global Journal of Forensic Science & Medicine
  315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

Nursing & Care

• From: Nursing & Care [nursing@iris-research.net]
  Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2023 1:17 PM
  Subject: Contribution
  Esteemed Dr. David H Kaye,
  Hope you are doing well!
  Can we have your article for the successful release of Volume 4, Issue 4 in our journal Nursing & Care (IJNC).
  In fact, we need one article to accomplish the issue prior to September 30, 2023; we hope that the single manuscript should be yours. If this is on short notice, kindly send a 2-page opinion/mini review/case report. We hope a 2-page article isn't time taken for eminent people like you.
  I believe in you and that your eminent manuscript brings good achievement to our journal.
  We do hope you will feel able to respond positively to this invitation, and we look forward to hearing from you shortly. Anticipate for your promising response.
  Amelia Hoffman| Managing Editor
  Iris Publishers LLC
  315Montgomery Street
  San Francisco, CA94104, USA.

Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology

• From: Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology [archaeology@irispublishers.org]
  Date: Fri 9/21/2018 5:35 AM
  Subject: Contribution for Open Access Week
  Dear Dr. David H Kaye,
  Greetings from Iris Publishers!
  Happy Open Access Week!
  We are happy to celebrate Open Access Week and we are welcoming your submissions for our OAJAA.
  In this Occasion we have chosen eminent scientists, who have significant involvement in the advancement of research in their field and have the potential to give best quality articles for the open access issue of our journal.
  We anticipate that you will support and make our celebration more joyful by sharing any type of manuscript towards our journal.
  Please acknowledge this email receipt within 24 hours.
  Regards,
  Carlo Alvaro
• From: Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology [archaeology@irispublishers.org]
  Date: July 12, 2018, 3:59 AM
  Subject: Evaluation
  Good Morning!
  I am sure you're quite busy, but I would appreciate if you could take a moment to my below request.
  We are glad to inform you that, we are in the process of framing Editorial/review committee for our journal. So, we respectfully invite you to join your hands with us in this instigate.
  I trust you’ll provide your valuable time and interest towards our journal and we are looking forward to inaugurate our OAJAA with the eminent people like you.
  If you are interested to join as an editorial board member in our journal, please send your CV ... Kindly acknowledge this email for further queries.
  Sincerely,
  Carlo Alvaro
  Open Access Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology

Vandeplas Publishing

I am not suggesting that Vanderplas Publishing is a scammer or a predatory publisher. Its publications include books by perfectly reputable authors. But there are a number of question marks:

• It periodically solicits me in separate mailings to multiple email addresses.
• A book has this review from Judge Alex Kozinzki (ret.): "If you’re holding this book in your hands – as you no doubt must be – just start turning pages and get ready for a treat.” That sounds good, but, hey, it it is an eBook. Still, at $9.95, the price is right.
• The office address is one of those provided by Regus, a company that supplies "virtual offices" and "will receive and sign for mail and packages." It advertises a "professional company image without the cost of a physical office." However, it also leases spared space and rooms.
• Buzzfile, a company database, estimates only "$114,590 in annual revenues" and "approximately 2 people at this [Lake Mary, Florida] location." I do not know how accurate these estimates are.

Email

• Sent: Thu 5/10/2018 3:30 PM (and 5/10/2018 2:36 PM)
  From: Vandeplas Publishing (law@vandeplas.media)
  Subject: Book Proposal
  It has been some time since I last emailed you to inquire if you have any ideas or proposals for publishing a book with us. As you likely know we publish all types of academic books, including monographs, textbooks and readers. We offer a progressive publication agreement with attractive royalties and in some cases an advance royalty bonus and as always the copyright stays with the author. ... I would like to hear from you if you have a proposal, idea or questions about publishing a book with us. We offer a fast review process of proposals and manuscripts and there is never any cost for the author. Please contact me at the address below or by return email.
  Regards,
  Anton C. Van de Plas - Publisher
  anton@vandeplaspublishing.com
  Vandeplas Publishing, LLC, 801 International Parkway, 5th Floor, Lake Mary, FL 32746 - U.S.A., Phone: 407-562-1947, FAX: 407-218-8966

Scholarly Pages (previously The Scientific Pages?): "You can submit as you write"

All indicators are negative. The website text includes the following delicts:

⊘ "Scholarly Pages provide track for a variety of international scientific journals to access the latest updates in the interrelated fields”
⊘ “Each journal has the ... experts' team providing support and guidance ... to improvise the submitted papers ... .”
⊘ “Peer Reviewer carried out by the scholarly peers play a crucial role in ensuring the scientific integrity of the scholarly record entailed with us.”
⊘ “The individuality status and exertion habits of the lead editor play major roles in setting the editorial pitch.”

The Annals of Atoms and Molecules solicits papers on such topics as Bohr Model, Chemical Bonding Explained, and Formation. The entire journal consists of a five-page article from Hungary (László Nemes (2017) Carbon Vapor and Carbon Plasma Infrared Emission. Ann Atoms Molecules 1(1):1-5).

The publisher's alleged address is 1805 N Carson St, Carson City. Nevada. Zillo identifies that with “a single family home that contains 2,136 sq ft and was built in 2005.” It appears to be a mail drop used to provide an ersatz physical address to fraudulent and real businesses alike. See, e.g., IG MTP; Baktrak.

The domain schscipages.com is registered to the unlikely name of John David, V C L, 1805 N Carson Street, Suite S, Carson City, NV 89701, +1.3022940933, johndavid.ed1976@hotmail.com. Another one, scholarlypages.org, hides behind Privacy Protect, LLC, 10 Corporate Drive, Burlington MA.

The address and insipid logo match those of “The Scientific Pages launched [in 2016] with 65 worthless scholarly journals.” The new incarnation claims to have 114 journals. The generic spam to authors leaves it to them to guess which journal is soliciting their $655 payment (“[a]s per the annual board meeting held on April 01, 2018”).

Email

• From: Ryan Henry [publications@scholarlyj.org]
  Sent: Tue 4/24/2018 1:04 PM
  Subject: Invitation | Publication in May 2018 Issue
  
  Greetings from editorial staff of Scholarly Pages. Scholarly Pages is an international publisher hosting 114 open access peer-review journals. Our review team has reviewed your previous publications that are available online. Based on the analysis of your citation reports and summarizing your publications, we hereby would like to invite you to publish your paper in our scholarly journals which have readers across the globe. ... review - Within 10 days (we consider for fast track, if you have important results to publish) No need to go through the author guidelines to arrange the manuscript content. You can submit as you write. ... Please mail me for any further details.
  Sincerely,
  Ryan Henry,
  Editorial Associate, Journals, Scholarly Pages, Open Access to Science, Technology and Medical Research
  1805 N Carson Street, Suite S, Carson City, Nevada 89701
  

SOAOJ Publishing, where "outstand care is taken"

SOAOJ Publishing advertises "Medical Science Open Access Open Journals" and "Engineering Open Access Open Journals" with titles as "Accident Anaesthetic and Critical care Open Access Open Journal (AACCOAOJ)" and "Mathematics and Humanities Engineering Open Access Open Journal (MHEOAOJ)." I guess that is better than publishing open access closed journals.

The homepage floridly explains (4/4/18)

S Open access Open journals-(SOAOJ) ... provides a platform to publish ... in all areas of sciences. We accept scientifically rigorous research, regardless of novelty. ... It is accomplished to carry out the highest excellence ... . It belongs to an intellectual group ... reflecting ethos of plumbing the deepest details and unexplored region of fields. ... S Open access Open journals-(SOAOJ) empowers you with endless scientific research information and helps you in your progress of discovering the world around you. According to our belief, there is no best price for knowledge expect the will to learn. ... Our Estimable editorial and advisory panel members of well known various countries universities and experts on those subjects, we ... strive to become a top notch provider ... to the subject related people. Outstand care is taken for quick review and we also provide the tracking system to trace the article processing for all authors who submitted their precious papers to the S Open access Open journals-(SOAOJ). We aspire ... to compress the time between Submission, and Acceptance of Manuscript in our prestigious journal. The extent of videos will be published ... .

The website is registered to Domains By Proxy, but the group (if it is a group effort) is said to have offices in India at #12-6-2/137/1, Vivek Nagar, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500072, and in the US at N92W17643 White Oak Circle, Apt #14, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051. The US "office" is a 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit that Zillo prices at about $250,000.

Email

• Sent: Tue 4/3/2018 11:59 PM
  From: SOAOJ (ptpoaoj@soaoj.com)
  Subject: Editorial Board Invitation:Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Open Access Open Journal
  Greetings. We are glad to introduce you to our journal Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Open Access Open Journal (PTPOAOJ) which provides data on the research and advancements in Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmaceutics and its related fields. It is freely accessible over the internet to the readers/audience worldwide. We are in process of selecting few professionals who are well experienced and eminent scientists/researchers for our Journal Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Open Access Open Journal – Editorial Board and we shall be pleased to extend our proposal for your valuable collaboration with our journal by serving as one of the highly valued members of our Editorial Board. If you are interested to join our editorial board kindly upload the following documents in this link, or you can send your details like CV, photo to msoaojpublishing@soaoj.com. We look forward to your confirmation in reply to proceed further.
  Thanks and regards,
  Lydia
  Editorial Assistant S Open Access Open Journals Publishing N92W17643 White Oak Circle, Apt #14, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 E-mail: msoaojpublishing@soaoj.com

Who Put the "American" in "American Research Journals"?

According to the American Research Journal of Genetics, “[g]enetics is theoriginal [sic] study of all aspects of human and animal genetics ... .” Oh well, I never cared for plant genetics anyway. The named editors include “Dr. Niels Morling, MD, DMSc, Professor of Forensic Genetics, Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.” Although the website reports no articles in press and no editor-in-chief, it assures us that “the current issue edition will be published shortly.”

The American Journal of Nanotechnology is in the same boat — no articles in press, and no editor-in-chief. Yet, it too maintains that “the current issue edition will be published shortly We highly appreciate and encourage the Professors, Research scholars, Students, Research fellows etc, to globally publish their articles in our Journal.”

The American Research Journal of Mathematics has no articles in press, but it has a couple of past issues.

The non-US affiliations of most of the editors of these “American Research Journals” invite the question of where the American part comes from. An About Us webpage states that "[w]hile ARJ caters to authors from all around the world, its American roots are not to be forgotten." It (conveniently?) omits any mention of what those roots are, but it is good to know that ARJ is "[w]orking towards a brighter future in terms of creative, qualitative and quantitative research" and that "[t]he organization motivates its members towards achieving a vision of 'Total Egalitarian Research'."

A webpage on “membership” amusingly—or candidly—refers to “reputed Editorial Board members.” It tells us that “[a]ll submissions are reviewed by a panel of reputed Editorial Board members from many international locations worldwide.” It would be hard to find many members in international locations outside of this world, but the nanotechnology journal lists some editors from NASA, so who knows?

The US addresses for the reputed publisher could be bogus. The “Arkansas Office” at “1120 S Walton Blvd, Suite 138 Bentonville, Arkansas” is in a hotel and spa. but the South Walton Suites and Spa does provide “office units beginning at 750 square feet.” The “Chicago Office” (at “8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois - 60631-3515, USA”) could be one the “[v]irtual offices and addresses in O'Hare Airport” supplied by the Regus Company. The domain name arjonline.org does not lead to the names or locations of the real people behind the 54 journals—just to the firm Privacy Protect, LLC (PrivacyProtect.org), 10 Corporate Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts.

Email

• Sent: Thu 5/18/2017 1:17 AM
  From: ARJ (info@sciencespapers.online)
  Subject: American Research Journal of Nursing
  Submit Paper: arjn_editor@arjonline.org
  Sir/Madam,
  American Research Journal of Nursing ISSN-2379-2922 is an online journal that publishes manuscripts in the research area of Addiction and Rehabilitation. Authors are invited to submit their Research Papers, Review Papers, Case Reports, and Short Communications to “American Research Journal of Nursing” which helps in promotion of your research work. The Scientists, Professors, and Research Scholars can publish their high quality papers for global scientific visibility on our online platform.
  Submission Deadline: Open
  We apologize for the inconvenience caused if you have received multiple emails from us.
  Thanks and Regards,
  Editorial Office, American Research Journal of Nursing, American Research Journals, Inc. 8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL - 60631-3515. www.arjonline.org