Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Invention Journals are "Open Aaccess"

Five journals, all ending with the word "Invention" in their name, are listed on the website inventionjournals.org (10/10/2018). They are "Open Aaccess To All Researchers" with "Online As Well As Print Version Both" and "Doulble Blind Peer Review." (Evidently, line editing remains a challenge to the editors.)

These journals have posted a copyright assignment form that is incoherent. It states that the author "understand[s] that the Editor-in-Chief IJESI may transfer the Copyright to a publisher at his discretion" yet asserts that "[t]he author(s) reserve(s) all proprietary rights ... ."

The spam and the web sites provide no address or telephone numbers, but India is the probable location. The registrant information on the domain ijesi.org is limited to the location of Uttar Pradesh. The registrar is Net 4 India, Ltd. One spam email I received came from the domain seolatestechnology.com, which is registered to an unnamed individual in Delhi.

The "Editorials Board Members" of the International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention, which spammed me, include "Dr. Salawu .O.W", an "Inorganic Chemist, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi , Benue State Nigeria" with three years of unspecified "Experience."

Email
Spam for the journals as a group
  • From: invention006@rediffmail.com
    Date: Tue 10/23/2018 5:58 AM
    Subject: Instant Review
    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Sub: Publish paper in Best Impact Factor Journal
    Invention Journals have following different open access Journals: ... International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) ... International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (IJPSI) ... International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) ... International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) ... International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics Invention (IJMSI) ...
    Invention Journals are indexed in Google Scholar, Jour Info, Open J Gate, American National Engineering Database (ANED) etc.
    All Invention Journals are monthly based Journals which used to publish on exact date since last 6 years. Important Dates for October 2018 Issue: Manuscript Submission Last date: 25th October 2018 Acknowledgment Notification: Within 24 hrs Review Report Notification: Within 7-8 days Paper publication: 05th November 2018 For further clarifications, mail us at INVENTION.JOURNALS@GMAIL.COM www.inventionjournals.Org
    Thanking you,
    Invention Journals ARE (UGC Approved Journals)
    Thanking You. © Best Regards
    Editorial Board (Invention Journals)
International Journal of Science and Engineering Invention (IJESI)
  • From: chief.editor054@rediffmail.com
    Date: Wed 10/10/2018 2:51 AM
    Subject: Indexed International Journal
    Dear Author/Researcher
    IJESI is peer reviewed International Journal which publishes paper online as well as print version. IJESI is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST, CABELL’s library, ULRICH web, Jour Info etc. ... IJESI follows the rapid publication process.
    Important dates are as follows: Last Date for paper Submission: 25TH October 2018. Publication Date: 05TH November 2018. Hard copy will be dispatch within 7 days after online publication. Please submit your paper ... .
    With warm regard
    [The nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    (IJESI)

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI)

  • From: submit factor (great_fast4@excite.com)
    Date: 6 August 2019 6:23 AM
    Subject: Important dates
    International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention Call for Papers (August 2019 Issue)
    Dear Author/Researcher
    IJHSSI is peer reviewed International Journal which publishes paper online as well as print version. IJHSSI is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST, CABELL’s library, ULRICH web, Jour Info etc. ISSN (Online version):2319-7722 ISSN (print):2319-7714
    Subject Category: Humanities and social Science. IJHSSI follows the rapid publication process. Important dates are as follows: Last Date for paper Submission: 10th August 2019. Hard copy will be dispatch within 7 days after online publication Publication Date: 20th August 2019.
    Please submit your paper EMAIL ID: IJHSSI@INVMAILS.COM
    With Warm Regards
    [Nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    IJHSSI
  • From: IJHSSI Journal [noreply@seolatestechnology.com]
    Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 3:15 AM
    Subject: Peer Reviewed Journal
    International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
    Submit Your Paper
    Impact Factor 5.35
    Dear Author,
    IJHSSI is a peer reviewed International Journal which publishes papers online as well as print versions. IJHSSI is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST,CABELA's library,ULRICHsweb, Jour Info etc.
    Papers are invited for INVENTION Journals April 2021 Issue related to all fields of Humanities and Social Science etc. ISSN (Online version): 2319 – 7722 ISSN (print): 2319 – 7714
    Publication frequency: 12 issue per year
    IJHSSI follows the rapid publication process.
    Important dates are as follows:
    Manuscript Submission: 10 April 2021
    Acknowledgement Notification: within 24 hours
    Acceptance Notification: within 10 days
    Paper publication: 20 April 2021
    Hard copy will be dispatched within 7 days after online publication. ...
    Please submit your paper through: inventions.ad@gmail.com
    Website: www.ijhssi.org
    With Warm Regards
    [Nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    IJHSSI
International Journal of Mathematics and Science Invention (IJMSI)
  • From: good84dates@rediffmail.com
    Date: 2 September 2019 1:06 AM
    Subject: Indexing: Nasa ads, arxiv, Aned
    Dear Author/Researcher,
    IJMSI is peer reviewed International Journal which publishes paper online as well as print version. Ijmsi is indexed in major indexing like EBSCO HOST, CABELL’s library, ULRICH web, Jour Info etc. ISSN (Online version): 2321 – 4767 ISSN (print): 2321 - 4759 Publication frequency: 12 issue per year
    IJMSI follows the rapid publication process. Important dates are as follows: Last Date for paper Submission: 10th September 2019
    Publication Date: 20th September 2019
    Hard copy will be dispatch within 7 days after online publication. Please submit your paper through:- paper.indexed@rediffmail.com
    With warm regards
    [Nameless] Editor-In-Chief
    IJMSI

Friday, October 5, 2018

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

Friday, September 21, 2018

The American Publishing House (TAPH) -- A House in a House?

The American Publishing House (which uses the acronym TAPH) is "always open to any correspondence from your side." Indeed, it is "open to any kind of feedbacks ... ."

GoDaddy's Domains By Proxy registered the name theamph.com for the principals behind TAPH. The address on the contact page is "27, George Street, Bloomfield NJ 07003-4329." Homemetry.com reports this as the location of a single family dwelling (4 beds, 2.5 baths, 1,926 sqft) owned by Vasant S Kalathia and last sold: Feb 2013 for $327,100. The business currently registered at this location is Shanti Kalathia, Certified Public Accountant. The address also is used by Shreeji Impex, Inc. Current or past residents are Shanti Kalathi, 973-338-0687; Shantilal Kalathia (same); Priya Kalathia (973-338-8811); Shanti V Kalathia (same); Uday A Kalathia (same); Vasant S Kalathia (same).

As of September 21, 2018, TAPH purports to publish the following journals:

Journal Editor Board Members Contents Notes
Advanced Physics Research Reports There is no board, but "If you are interested to become editorial board member ... send us your application." Nothing is posted. "considers researches that are original ... it should be of a high standard quality."
American Journal of Integrative Agricultural Sciences Of the 28 editorial board members of this "American Journal," two are in the US: Ephraim Nkonya [a citizen of Tanzania] is working at the International Food Policy Research Institute, 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington DC 20005 USA; Jipeng Yan is a postdoc (with degrees from Beijing Forestry University and SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry) at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs Nothing posted "totally free of cost publication"
"15 days peer review process [and] 15 days for publication"
Journal of Computing and Informatics There is no board, but "If you are interested to become editorial board member ... send us your application." Nothing posted "not-previously-published work ... is encouraged to be submitted"
I have not inspected the remaining journals (or shells for journals, as the case may be). They are Accounts of Analytical Chemistry Research, Advanced Pharmaceutical Research, Biotechnology Insights, Environmental Research Reports, and Materials Research International

UPDATE (6 September 2019)
For at least a year, TAPH has been spamming for an "inaugural issue" of Materials Research International. The website still is devoid of papers. However, it is full of alleged editors. Oddly, within a week the names were almost all different. The list of topics for the journal also had changed. At least one link in the email was terminated because "The TinyURL (y4dsmxfj) you visited was used by its creator in violation of our terms of use. ... Such violations of our terms of use include:
--Spam - Unsolicited Bulk E-mail
--Fraud or Money Making scams
--Malware
--or any other use that is illegal."
Email
Multiple Journals
  • From: CFP - New Research Journals [taphjournals@taph.info]
    Date: Mon 9/30/2019 5:07 PM
    Subject: Call For Papers - New Research Journals - Inaugural Issues
    Dear Prof.Dr.Dhk
    Subject : Call for Manuscripts for Inaugural Issues of newly launched journals
    American Journal of Integrative Agricultural Sciences
    The American Journal of Integrative Agricultural Sciences considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, biological sciences, genetics, and application of these in the field of agriculture. The Manuscripts should include chemistry, bio-chemistry or biological sciences as the fundamental component. These can be presented in combination with the biological evaluation of the agricultural systems. ...
    Advanced Physics Research Reports
    The Advanced Physics Research Reports considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of physics. ...
    Materials Research International
    The Materials Research International considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of materials science. ...
    Environmental Research Reports
    The Environmental Research Reports considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of environmental sciences. ...
    Accounts of Analytical Chemistry Research
    The Accounts of Analytical Chemistry Research considers researches that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of analytical chemistry. ...
    Key Features of Journal
    - Electronic submission, no postal charges
    - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts
    - DOI will assign to all published articles
    - International peer-reviewed journal
    - International peer-reviewed journal
    - Chargeless E-reprints
    - Chargeless publication
    - Double-blind peer-reviewed
    - Available in Print and Online versions
    Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices. ...
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work.
    PUBLISH YOUR MANUSCRIPTS NOW!!
Biotechnology Insight
  • From: Biotechnology Insights [bioinsights@boojourn.info]
    Date: 8 Aug 2019
    Subject: Call for Papers - Biotechnology Insights - A New International Biotechnology Journal
    Prof.Dr.Dhk Subject : Call for Papers - Inaugural Issue of Biotechnology Insights - A New Journal of Biotechnology
    Dear Prof.Dr.Dhk
    We are delighted to invite submissions for peer-reviewed academic journal Biotechnology Insights's inaugural issue. The Journal provides a medium for the rapid publication of Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights on novel and innovative aspects of biotechnology. The Journal will accept papers covering the science and business of biotechnology. It publishes new concepts in technology/methodology of relevance to the biological, biomedical, agricultural and environmental sciences as well as covers the commercial, political, ethical, legal, and societal aspects of this research. Topics include but not limited to Large-scale biology, Applied immunology, Analytical biotechnology, Computational biology, regenerative medicine, Molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins, Environmental biotechnology, Food and agricultural biotechnology, Molecular therapy, Imaging technology.
    Details regarding journal such as Manuscript Submission Procedure, Research Integrity, Key features of journal, Publication Process, Aims & Scope, Guidelines for Authors, Publishing Policies, Periodicity, Ethics and Malpractice Statement can be found at journal's home page.
    Key Features of Journal
    - Chargeless publication - Double-blind peer-reviewed - DOI will assign to all published articles - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance - International peer-reviewed journal - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Available in Print and Online versions - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - Chargeless E-reprints
    Editorial Board - Bingyu Zhao (USA) - Esteban Espinosa Vidal (BRAZIL) - GongYin Ye (P.R.CHINA) - A. elebi (USA) - Kate Evans (USA) - Frank Bedon (Australia) - S. Paramithiotis (GREECE) - Henry T. Nguyen (USA)
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work. If you have any questions regarding journal or how to submit manuscripts , please contact us .
    Regards
    Akash Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House
Materials Research International
  • From: TAMPH Materials Res.Int [materialsjournals@theamphallsub.science]
    Date: Sep 18, 2018 at 4:55 PM
    Subject : Invitation to Submit Original Articles - Newly launched Peer-reviewed Materials Res. Int. - Journal
    Dear Prof.Dr. dhkaye,
    The American Publishing House is seeking articles that are original, of high-quality, and that represent complete studies and scientific developments in the field of materials science The research work should be of general interest to the public or the scientific community. It should have a significant potential impact, and it should be of a high standard quality.
    Materials Research International is an international, peer-reviewed, subscription based journal that aims to publish the latest research in the field of materials science. The journal publishes Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights in the field of materials science. ...
    Key Features of Journal
    - International peer-reviewed journal - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Chargeless publication - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - Available in Print and Online versions - Double-blind peer-reviewed - DOI will assign to all published articles - Chargeless E-reprints ...
    Publication process at TAPH is carried out in an absolutely ethical manner. ... We have a systematic approach of functioning. We have a set of rules that we follow to accept the proposals and convert them into publications. All the proposals received by us undergo a rigorous assessment process, where the experts refine the content prior to publication. Also, our experts take proper care to avoid any sort of plagiarism in the content that we publish. Once, the experts refine the content, only then the proposals go for getting published. Also, we correspond to the authors to keep them updated regarding the status of their proposal. Once, the proposal gets converted to a publication, we lay it open for the readers in the printed as well as online format. ...
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices.
    I sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work ....
    Regards
    Mike Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House
  • From: Materials Sciences Journal [taphjournals@taph.info]
    Date: Sunday 1 September 2019 5:49 PM
    Subject: Materials Research International - Call for Papers for inaugural Issue
    The Materials Research International is an international, chargeless, peer-reviewed, subscription based journal that aims to publish the latest research in the field of materials science.Topics include but not limited to Materials for energy harvesting, storage, and generation, Ferroic and multiferroic materials, Low-dimensional materials, Bioinspired and biological materials, Nanostructures, nanocomposites, and nanomaterials, thin Films, Electronic, magnetic, and superconducting materials, Colloids, Polymers, Catalytic materials, Advanced microscopy, Optical and photonic materials, Semiconductors and nitride materials, Metamaterials.
    The journal publishes Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights in the field of materials science. Details regarding journal such as Manuscript Submission Procedure, Key features of journal, Periodicity, Aims & Scope, Research Integrity, Ethics and Malpractice Statement, Guidelines for Authors, Publication Process, Publishing Policies can be found at journal's home page.
    Key Features of Materials Research International
    - Chargeless publication - DOI will assign to all published articles - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - International peer-reviewed journal - Double-blind peer-reviewed - Chargeless E-reprints - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance - Available in Print and Online versions
    Editorial Board
    - Flávia C. Morone Pinto(Brazil) - Rajesh Kumar(JAPAN) - Tanya Aycan Baser(Turkey) - G.P. Das(INDIA) - Sergio Baragetti(Italy) - Bang, Hee-Seon(South Korea) - José Humberto Santos Almeida Júnior(Germany) - Mitjan Kalin(Slovenija) - Yunan Prawoto(USA)
    The Process of Publishing
    Publication process at TAPH is carried out in an absolutely ethical manner. We abide by the rules laid down by COPE. We have a systematic approach of functioning. We have a set of rules that we follow to accept the proposals and convert them into publications. All the proposals received by us undergo a rigorous assessment process, where the experts refine the content prior to publication. Also, our experts take proper care to avoid any sort of plagiarism in the content that we publish. Once, the experts refine the content, only then the proposals go for getting published. Also, we correspond to the authors to keep them updated regarding the status of their proposal. Once, the proposal gets converted to a publication, we lay it open for the readers in the printed as well as online format.
    Our Author-Centric Approach
    At TAPH, we follow an author-centric approach of functioning. We work hand-in-hand with our authors to provide the best quality and standards and to make the publication process simpler. Supporting our authors in publishing their works is one of the major factors in our priority list. We focus on providing efficient material to our authors and readers. We provide a global platform for the publications by making them easily available online. Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices.
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work. If you have any questions regarding journal or how to submit manuscripts , please contact us .
    Regards
    Akash Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House
    Publisher's Website
  • From: Materials Sciences Journal [taphjournals@taph.info]
    Date: Friday 6 Sept 2019 6:02 PM
    Subject: Materials Research International - Call for Papers for inaugural Issue
    The Materials Research International is an international, chargeless, peer-reviewed, subscription based journal that aims to publish the latest research in the field of materials science.Topics include but not limited to Precursor routes to materials, Self-assembled materials, Composite materials, Fluids and liquid crystals, Advanced metallic materials, Inorganic non-metallic materials, Functionally graded materials, Magnetic materials, Catalytic materials, Coatings, Clusters and colloids, Semiconductors, Super-conductors, Thin films, Biomaterials, Ceramics, Carbon, Glass, Metals, Nanomaterials, Polymers, Environmental coordination materials, Optical materials, Microelectronic materials and Materials Processing Technology.
    The journal publishes Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Symposia or Topical Collections, Spotlights in the field of materials science. Details regarding journal such as Key features of journal, Periodicity, Aims & Scope, Publishing Policies, Guidelines for Authors, Research Integrity, Manuscript Submission Procedure, Ethics and Malpractice Statement, Publication Process can be found at journal's home page.
    Key Features of Materials Research International - DOI will assign to all published articles - Publishes original, of high-quality manuscripts - International peer-reviewed journal - Available in Print and Online versions - Electronic submission, no postal charges - Double-blind peer-reviewed - Chargeless publication - Chargeless E-reprints - Assures 15 days peer-review process and 15 days for publication after acceptance
    Editorial Board - Lijesh K P(USA) - Lin X. Chen(USA) - Syed B. Qadri(USA) - Qiandong Zhuang(Lancaster LA1 4YB) - José Humberto Santos Almeida Júnior(Germany) - Shiren Wang(USA) - Yunan Prawoto(USA) - Xian-Kui Zhu(USA) - Shuang Hou(USA)
    The Process of Publishing
    Publication process at TAPH is carried out in an absolutely ethical manner. We abide by the rules laid down by COPE. We have a systematic approach of functioning. We have a set of rules that we follow to accept the proposals and convert them into publications. All the proposals received by us undergo a rigorous assessment process, where the experts refine the content prior to publication. Also, our experts take proper care to avoid any sort of plagiarism in the content that we publish. Once, the experts refine the content, only then the proposals go for getting published. Also, we correspond to the authors to keep them updated regarding the status of their proposal. Once, the proposal gets converted to a publication, we lay it open for the readers in the printed as well as online format.
    Our Author-Centric Approach
    At TAPH, we follow an author-centric approach of functioning. We work hand-in-hand with our authors to provide the best quality and standards and to make the publication process simpler. Supporting our authors in publishing their works is one of the major factors in our priority list. We focus on providing efficient material to our authors and readers. We provide a global platform for the publications by making them easily available online. Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
    The American Publishing House (TAPH) ensures high standards and quality by following strict ethical policies and by meticulous peer review. TAPH follows the COPE Flowcharts, according to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), for resolving the suspected malpractice cases. Malpractices include practicing plagiarism, data usage frauds, or bogus claims of authorship. TAPH, henceforth, expects its editors, reviewers, and authors to follow the best guidelines on ethical practices.
    We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation and will publish your valuable research work. If you have any questions regarding journal or how to submit manuscripts , please contact us .
    Regards
    Akash Chotavia
    Manuscript Management Dept.
    The American Publishing House

Friday, September 14, 2018

Parasites

The following comment-spammers are blocked from this site. Their comments, sometimes repeated dozens of times, are advertisements.There are other meaningless comments (of the thank-you-for-blog variety followed by links to businesses, but as of 29 July 2019, it no longer seems worth the effort to update the list of senders.

Publishers
⊗ All bangla newspaper (Web worker, a repeat offender)
⊗ Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE, via Mudassar)
⊗ CaryPress International
⊗ Cenetri Publishing Group (Sudheer)
⊗ DailySurma.com.news (Web worker, a repeat offender)
⊗ National Journal Publications (Nagendra Lohith)
Net Journals (Rakul Preet: 42 MedDocs advertisements)
⊗ pegasusmediagroup
ReDelve International Publications
SciTech Central (directly and via yadavs indian)
Conference organizers or advertisers
⊗ Colloquium Conferences (Sudheer)
⊗ IPC Group (in Singapore)
⊗ World Conference Alerts
Ghostwritng or editing
⊗ Academic Writing Service (Alpha Assignment Help)
⊗ Barath Kumar (six attempted advertisements)
⊗ Paraphrase Service UK (Aishah O)
⊗ priyakarthik (Blogger profile consists of the word "proofreading" and a link to TJPRC journals)
⊗ Projectsdeal Dissertation Proofreading Services UK (Burhan, James Smith)
⊗ Projectsdeal UK Reviews (James Smith)
⊗ Symfony (Jackson, a repeat offender)
⊗ Toby Warner
⊗ WordsRU.com (Ashwin, a repeat offender; Jackson, a repeat offender)
Universities
⊗ Jordan University (farah and sara)
⊗ Ukraine and Kyrgystan (anonymous owner of the blog "List of Top MBBS Medical College in India")
⊗ University of Jordan (uj website)
⊗ Yurtdışı Eği̇ti̇m Akredi̇tasyonlarımız
Drugs, healers, or health
⊗ Cilexin Male Enhancement Pills
⊗ promise dickson (similar)
⊗ DiagnoShop (in Hyderabad)
⊗ Dr Imoloa Herbal Medicine (Michael Newton, Donald Havard "from the united states i have been suffering")
⊗ Dr Imoloa Herbal Cream (Mark Robert, a repeat offender)
⊗ Libido capsules from China (Malik AnEeS, Pakistan)
⊗ Dr. Olu's herbs (similar, Austin Mike)
⊗ Julia Franlin miracle cures
⊗ "i am Mudaf Kyle from MALARIA"
⊗ Dentists in Andheri West (aradhanaparab, John Paul, Dentee.com)
⊗ Sumathi S occupational health and safety course in Chennai
⊗ SS Healther Medical Blog ("committed to boosting our site," Rodney Tapley)
Lawyers
⊗ Best Lawyer in Hyderabad (Advocate, Ashok malvar, Law Firms)
⊗ Ricky Chopra International Counsels (Best Lawyers in Gurgaon)
⊗ Lawyers in Hyderabad (Law Firms, NRI lawyer)
⊗ Sai Krishna Azad, aka ur lawyer of Hyderabad (Ashok malvar, urlawyer)
Clothing
⊗ bestplaceyeezys.com (yeezy sneakers)
⊗ p.kicksneakers
Real estate and hotels
⊗ Montrose co hotel (Web worker, a repeat offender)
⊗ Prime BHK (Hyderabad properties, a repeat offender)
⊗ Service Apartments in Coimbatore (Crystal Lake Stays)
Travel
⊗ Manaslu trekking (Dhansingh Gurung Gurung)
⊗ Nepal Base Camp Treks (Sappa Lama Gomso, a persistent parasite)
⊗ Shiva Excursion treks in Nepal
Escort services, call girls, etc.
⊗ Bangalore Escorts (Payal Pandya)
⊗ "Best Dating App for London" (Meet and Eat)
⊗ daynighthire (neha Singh)
⊗ Delhi Escorts (Somiya Khan)
Electronics, telecommunications, software
⊗ Augurs Technologies- Customised Software & Mobile App Development India
⊗ Benmisery Kory "Phone Cabling Services Vancouver"
⊗ Magento Design & Development (Steve Berke)
⊗ Subhash Komuravelli "Best ERP Softwarte [sic] in India"
⊗ Quickbooks Data and Quickbooks Support
⊗ Realtekh (repeat offender in Chennai)
⊗ ufone (Syed Mehmood)
Other Blogs
⊗ Mindvalley
⊗ Novelty Document Express, selling counterfeit documents (Edward McMillan)
⊗ Technology Moon Blog (prbulls.com, Anshul Pancha, "Deepti Sharma")
Other
⊗ 3e accounting (John Smith, in Malaysia)
⊗ adi.releta
⊗ Adi Singh
⊗ Backlinks "weed for sale with bitcoin"
⊗ caliy (phishing?)
⊗ Chandrika opendg
⊗ Chirp Directory for "twitter Management"
⊗ Clinnovo Research Labs Pvt Ltd (a repeat offender)
⊗ Crazy Over Marketing (KK, adi)
⊗ Cute Insides home decor (PRbulls, a repeat offender)
⊗ Dr. Karimi (garage doors, traffic gates)
⊗ Ella lily
⊗ EVA Group political consulting (Jan Aushadhi, in India)
⊗ I Grace event organizers in Hyderabad (Rishitha Rishi)
⊗ Internet Marketing Company (Nina Athena, a repeat offender)
⊗ משה נסטלבאום
⊗ John Peter
⊗ Loans from shadiraaliuloancompany1@gmail.com (Mohamed Ali)
⊗ Masonava
⊗ More Business Setup & Document Clearing (Mordubai, in Dubai)
⊗ QML Corp. (Helish Lawera)
⊗ padmapriya priya
⊗ Paper bags in China (Tushar Soni)
⊗ Techno Data Group (Jack Peters, address lists)

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Fitness World Magazine wants "your outstanding research in medical field"

Perhaps the email below does not qualify for inclusion in the Flaky Academic Journals blog. Who would mistake "Fitness World Magazine" for an academic journal? Nevertheless, it seems to reaching out (from an email address in India) and using a street address in California (that Google Maps does not recognize) to attract contributions from "researchers ... in the medical field."
Email
  • From: Lauren [lauren@giftitnow.co.in]
    Date: Thu 9/13/2018 11:08 AM
    Subject: Your Research in Fitness Magazines
    Greetings from Fitness World Magazine. I am Lauren, editorial assistant from Fitness World magazine contacting you regarding your outstanding research in medical field.
    We are reaching out to experts in fitness industry and asking them to share their outstanding research with us. Our editors at Fitness world magazine would like to feature them in our monthly magazine and bring good reputation to researchers like you in the medical field.
    Our Fitness World Magazine is distributed to millions of subscribers monthly, and you will be featured in that magazine.
    Please share me your research article, so that our editors will write an excellent article on your research and make it available on our magazines both print and digital.
    With this featured article, you will receive wide recognition across the world.
    Please let me know your interest.
    Will be waiting for your reply.
    Regards
    Lauren | Editorial Assistant
    Fitness World Magazine,
    1653 Clifford Street, Oakland, CA 94621.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

IJCER Publications, "The Imminent and Sovereign Online Engineering Information Service"

A webpage called "The Foundation" on icjeronline.com indicates that the publisher's only journal to date fills a much-needed gap in the literature. It begins:
The IJCER Publications is established in the year of September-2011 with people from various avenues of engineering profession, who have come together in a single platform [sounds painful] to redefine the structure of engineering profession in the country, where it is seen only as an industry oriented profession.
We are pleased to introduce ourselves as the novel, imminent and sovereign online engineering information services in the world. The foundation aims to support every effort to “empower technical education and research/Young research engineering scholors”. With a first of its kind website in the country [would that this were so], it strive to improve the knowledge of students and professionals in the various fields of engineering by providing valuable resources in the form of ebooks, articles etc. It is a platform for all students, budding engineers to develop their career further. Mainly focusing on Students/ Young research engineering Scholors, the prime objective of www.ijceronline.com is to bridge the gap between Industry and Institute by promoting mutual understanding and relationship between Professionals & Students/Research Scholors. ICJER Publication. ...
There must be a great in-house staff of reviewers, because the "Peer Review Time [is] within One week." Of course, there is a catch: "If article is accepted than authors require to deposit following manuscript handling charges by online transfer or by going bank."

The domain registrant is hidden by the firm Masked Identity Protection Services, whose address is 139-A-1. S/F, Mohammadpur, Delhi 110066, India.
Email
  • From: Publication Office [publication.office15@aol.com]
    Date: Sat 8/4/2018 1:07 AM
    Subject: International Journal of Computational Engineering Research
    CALL FOR PAPERS ... A PEER REVIEWED REFEREED MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
    We are pleased to inform you that IJCER is going to launch its next issue (Volume 8, Issue 08, and August-2018). We would like to invite you to contribute your Research Paper for publication in IJCER. Papers published in IJCER will receive very high publicity and acquire very high reputation. (www.ijceronline.com).
    We publish original research articles, review articles and technical notes. The journal reviews papers within one week of submission and publishes accepted articles on the internet immediately upon receiving the final versions. Our fast reviewing process is our strength.
    (An ISO 3297: Certified International Journal) ...
    [no signature line]

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

AND Media, a "Google Partner Network"

Today's email is not from a journal publisher -- flaky, predatory, or otherwise -- at least, not one that I can locate. It purports to be from Google News, Google News (Partnered Company), and AND Media Ltd ( Google Partner Network). The message has the deceptive title "You are Featured in Google News" -- no such luck. The claims are rather silly -- "you can even apply for grants from the government or university by publishing your work in Google News"!

The domain name oasispub.co.in suggests an Indian origin. ICANN does not show registration data, but a whois search on domaintools.com shows registration to "Student" in India in June 2018. The website oasispub.co.in is a blog (with no content) called "Oasis Cart – One shopping destination." Neither Mapquest nor Google Maps recognizes the email's street address in Massachusetts.

Under these circumstances, it is difficult to imagine why anyone would send "your opinion article" or "your research work" to this "Google Partner Network." I submitted an inquiry to Google News and will supplement this posting if I learn more.

UPDATE (August 23, 2018): Apparently Google could not care less who advertises itself as a "Partnered Company." So far, I have received no reply to my inquiry there. In response to a second spam on Aug. 19, I asked Jennifer Ballard, "Before I send an article, could you provide more information about AND Media Ltd – who is on the editorial board, whether you pay for articles, what subjects are of interest, etc.?" No reply so far.
Email
  • From: Google News [google-news@oasispub.co.in]
    Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 3:39 PM [and again
    Subject: You are Featured in Google News
    Hello Dr.David H Kaye,
    I am Jennifer Ballard, Editorial Assistant for Google News contacting you with the reference from our Editorial Board.
    We are looking for experts like you in the medical field. Many top medical researchers are going unnoticed due to predatory journals are taking up the lead. You would get nothing but a published article in that journal and they don't add any value to your hard work.
    We at Google News (Partnered Company) are going to take your research to the world by publishing your opinion article in our news website. This way, your research will get noticed by many people and you can even apply for grants from the government or university by publishing your work in Google News
    Google News receives millions of visitors daily from all over the world, and it is one of the top news websites in America. If you think that your research work is not getting enough exposure, we can help you feature you and your research work in Google News. All we need is a news article especially written for Google News by explaining in detail about your research, so that common people can understand it and send it to us so that we can publish your article with us. If you want us to write the news article for you, just send us your articles, so that our editors can write about you and your work and will publish the same in our news website.
    This will help you in getting high impact factor and more citations for your articles and also increases your credibility.
    If you are interested in our proposal, just send us your articles or published article link, so that we can send you more details.
    All the best
    Jennifer Ballard, | Editorial Assistant,
    AND Media Ltd ( Google Partner Network)
    3164 Christie Way Salem,
    Massachusetts 01970, USA
  • From: google news [google-news@webgroup.in]
    Date: Sun 8/19/2018 1:29 PM [and Sun 7/29/2018 3:39 PM]
    Subject: Your are Featured in Google News
    Dear DR.David H Kaye,
    I am Jennifer Ballard, Editorial Assistant for Google News contacting you with the reference from our Editorial Board. We are looking for experts like you in the Scientific field. Many top Researchers are going unnoticed due to predatory journals are taking up the lead. You would get nothing but a published article in that journal and they don't add any value to your hard work.
    We at Google News (Partnered Company) are going to take your research to the world by publishing your opinion article in our news website. This way, your research will get noticed by many people and you can even apply for grants from the government or university by publishing your work in Google News. We believe that publishing with Google News will be of great value to you, and will help you reach your research with a world-wide recognition. It is going to impact your profession in a major way.
    Google News receives millions of visitors daily from all over the world, and it is one of the top news websites in America. If you think that your research work is not getting enough exposure, we can help you feature you and your research work in Google News. All we need is a news article especially written for Google News by explaining in detail about your research, so that common people can understand it and send it to us so that we can publish your article with us. If you want us to write the news article for you, just send us your articles, so that our editors can write about you and your work and will publish the same in our news website.
    This will help you in getting high impact factor and more citations for your articles and also increases your credibility.
    If you are interested in our proposal, just send us your articles or published article link, so that we can send you more details. Nothing is more important to us than the satisfaction of those we work with. I’m sure we will live up to your expectations.
    The package includes publishing in Google News along with 300+ major news outlets. Here I am attaching you report of 300+ major news outlets in which your work gets published.
    All the best
    Jennifer Ballard, | Editorial Assistant,
    AND Media Ltd
    (Google Partner Network)
    3164 Christie Way Salem, Massachusetts 01970, USA