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See the discussion on Beall's list. Can any journal that spams for editors of between 10 and 18 journals at once, as Trade Science has done in 2013 and 2016 (and probably other years), be credible?The website (1/29/17) observes that the journals "The high-indexed has contributed significantly" to the "wide spectrum of audience." It lists two addresses (with a single telephone number): 57 Ullswater Avenue, West End Southampton, Hampshire UK S018 3QS, and 6th Floor, Building No.6, Divyasree Orion, Raidurgam village, Serilingampally Mandal, Hyderabad-500081, Phone: 040-33432400/2421 Email 2/23/16: Trade Science Inc seeks e-applications for the positions of Editors for below international journals commencing February 2016. To select Editors, the Trade Science Inc has created a Search Committee ... Accounts of Biotechnology Research, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Cell Biology, Biochemistry. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biosciences, Chemical...

Eight subject-area journals were listed as of January 2016 and January 2017, with no address for the publisher. From the website (1/29/17): ⊡ "It arises from a reaction to the severe restriction of knowledge distribution imposed by subscription publishing models ... ." ⊡ "at the forefront of building the ultimate open journals platform." ⊡ "rapid publication (monthly) of manuscripts in virtually all fields of human endeavor." ⊡ "Customer-focused passion to win" In a banner labelled "testimonials," the website reports that "Dr. Lu Qi has become the Founding Editor in Chief of Food & Nutrition: Current Research ." It identifies Dr. Qi as "Adjunct Professor, Peking University, Beijing; Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School (HMS); Boston, MA, USA." The notorious Omics International lists Dr. Qi as a member of the editorial board of its Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences , and he was listed as a...

These "scientific journals" include Accounting and Management, Humanities, and Medical. Yes, just the " Scinzer Journal of Medical ." The editorial board includes two US members: "Assistant Professor. Dr. Qiuying Yang , UTSouthwestern Medical Center," and postdoc "Dr. Sunil Kumar Verma , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Medical Research Building." Dr. Yang is also with Progressive Science Publications. If the journals have any content at all, I cannot find it at Scinzer's website . The postal address is "NO 178, Vienna, 1120 Meidling, Austria." Email 10/8/16: Fast track paper publication (3-10 Days) Dear Researcher, It is our great honor to invite you for submitting your papers to Scinzer Journals. Papers from your country are welcome for publication! 10/3/16: Dear Researcher, It is our great honor to invite you for submitting your papers to Scinzer Journals. ...

The "distinguished editorial board" is divided into 64 subject areas from "Allergy" to "Zoology" with no editor-in-chief listed for any group or for the overall mass. Cairo-based Hindawi Publishing claims to have "more than 30,000 internationally-recognized Editors ". " Scientifica currently has an acceptance rate of 14%" and an "average time between submission and final decision [of] 22 days." See http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2013/01/09/hindawi-another-dodgy-oa-publisher/ for more comments. Email Excerpt: I am writing to invite you to submit an article to the Genetics subject area of Scientifica , which is a peer-reviewed, open access journal ... in a wide range of subjects within the life sciences and environmental sciences. ... The journal has a distinguished Editorial Board ... . ... Best regards, Ghada Salah, Editorial Office, Scientifica, Hindawi Publishing Corporation 6/28/16: Dear Dr. Kaye, I would like...

SciencePG is one of the most brazen predatory publishers. Its website (5/13/17) advertises "200+ Journals, 10,000+ Papers, 50,000+ Registered Authors, 2,000,000+ Hits Per Month". It works " in media partnership " with the equally outrageous OMICS International . Here is a sampling of its journals: American Journal of Modern Physics ⊖ No editor listed. ⊖ The four members of the editorial board of this "American Journal" hail from the Sudan, India, Russia, and the Ukraine. ⊖ Published titles include "Modification of Einstein's E= mc 2 to E =1/22 mc 2 ". American Journal of Physics and Applications ⊖ No editor listed. ⊖ The thirteen-member editorial board (5/13/17) of this "American Journal" includes no Americans. (Well, there is a South American in the Department of Basic Sciences, Maritime University of the Caribbean, Catia la Mar, Venezuela.) ⊖ Published an article by Abdalla A. Jaber, of Tirana, Albania, on "Jaber'...

The Research Institute for the Progression of Knowledge (RIPK) promises "rigorous peer review" in just 5-7 days. The website (viewed 10/22/17) sports scrolling pictures of different kinds of beakers and flasks, newly planted trees, and similar nonsense. The address box at the bottom of page (which claims offices in the UK and Bangladesh) takes one to advertising pages for outdoor clothing and equipment at http://webtutorialbox.com/. The domain name is registered to Moniruzzaman Monir , Green Tech Solution BD, 604 Boro Moghbazar, 19 Dilkusha Motijheel, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, +880.1812233807, kh.moniruzzaman@gmail.com. Only two journals are listed (mercifully). The International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Review (IJHSSR) lists an editorial board that includes the following US members: ⊗ Dr. Laurie J Wolf , Associate Professor, Program Director for William and Mary Theatre, Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance, College of William and Mary ⊗ Dr. Antonio L Rappa...

Email 2/21/16: Continued Privilege: Publishing Papers with 50% Discount Dear Scholar, Public Science Framework is always devoted to offering the best circumstance for you authors to share your research findings. In order to show the sincerity for cooperation, Public Science Framework decides to make continued privilege for you--publishing papers with 50% discount in 7 journals: International Journal of Materials Chemistry and Physics, International Journal of Chemical and Biomolecular Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences Journal, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, International Journal of Life Science and Engineering, American Journal of Marketing Research, International Journal of Education and Information Technology . We learnt that you have published a paper The design of "the first experimental study exploring DNA interpretation" in SCIENCE & JUSTICE. We sincerely invite you to join Public Science Framework and submit the extended version of the pub...

A cursory check of the website reveals some symptoms of pathology. There are "+5000 active participants." The postal address is "Near Sadia Farooq Masjid, Khalid Town, Okara-56300 Pakistan." The editor of Applied Science Reports is " Professor. Dr. Raziuddin " (no full name, no affiliations). Editorial board members from the US and Western Europe are limited to Dr. Sunil Kumar Verma , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular, Biology University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Medical Research Building, and Assistant Professor. Dr. Alfredomaria Lurati (Italy), Gaetano Pini Institute Chair, of Rheumatology, Hospital. Email 6/15/16: Fast track paper publication in DOI journals . It is our great honor to invite you for submitting your papers to PSCIPUB Journals. Papers from your country are welcome for publication! PSCIPUB Journals releases peer-reviewed scientific research journal that addresses both applied and theoretical issues. Advance i...

From Wikipedia (7/15/16): [I]ts journals duplicated papers which had already been published elsewhere, without notification of or permission from the original author and of the copyright holder. ... Some of the journals had listed academics on their editorial boards without their permission or even knowledge, sometimes in fields very different from their own. [O]ne of its journals ... accepted a paper written by a random text generator. SCIRP organizes a huge number of conferences, predominantly in China . The Flaky Academic Conferences blog has more on that . Psychology (PSYCH) PSYCH's website (7/15/16) defines the relevant areas, which include " National Psychology ," " Traffic Psychology ," "Scientific Psychology," and "Other." It lists Prof. Peter Walla , University of Newcastle, Australia, as the editor. The US members of the editor board as listed are Dr. Matthew C. Costello , Indiana University South Bend Dr. Jay R. Elliott , Yale Uni...