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OMICS has long been criticized for aggressively and deceptively promoting conferences and journals of dubious quality. In 2012, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that although OMICS began publishing in 2008, "only about 60 percent of [its 200] journals have actually published anything."  As of 2012, NIH informed OMICS that PubMed Central would not accept any OMICS Publishing Group journals because the "[National Library of Medicine's] selection group has raised serious concerns about the publishing practices of your organization." A letter demanded "that you cease and desist from employing our name or the name of any of our agencies institutes or employees on your website for other than true factual statements." The website of its Journal of Forensic Medicine includes such morsels as "Forensic Medicine is a multidisciplinary subject ... used to for the scientific assessment of DNA, blood samples, and so on. Forensic plays an ...

Among the slogans scrolling on the website of 2425 Publishers (4/29/17) are the following: ⊗ Our aim is to maintain connectivity of science to all of our customers, researchers, students and professionals and enable them to ... burgeon. ⊗ We value a rich humanistic tradition. ⊗ Your vision is our dream & will give hope for a better future and work together for science. ⊗ Your success is our success. ⊗ Your money is our money. (Just kidding about this one.) The About Us section explains that " 2425 publishers cross-discipline's and platform to you for the support in research journey ... ." One journal, Clinica Press , "also emphasize on publishing the recent and current research findings to help the scientific community in its high class Journal." It adds that "We encourage quality submissions ... and thus with an aim of being to make it an high quality journal our team work for your success which is our motto ... ." The website is hosted at ...

The website (4/28/17, 12/23/17) of the International  Organization of Scientific Research displays many danger signs. For example, " IOSR Journals follow peer review process. It takes 7-10 days." "[A]ll authors would be awarded hard copy of acceptance certificates after the publication of paper." "Research Areas ... Lightning and Ear thing works ... ." "In the present days International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR) publishes research articles related to various streams of Technology and Engineering ." "IOSR Board Member[s]" are "formely" this and "formealy" that. No telephone number Bogus addresses (e.g., 8th floor, Straight hub, NS Road, New York) "IOSR Journal Achievements": "IOSR Journals is becoming a major international research journal editors and thesis research ." Promises publication in " Transstellar Journals " The domain iosrjournals.org is registered to Chetan...

The website (4/25/17) reports that "DEStech Publications, Inc., founded in 2001 and located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (U.S.), is an independent academic STM publishing company that develops and publishes original professional books and university textbooks written and edited by scientific researchers." Sounds good, but the email I get is all for conferences in China, with admonitions like "academic moral is required" and promises of publication even if I do not attend the conference. More unflattering information on DEStech was at Beall's website.

The Xia & He Publishing website (4/24/17) "company information" page states that the company is a "publisher of topical English language journals on all aspects of biomedical research." It promises "peer review and education regarding the scientific process, achieved through workshops, lectures, and our editorial interactions with authors." The directors are Hua Xiang Xia and Hua He. Although "headquartered in Texas, USA," only one of the eight company "members" is in Texas. The other seven are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, and China (Wuhan, Chongqing, and Beijing). Director Hua He also is an executive editor of an Omics journal. That Xia & He would offer someone like me, with zero expertise in pharmacology, $200 for an article for the Journal of Exploratory Research in Pharmacology because of "your significant contributions to the field of pharmacology" (see below) is a bad sign. So is the company...

"Global Science Library (GSL) is one of newly start-up publishers [that] aims at making access to knowledge FREE for ALL." Its website (4/23/17) sports the names of 34 journals. The first one I heard from, the GSL Journal of Forensic Research , purports to have 19 editors but apparently needs more (see the email below). These editors include ⊖ Dr. Kristin Holland , Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, United States ⊖ Dr. Heath Grant , John Jay College of Criminal justice, United States ⊖ Dr. Judge Mary A Celeste , National Judicial College, United States The "Dr. Judge" is a retired Denver County judge who is a consultant "designated as an expert witness on marijuana and driving in a Court of Law" with one article in a peer reviewed journal listed on her C.V. The affiliation with the National Judicial College is "Adjunct Faculty." "Newly start-up" seems to be a euphemism as well as a solecism. Apparently, there is no editor-...

I would guess that Science Domain International is another Indian venture. If there is a main address on the website , it is well hidden. Emails for the Journal of Scientific Research and Reports give three addresses -- London, Delhi, and New Castle (in Delaware). But SDI does not seem to have an office in Delaware. The New Castle address actually is for Agents and Corporation, Inc., a " remote agent " firm that provides cheap incorporations in Delaware. Wherever it may be located, however, SDI has a "thirst for excellence" and "top innovation." SDI also may be operating as International Knowledge (IK) Press ( discussed here ) and ResearchPromotion.com. Scientific Spam reported that Something calling itself “ScienceDomain International Ltd”, apparently of Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, continues to turn up in spamtraps. They have existed as an UK company twice, but both registrations have been dissolved (Reg. No 07794635 – Dissolved o...

The MedCrave Publishing Group's About Us page contains the vacuous hyperbole typical of journals that are best avoided. Here we learn that MedCrave is dedicated to make original valuable scientific content available freely to the global population. ... amazed by science and its wonderful forms and we now bring this beauty to you too. ... a collection of ... works of pure significance. ... relevant to science ... open for all interested members around the globe ... . Not only that,but The manuscripts of MedCrave have overcome all the barriers that lay in the way of knowledge. With the insight of a Chinese fortune cookie, MedCrave "considers the will to tear up your ignorance as the best price you could pay" and gushes that "there is no best price for knowledge except the will to learn." As to what one might learn, well, it could be anything "from the traditional divisions to contemporary works." It could even be a faux study of "uromycitisis po...