International Knowledge Press

International Knowledge Press spams for articles and reviewers. Its website (5/7/17) gives no information on when it was founded. Although it imposes page charges on authors, it publishes no open access journals.

The website for the Asian Journal of Current Research, which was the first from IKP to solicit me, promises that a "Complete list of Editors will be published soon." For now, the journal has no named editor-in-chief, and its editorial board includes one US scholar: "Prof. Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Department of Mathematics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, palle-jorgensen@uiowa.edu, https://math.uiowa.edu/people/palle-jorgensen."

The latest issue (2017:2) is sparse. It consists of two articles for a total of 14 pages. The articles would cost $30 each to download. They come from authors in India. The scope of the journal in literally unlimited. A webpage states: "Scope of this journal includes (but not limited to): ... all other science and engineering disciplines, etc."

IKP's server is in India. The domain ikpress.org was registered to P. Mondal of Hoogly, West Bengal, India 712410, +91-9434356957, pinakibckv1@yahoo.com, in 2013. IKP also may be operating as Science Domain International (discussed here) and ResearchPromotion.com.
Email
Asian Journal of Current Research
  • Sent: May 4, 2017, 5:44:44 PM EDT,
    From: Ms Rina Basu (editor09@ikkpress.org)
    Greetings!! We are contacting you from Asian Journal of Current Research. This is a subscription based Hardcopy journal. We follow robust and neutral double-blind peer review system. We are committed to provide Quality and Fast publication. Please see our editorial board. Some of our journals are covered by respected indexing services (in process) like: ... . Extremely nominal page charge is applicable ... . This special page charge also covers the cost of complimentary PDF copy of the article, one complimentary journal hard-copy and international postage charges. ...
    with regards,
    Ms. Shyamali Basu
    EUROPE: International Knowledge Press, S107, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB, UK, Fax: +44 (0)161 667 4459
    ASIA PACIFIC: International Knowledge Press, N. S. Road, Tarakeswar, Hooghly, PIN-712410, West Bengal, India
  • The same "newsletter" came on 8/21/17 at 12:38 AM from Ms Ankita Roy (editor03@ikkpress.org).
Journal of Basic and Applied Research international
  • From: Ms Anandi Das (editor09@ikkpress.org)
    Sent: May 18, 2017, 2:32:10 AM EDT
    Dear Colleague,
    We are contacting you from Journal of Basic and Applied Research international. This is a subscription based Hardcopy journal ... . Present ongoing issue is Volume 11-Issue 1. We follow robust and neutral double-blind peer review system. We are committed to provide Quality and Fast publication. Please see our editorial board. ... Some of our journals are covered by respected indexing services (in process) ... .
    Extremely nominal page charge is applicable: ...
    with regards,
    Ms. Shyamali Basu
    Journal of Basic and Applied Research international
    EUROPE: International Knowledge Press, S107, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB, UK, Fax: +44 (0)161 667 4459
    ASIA PACIFIC: International Knowledge Press, N. S. Road, Tarakeswar, Hooghly, PIN-712410, West Bengal, India
  • From: Ms Anjani Roy (editor09@ikkpress.org)
    Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2017, 7:30:37 AM EDT
    Dear Colleague,
    We are contacting you from Journal of Basic and Applied Research international. ... Present ongoing issue is Volume 11-Issue 1. We follow robust and neutral double-blind peer review system. We are committed to provide Quality and Fast publication. Please see our editorial board. ...
    Some of our journals are covered by respected indexing services (in process) like: ... .
    Extremely nominal page charge is applicable... . This special page charge also covers the cost of complimentary PDF copy of the article, one complimentary journal hard-copy and five complimentary reprints and international postage charges. ...
    with regards,
    Ms. Shyamali Basu,
    Journal of Basic and Applied Research international
    EUROPE: International Knowledge Press, S107, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB, UK, Fax: +44 (0)161 667 4459
    ASIA PACIFIC: International Knowledge Press, N. S. Road, Tarakeswar, Hooghly, PIN-712410, West Bengal, India
  • From: Dr. Shyamoli Basu (dhkaye@betterpubl.net)
    Sent: Feb 26 at 11:14 AM
    Dear Colleague,
    We are contacting you from Journal of Basic and Applied Research international. This is a subscription-based Hardcopy journal [ISSN: 2395-3438 (Print), 2395-3446 (Online)]. We follow robust and neutral double-blind peer review system. We are committed to provide Quality and Fast publication. Please see our editorial board. We are now publishing volume 23. ... ail attachment to the editorial office (http://tinyurl.com/editor-office). ...
    with regards,
    Dr. Shyamali Basu
    Journal of Basic and Applied Research international
    EUROPE: International Knowledge Press, S107, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB, UK, Fax: 44 (0)161 667 4459
    ASIA PACIFIC: International Knowledge Press, N. S. Road, Tarakeswar, Hooghly, PIN-712410, West Bengal, India
  • From: Dr. Mina Roy [editor@go4send.online]
    Date: July 3, 2018 3:37 AM [and Aug 31, 2018 8:40 PM]
    Subject: Journal of Basic and Applied Research international (ba-4.1)
    Greetings!! We are contacting you from Journal of Basic and Applied Research international. This is a subscription-based Hardcopy journal ... . Present ongoing Volume is 24. We follow robust and neutral double-blind peer review system. We are committed to provide Quality and Fast publication. Please see our editorial board .... Some of our journals are covered by respected indexing services (in the process) ...
    with regards,
    Dr Mina Roy
    Journal of Basic and Applied Research international
    EUROPE: International Knowledge Press, S107, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB, UK, Fax: +44 (0)161 667 4459
    ASIA PACIFIC: International Knowledge Press, N. S. Road, Tarakeswar, Hooghly, PIN-712410, West Bengal, India

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