Immense Pleasure from Open Access Text (OAT)

Open Access Text (OAT) seems to another collection of manuscripts from India. Why do I say that? 
⊗ 113 journals at www.oatext.com/journals with titles ranging from "Mouth and Teeth" to "Translational Brain Rhythmicity".
⊗ A known spammer (see http://www.scientificspam.net/?p=139) that takes "immense pleasure contact an eminent person" like me to publish in a radiology journal, even though I am neither an MD, a radiologist, or anything else connected with the field.
⊗ A lot of blather on the website, such as "OA Text galvanizes a community of scientists that collaboratively advances and communicates science and its power to ensure a sustainable future."
⊗ Journals publish trivial articles. E.g., Zięba-Palus J (2017) Forensic examinations of micro-traces. Forensic Sci Criminol 2, doi: 10.15761/FSC.1000113.
⊗ Email omitted an address for the journal, but it came from an Indian server.
⊗ The domain oatext.com is registered to Ranjith Donthi, 114A Billet Road, Romford, Essex RM6 5PR, UK, +44.7734963575, Ranjithdonthi@gmail.com. The email address is also connected to oatext.org, oatext.info, openaccesstext.info, openaccesstext.org, telanganareddysociety.com, telanganareddysociety.org, telanganareddyassociation.com, telanganareddyassociation.org.
⊗ The domain oatextjournals.com is registered to Journals Directory, Gachibowli, Hyderabad Telangana 500032 India, +91.7799886448, journals.directory@yahoo.com.
⊗ The domain oatext-news.com is registered to Camp RW, Gachibowli, Hyderabad Telangana 500089 Indica, +91.7799886448, camprw@yahoo.com.
Email
  • From: Mia Ashley [mailto:editor@oatext-news.net]
    Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017 2:29 AM
    Subject: Pediatric Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology - Radiology, and Diagnostic Imaging
    It is an immense pleasure to contact an eminent person like you. Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal; it publishes high quality open access research articles with a special emphasis on Medical imaging, Radiotherapy, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Pediatric Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Abdominal Radiology, Cardiovascular Radiology, Chest Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Surgical Radiology and spreads the knowledge to everyone across the globe. You can submit your article from any discipline related to Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging in our upcoming issue of the journal. You are welcome to contribute your article to radiology@oatextjournals.com on or before 15th December 2017. Anticipating your quick response. ...
    Regards,
    Mia Ashley
    Editorial Assistant, Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
    You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the sender [← which is to say none]

    Note: The journal's editor-in-chief is said to be "Yi-Hwa Liu, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist/Scholar in Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences at National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, and Professor (Adjunct) of Biomedical Engineering at Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan."
  • From: Mia Lucas [editor@oatextjournals.info]
    Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 9:11 am
    Subject: Waiver on publication fee | GMT
    Dear Researcher,
    Authors are cordially invited to submit papers for publication in Global Medicine and Therapeutics (GMT). We are requesting you to please give it a wider publicity by circulating it to Faculty member, Research scholars and encourage their active participation and submissions. Kindly submit your valuable research work by mailing us at editor.gmt@oatext.com on or before July 30th, 2018 or let us know your feasible time can avail 50% discount on the publication fee.
    Thanking you,
    Mia Lucas [← Has Mia changed her name, or are there multiple Mias?]
    Editorial Assistant

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