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The Avens Publishing Group (discussed in a separate posting ) is another flaky online publisher pretending (or striving) to be "a vast database of journals." Unlike many of its competitors in India, it solicited me to buy space in a journal on a subject that I do know something about. This Journal of Forensic Investigation is interested in "science and technology elevating the facts, ensuring social justice and well being." The website (8/25/17) explains that Once a manuscript is submitted, it is assigned to one of our Eminent Editorial Board members to check the genuinity , novelty and quality of research. The manuscript is evaluated by the respective editor within two days of submission. If the manuscript meets the standards of Avens, further proceeding of the manuscript is carried out . The status of acceptance/rejection will be intimated by the editorial office. Leading the "Eminent Editorial Board" as editor-in-chief is " Dr. Robert W. Alle...

Avens Publishing Group looks like another spammer pretending to have a US office. According to Zillow (8/24/17) and other websites, its US address (47 Hemlock Dr, Northborough, MA 01532) is that of a home for sale "in desirable Hemlock Estates" that features a "[m]aple kitchen with center island, granite counters, stainless steel appliances." The domains avenspublishing.com and avensonline.org are some of a long list registered by Ashwin Kumar plotno:505,jyothiraditya apartments, srinagar colony, Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh 5000073 India Phone: +91.9177734525 The site is hosted in India by Hostgator Asian Operations Division. The domain for the website was purchased through Go Daddy on May 8, 2014. It describes "a vision to encourage the existing scientists, experts and young scientists to enlighten the common society."Although "newly started," Avens' About Us page claims (8/25/17) a "vast database of journals"-- "46 interna...