I assure you I'm not sending any manuscripts to them! I avoid even legitimate journals with page charges.
> Hi Judith, > > Jacobs publisher is what you would call a 'predatory journal'. Poorly > edited email texts with errors are a red flag. Predatory publishers are > also notorious for sending bulk poorly targeted spam messages. The > publisher is in fact on Beal's list <http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/>. > A > lot of predatory journals have registered addresses in the US and Europe, > and many legitimate publishing operations will be found in countries where > you would expect to find most predatory publishers, e.g. in India. > > It is very unfortunate that the open access model has been hijacked by > predatory publishing operations. Legitimate open access publishers should > be registered with OASPA <http://oaspa.org/membership/members/>, I would > check this list before submitting any manuscripts. > > Best regards, > > Alexandre Chausson > > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 2:18 AM, Judith S. Weis > <[email protected] >> wrote: > >> I frequently get messages like this from journals I've never heard of. >> The >> stilted English writing suggests it's not written by an American, yet >> the >> address is given as Austin TX. Don't know if its strictly "predatory" >> but >> it raises suspicions. >> >> >> >> ---------------------------- Original Message >> ---------------------------- >> Subject: Aquaculture and Research-Manuscript Request >> From: "Editor - Aquaculture and Research" >> <[email protected]> >> Date: Fri, March 27, 2015 6:23 pm >> To: [email protected] >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Description: Banner-Aquaculture >> >> <http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php> Jacobs Publishers -Jacobs >> Journal of Aquaculture and Research >> < >> http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php/journal-of-aquaculture-and-resear >> ch-home >> <http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php/journal-of-aquaculture-and-research-home> >> > >> < >> http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php/order-i-to-r/radiation-oncology/a >> quaculture-and-research >> <http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php/order-i-to-r/radiation-oncology/aquaculture-and-research> >> > >> >> Dear Dr. Judith S Weis, >> >> >> >> Warm greetings from Jacobs Publishers >> >> >> >> Quality research and its access are important to Scientific Community! >> >> >> >> We, Jacobs Publishers are committed in association with the research >> community and our motto is to serve the scientific and research >> community. >> >> Quality research and its access is an important aspect of >> scientific >> community and ours is an open access publishing group publishes peer >> reviewed articles in various aspects like Medical, Life Sciences, >> Pharma, >> Chemistry and Engineering. >> >> >> >> We have a pioneered journal called Jacobs Journal of Aquaculture >> and >> Research in which, Articles/Manuscripts are run through a detailed >> review >> by >> our eminent panel of Editorial Board who spend their valuable time to >> review >> these articles. >> >> The mission of our Journal is to equip with authentic information >> on >> the current development in the form of review articles, case reports, >> brief >> communications etc., to Aquaculture research. >> >> >> >> Kindly go through the link below for clear and detailed information >> regarding author guidelines >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php/author-guidelines-in-foremostlinks >> >> >> >> >> You may submit your valuable research with the following link. >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php/journal-of-aquaculture-and-researc >> hsubmit-manuscript >> <http://www.jacobspublishers.com/index.php/journal-of-aquaculture-and-researchsubmit-manuscript> >> >> >> >> We request the authors to pay 499 USD as article processing charges, >> after >> the completion of Peer Review process and accepted by our esteemed >> editorial >> board members. >> >> >> >> >> >> Looking forward for a fruitful scientific relationship! >> >> >> >> Thanking you, >> >> >> >> Neil Jacobson >> Jacobs Journal of Aquaculture and Research >> Jacobs Publishers >> 900 Great Hills >> Trail # 150 w >> Austin, Texas >> 78759(Travis County) >> E-mail: aquaculture <mailto:[email protected]> >> @jacobspublishers.org >> >> >> >> *Note: If you are not interested to participate, please >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> >> Unsubscribe >> > > > > -- >
