Precious engineering
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:32:24 +0000
Subject: Dr. REUBEN ROSENBERG :: Submit your Research Paper
From: IJPERA Journal <noreply@point4web.com>
Reply-To: IJPERA Journal <ijpera@editorboard.com>
I have no idea who Dr Reuben Rosenberg is. This could be a solicitation either from him, or for him. But I'm assuming that he knows more about precious engineering
than I do, which wouldn't be difficult, since I didn't even know it was a thing until I saw this beauty from International Journal of Precious Engineering Research and Application in my inbox.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that precious engineering was a lucrative occupation, but ₹1000 is only a little under $13, although publication charges for authors outside India jump to a whopping $60. Considering some of the fees demanded by scalpers publishing in other fields, this seems like bargain basement pricing. I guess precious engineers have to make do with a job title that sounds better than it pays. (shrug)
Incidentally, those lucky Indian authors not only get a reduced fee compared to their international colleagues, but a swift turnaround time to boot: Fast Publication within 48 hrs in fees 1000 INR Only
. Which suggests that the peer review process must be highly optimised
.*
Anyhow, other than the ornate email design, the thing that really caught my attention was when trying to use the tracker URL to locate the mail template.
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* Read: non-existent.
IOSR Journal of Pharmacy
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 15:20:09 +0000 Subject: *** SPAM *** Dr. Geoffrey Hughes :: Manuscripts Submitted Journal From: phr journal <noreply@transglobalsingapore.com> Reply-To: phr journal <phr@iosrmail.org>
This bears some of the same hallmarks: the retro table structure; the irrelevant, to me at least, name in the subject line; and the noreply From header. It's missing the pretty colours, but you can't have everything. (shrug)
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Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:18:13 +0000 Subject: Prof. Mohsin Kaif From: PHR Journal <notify@xpendfile.com> Reply-To: PHR Journal <iosrphr.ad@gmail.com>
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International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:39:18 +0000 Subject: Dr. DAVID B WILSON :: Model of Publishing Journal From: IJPRA JOURNAL <noreply@mailzbox.com> Reply-To: IJPRA JOURNAL <ijpra.ad@gmail.com>
Rinse and repeat. Same shit, different day.
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International Journal for Advances in Engineering and Management
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2022 14:07:05 +0000 Subject: DR. RONALD BLEDAY :: Article Global Statistics From: IJAEM Journal <noreply@point4web.com> Reply-To: IJAEM Journal <ijaem.ad@gmail.com>
Now it's the turn of Dr Ronald Bleday to be name-checked.
Similarly attractively-formatted email, and this time for a subject matter that actually means something to me; in that I (think I) understand what it is, not that it's dear to my heart. I'm assuming here that global statistics has something to do with advances in engineering and management. (shrug)
Oh, and the tracking URL didn't lead to a dodgy site warning. So that's progress, I guess.
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Same beautifully retro-designed email, harkening back to turn of the century websites; same suspiciously precise impact factor; different campaign domain. And now IJAEM is name-checking Dr. Anuj Kapur; I have no idea why, presumably it's with his consent. Unless they think that I am he, in which case it isn't.
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:57:25 +0000 Subject: Dr. Anuj Kapur From: IJAEM Journal <notify@singaporeseo-company.com> Reply-To: IJAEM Journal <ijaem.ad@gmail.com>
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A year passes, and brings with it a site redesign. Now they're bothering me about Prof. Bruce Hopen. I'm just hopen
that they'll have a cataclysmic email server malfunction sometime soon.
They now provide a review report within 24 hours, thanks to their team of over 200 reviewers. Now, in my experience of old skool peer-review, the reviewers have 30 days to review and submit comments, after which the authors address those comments and return their revised manuscript. The reviewers then determine whether they're satisfied with the response, and inform the editor accordingly. The whole process can take up to two months.
To get this done in just one day is surely a magnificent feat. And I'm quite sure the process is rigorous in ensuring scientific excellence. (no)
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:44:03 +0000 Subject: Prof. BRUCE HOPEN From: IJAEM Journal <notify@wizardinfotech.com> Reply-To: IJAEM Journal <ijaem.ad@gmail.com>
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