The logo for OMICS Publishing Group’s new brand SciTechnol.
India-based OMICS Publishing Group has just launched a new brand of scholarly journals called “SciTechnol.” This new OMICS brand lists 53 new journals, though none has any content yet.
We learned of this new launch because the company is currently spamming tens of thousands of academics, hoping to recruit some of them for the new journals’ editorial boards.
The new site, the URL of which is http://scitechnol.com, includes a barely-literate mission statement. In part, it reads,
Based on the scientific necessity and demand, SciTechnol leads international scientific journals. SciTechnol aids the viewers to have access to its journals. SciTechnol provides wide range of online journals containing the latest research from a broad spectrum of subject areas. For further information on SciTechnol online journals, visit SciTechnol Index.
This poorly-written mission statement is an indication of a shabby and unprofessional operation. The editorial board solicitation spam emails are also poorly-written.
OMICS Publishing group has exploited many young researchers by inviting them to submit article manuscripts, leading them through the editing and review process, publishing the article and then invoicing the author.
In most cases, the authors have no idea that an author fee applies until they receive the invoice. We documented this practice in an earlier post. Will OMICS continue this unethical practice with its new brand?
We note that one other open-access publisher is also launching new brands. Perhaps OMICS is copying the strategy of Hindawi, which has recently launched ISRN and Datasets.org.
Hat tip: Anthony Watkinson
List of SchTechnol journals as of May, 2012
- Addictive Behaviors, Therapy & Rehabilitation
- Advances in Genetic Engineering Medicine
- Analgesia & Resuscitation: Current Research
- Andrology & Gynecology: Current Research
- Athletic Enchancement
- Biosimilars & Biowaivers
- Biological Agents & Warfare
- Biocomputing
- Biocatalysis & Biotransformation
- Biodiversity Management & Forestry
- Business & Hotel Management
- Biomarkers in Drug Development
- Clinical & Experimental Oncology
- Cell Biology: Research & Therapy
- Computer Engineering & Information Technology
- Defense Studies & Resource Management
- Drug Intoxication & Detoxification: Novel Approaches
- Experts Opinion on Environmental Biology
- Electrical Engineering & Electronic Technology
- Forensic Toxicology & Pharmacology
- Food & Nutritional Disorders
- Fashion Technology & Textile Engineering
- Geoinformatics & Geostatistics: An Overview
- Genetic Disorders & Disease Information
- Genital System & Disorders
- Hypo & HyperGlycemia
- Hydrogeology & Hydrologic Engineering
- Immunodeficiency & Disorders
- International Journal of Evolution
- International Journal of Opthalmic Pathology
- International Journal of Cardiovascular Research
- Liver: Disease & Transplantation
- Marine Biology & Oceanography
- Metabonomics & Metabolites
- Molecular Cloning & Genetic Recombination
- Nanomaterials & Molecular Nanotechnology
- Nuclear Energy Science & Power Generation Technology
- Outlook on Emerging Drugs
- Otology & Rhinology
- Physiobiochemical Metabolism
- Pharmacological & Biomedical Analysis
- Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery Research
- Plant Physiology & Pathology
- Psychotherapy & Psychological Disorders
- Regenerative Medicine
- Sleep Disorders: Treatment & Care
- Spine & Neurosurgery
- Tourism Research & Hospitality
- Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment
- Virology & Antivirology
- Vaccination & Immunogen Techniques
- Veterinary Science & Medical Diagnosis
- Women’s Health, Issues & Care
i don’t think so because publication of articles in subscription journals (SciTechnol)do-not need any fee to be paid
I recently spoke at two conferences organized by this company and had several good networking opportunities that turned into fruitful collaborations with other junior scientists. However, the meetings were generally poorly run. More concerning, several weeks after the first conference, I received an email “reminding” me that I had agreed to submit a research publication. I wrote back that I had not agreed to this and that I furthermore could not justify publishing in a journal that did not list all papers with PubMed. Despite this, they continued to send me messages demanding my submission; most were quite rudely worded, although this could have been partly a language issue.
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