Comments on: Why Earn an Impact Factor When You Can Buy One?

By: Tonukari Ochuko

Tonukari Ochuko — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:04:20 +0000

I just went through the website of The self-styled Global Institute for Scientific Information (GISI) and I instantly noticed endless irregularities, which made me conclude at a glance that the guys behind it must be dunces and asshole.

By: Jeffrey Beall

Jeffrey Beall — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:17:05 +0000

I am having my University’s IT Dept. check that link. Thanks.

By: Jeffrey Beall

Jeffrey Beall — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:55:20 +0000

Thanks — that’s helpful information!

By: Antonio

Antonio — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:40:21 +0000

Not only is this a threat to Scholarly publishing, but to your web browser as well!
AVG just detected the website as a “Blackhole Exploit Kit”, see more at http://www.avgthreatlabs.com/webthreats/info/blackhole-exploit-kit/

I suggest to remove the link from the website link from the post above.

By: Yurii Chinenov

Yurii Chinenov — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:07:15 +0000

Jeff, the address of the website (118.91.232.74) is traceable to the following geographic location:

Country: India
State/Region: Tamil Nadu
City: Coimbatore
Latitude: 10.9925
Longitude: 76.9614

Hosted by a local ISP ABTInfo Systems Pvt Limited