I have frequently been invited to serve on the editorial boards of these scam journals, often in areas where I have no expertise, such as in Zoo Biology and in Electrical Engineering.
Cheers, [Karl L. Wuensch]<http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/klw.htm> From: Stuart McKelvie [mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 9:56 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science Dear Tipsters, As a couple of people have pointed out, this journal is on the Beale list. For many of these journals, refereeing/reviewing is minimal and they essentially publish what they receive (when the fee is paid). I was caught in one of these situations a couple of years ago. I still like the paper that was written but I doubt very much if it is will be read or cited much (except of course by me). If you have not yet sent payment, you may wish to be very cautious about going ahead. In case the journal does have some standards you might at least make some more enquiries. For example, for a couple of cases, for journals that I had doubts about I contacted someone on the editorial board because they were listed as being in a psychology department in the U.S. (many of the people on these board are at little-known institutions in other countries). In one case the person said that they were indeed on the board and were OK with it. In the other case the person did not know that she was on the board. Indeed, she was supposedly the editor! Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________________ "Floreat Labore" [cid:image002.jpg@01CFFCF9.FD4B4AE0] "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661 Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca<mailto:stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca> (or smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy<blocked::http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy> Floreat Labore" [cid:image003.jpg@01CFFCF9.FD4B4AE0] [cid:image004.jpg@01CFFCF9.FD4B4AE0] ___________________________________________________________________________ From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: November 10, 2014 9:31 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science Yes, that publisher is on Jeff Beall's list of predatory publishers. http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo On Nov 10, 2014, at 8:53 AM, David Kreiner <krei...@ucmo.edu<mailto:krei...@ucmo.edu>> wrote: Has anyone heard of or had any experience with the Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science, published by American Research Institute for Policy Development? My colleague and I had a paper accepted "as is," which is very unusual, at least for me. Also, there is a publication fee that must be wired to Bangladesh. That part is making me wonder. Thanks in advance for any input anyone may have. 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