Journal in which I was ask to pay publication charge for my manuscript already accepted and find attached, the snapshots of the payment as requested.
Your professional response will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
Dear Fasan Israel Tope
I think the links below can help you:
https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/
https://beallslist.net/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y
Yours sincerely,
Dear Fasan Israel Tope ,
The journal “Journal of Ayurvedic and herbal medicine” is published by “BioMed Research Publishers”. As indicated by Diorge Marmitt it is always good to check whether the publisher or journal is listed in the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net/ and https://beallslist.net/standalone-journals/ respectively). They are not mentioned. This might be a sign that they are not predatory. There are issues:
-First, your own observation that they charge a fee. Yes, it is mentioned (very small) on the home page (as a service fee). However, it is not mentioned anywhere else. So, to say the least they are not extremely transparent about the costs
-They are linked to AkiNik Publications. The following link mentions both Akinik and BioMed Research as the publisher: https://www.akinik.com/products/649/international-journal-of-dentistry-research The AkiNik publisher is a publisher that used to be listed in the Beall’s list but still disturbing issues like plagiarism can be found, see for example here on RG:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can-anybody-help-in-knowing-the-impact-factor-of-International-Journal-of-Fisheries-and-Aquatic-Studies
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Publication_plagiarism_in_Fake_Predatory_Journal
-Furthermore, the journal “International Journal of Electrical and Data Communication” uses the contact info Data One Enterprises H.Q.: 3, H-34, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi-110085, India which is remarkably similar to the contact info of BioMed Research. Data One Enterprises is a publisher of numerous dubious journals
-Looking at the journal itself I notice that the contact info makes use of a Gmail address (often used by predatory journals and publishers). However, the claimed NAAS rating is legit. The papers I checked look more or less okay, mostly case reports and somewhat limited in actual data. Editorial board looks legit, but not my field of expertise
So, it is somewhat mixed. The whole operation behind the journal (publisher and links to other publishers) looks to me somewhat dubious. The fact that they charge you a fee is by itself not predatory (since they mention it on their homepage). Looking at the journal itself it might be genuine and legit, I estimate it as borderline but perhaps there are others here on RG who might be able to comment on this when it comes to the quality of the published papers.
Best regards.
The name "Ayurvedic and herbal medicine ought to raise concerns. It reminds of the all too common confusion by certain Big Pharma journals of homeopathic and herbal medicine. Both homeopathy and Ayurveda go far beyond herbal medicine.
No Sir as data available in NAAS rating in sr. no. 1635. J094 ISSN no. 2454-5023 Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine have NAAS Score 4.16 and it is not categorized under Predatory journal
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