Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers various aspects of clinical and biomedical research. The journal is published by Fortune Journals, which is a publisher of open access journals.

It is important to be aware of the reputation and quality of a journal before submitting an article or using its content. The impact factor of a journal is one commonly used metric to gauge the quality and visibility of a journal. However, it's worth noting that the impact factor is just one of many factors to consider when evaluating a journal.

It's also recommended to check for any recent criticisms or concerns about the journal, its publisher, or its editorial process. Some red flags to look for include journals that have been accused of publishing low-quality or fraudulent research, or journals with questionable peer review processes.

In conclusion, it's important to be careful when evaluating a journal and to take the time to thoroughly research and assess its reputation and quality before making any decisions about submitting articles or using its content.

@ Shahporan-Great input, thanks! Please share your experience, if you have any, that involved you with this journal.

Dear Barnabe D Assogba ,

The journal “Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research” is published by (as you indicated yourself) “Fortune journals” a publisher mentioned in the updated version of the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net/#update). This is a red flag that you are dealing with a potential predatory publisher (and consequently journal). There are more red flags:

-Contact info (https://www.fortunejournals.com/) 11355 Richmond Ave #507, Houston, TX 77082, USA is fake or at best a virtual office. The same is true for the Delaware address (frequently used by predatory publishers for misleadingly suggesting an US origin while they are not)

-Same Delaware address is used by https://inter-publishing.com/index.php/ijbde published by Academic Journal INC a predatory publisher for sure numerous so-called misleading metrics are prominently mentioned on their website (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/)

-Looking at https://www.fortunejournals.com/archives-of-clinical-and-biomedical-research-home-acbr.php I see a prominently mentioned impact factor, which is false and misleading since this journal is not indexed in Clarivate’s SCIE (you can check here https://mjl.clarivate.com/home )

-Mentioning PubMed is also misleading since ALL papers published by author’s with a NIH grant are indexed in PubMed irrespective of the journal where the paper is published in. This has nothing to do with being a PubMed indexed journal (which they are not)

-APC (https://www.fortunejournals.com/article-processing-charges.php) is ridiculously high for an essentially non-indexed journal

Overall I would say avoid this one.

Best regards.

@ Rob,

OMG!

Last week, one of my papers got accepted by the journal, and I received an invoice for USD 2040 with the pressure to make payment before February 17. In addition, I have been receiving messages during odd hours. When I contacted the journal for more clarity on the processing fee, I was told I should pay the amount on the invoice if I wanted PubMed indexing. Thanks for the input.

Hello Dr Barnabe D Assogba

From your last comment, does this mean you were surprised also by the amount you were asked to pay? Was this clear when you did the original manuscript submission?

Dear Dr. Lee,

I wasn't taken aback by the amount charged, as it had been clearly stated on their website. However, my apprehensions revolved around the tight deadline to pay within a week and the frequent emails received during unconventional hours.

Warm regards,