Thursday, 5 May 2016

Invitation to review for an unknown journal


I recently received the following invitation to act as a reviewer for an unknown journal. Is it ok to just ignore it?




Subject: Invitation to Review Manuscript for Asian Journal of Current Research


Dear Colleague,




  1. I am approaching you with the peer-review request of the below mentioned manuscript, submitted in Asian Journal of Current Research Title: X I would be grateful if you would kindly find some time to review the above mentioned manuscript and send your valuable comments within 10 calendar days (13 Mar’2017). Abstract of the manuscript is available in this link (http://[]). If you require the file as E-mail attachment kindly let us know. If you accept our invitation, we’ll send you the full paper. Authors’ affiliation will be supplied, if requested by the reviewer.




  2. After completion of timely quality peer review, we’ll be pleased to provide you Official Certificate of peer reviewing from the journal (signed PDF copy). You are requested to submit your full affiliation in review comments forms to facilitate the preparation of the certificate.





  3. Please inform as early as possible if you agree to accept our invitation to review. Would you not be able to find time to act as a reviewer this time, please let me know through an email. We hope as part of academic community you’ll appreciate our efforts to complete quality peer review within stipulated time period. Comments received after stipulated time (as mentioned above) may not be utilized. Here we politely want to mention that, if we do not receive any communication within next 7 calendar days, we’ll be approaching to alternative reviewers to complete this peer review.




  4. Useful Links: Journal scope link: Editorial Policy link: Thanking you




Mr. Sadek Mallick www.ikpress.org EUROPE: International Knowledge Press, S107, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB, UK, Fax: +44 (0)161 667 4459, Email: contact@ikpress.org ASIA PACIFIC: International Knowledge Press, N. S. Road, Tarakeswar, Hooghly, PIN-712410, West Bengal, India, Email: contact@ikpress.org (Editorial Office)




Answer



The title of the journal is very suspicious. You cannot even tell whether the journal is within your area of expertise.



This is probably one in the sea of many worthless journals. I am the editor of the SCI indexed journal and have trouble finding reviewers, so they are probably essentially spamming everyone.


No comments:

Post a Comment

evolution - Are there any multicellular forms of life which exist without consuming other forms of life in some manner?

The title is the question. If additional specificity is needed I will add clarification here. Are there any multicellular forms of life whic...