I agree with your analysis. This publisher is new, and I had not heard of it before.
Thank you very much for alerting me to it. I have added it to my list.
Again, thanks very much indeed.
Comment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
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Comment on List of Predatory Publishers 2014 by ambrin
Dear Sir,
Could you please let me know if the journal International Journal of Medical Research and Pharmaceutical Sciences is predatory or not?
If not, what is its impact factor?
http://www.ijmrpsjournal.com/
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Comment on TÜBİTAK Supports Predatory Journals of Turkish Fake Associate Professor by tekija
Did you read their FAQ?
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Comment on Sci-Hub Will Increase Academic Plagiarism by tdlamb
my friends in developing countries need free access to these journals. this statement that open access will increase plagiarism is just more flailing to vainly protect the current quasi-rentier system.
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Comment on Sci-Hub Will Increase Academic Plagiarism by Jeffrey Beall
This idea has already been expressed by others. Thanks for proving my point.
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Comment on List of Predatory Publishers 2014 by Jeffrey Beall
I think it is, yes. I have added this journal to my list. Thank you for alerting me to it.
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Jeffrey Beall
She should ask them to withdraw the paper, but because they are unethical, they will probably refuse to do this or ask for a fee. I don’t know of this company going after a researcher who refuses to pay. This horrible publisher is based in India. There is nothing they can do to a researcher in KSA.
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Naresh
Dr. Hana, do not pay to the Austin Publishing Group. They are cheaters. They show as if based in USA but they are in India. They require you to pay by Pay Pal and money goes to their accounts in India. Thus, they skip the taxation in USA. They are doing illegal operation and tax evasion.
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Na Breeze
IMPORTANT:
Here is extensive detail on AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP AND SM GROUP. More information is in the comments section of following blog of Dr. Beall with schematics of their operations.
https://scholarlyoa.com/2014/12/18/the-omics-publishing-groups-empire-is-expanding/
DECEPTIVE OPERATIONS OF AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP & SM GROUP:
It is not clear whether Austin Publishing Group is a part of OMICS. But evidences indicate that three people based in India are behind the operations of following two publications:
1. AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP
Journals: http://austinpublishinggroup.com/
eBooks: http://austinpublishinggroup.com/ebooks/
2. SM GROUP
http://www.esciencemedicine.com/
Journals: http://smjournals.com/
eBooks: http://www.smgebooks.com/
I. AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP & SM GROUP OWNERS and COMPANIES ARE LOCATED IN INDIA NOT IN USA:
Both of these publications seem to be controlled by two for-profit companies formed and owned by MAHENDRA REDDY CHIRRA, SIVA PARVATHI CHIRRA & ARI PADMAJA.
The names and locations of Indian companies are as following:
1. AUSTIN PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED (Operates AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP Journals & eBooks)
OWNERS: MAHENDRA REDDY CHIRRA & SIVA PARVATHI CHIRRA
ADDRESS: Plot No. 828, Sai Sree Addhya VR Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500072, India
2. SM MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (Operates SM GROUP Journals & eBooks)
OWNERS: MAHENDRA REDDY CHIRRA & ARI PADMAJA.
ADDRESS: Plot No. 828, Sai Sree Addhya VR Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500072, India
These two companies have same address and common owners in India. It seems that the above three persons have deliberately formed two separate companies as a strategy to make maximum profits as quickly as possible.
The above two companies operate from the same address in India: Plot No. 828, Sai Sree Addhya VR Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500072, India. This indicates that they work from a single office in India. The addresses on their website seem fake addresses.
Source:
AUSTIN PUBLISHERS PVT LTD: https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/AUSTIN-PUBLISHERS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U22130TG2014PTC092925
SM MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD: https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/SM-MEDICAL-TECHNOLOGIES-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U93000TG2014PTC095024
II. WEBSITE OWNERSHIP:
As expected the Austin Publishing Group & SM Group websites are owned by same three people. Source: Whois Search on Web domains
Website Domain Name Registration:
Domain Name: AUSTINPUBLISHINGGROUP.ORG
Registrant Street: 1-63/1oppicherla Postguntur District
Registrant City: Guntur
Registrant State/Province: andhra pradesh
Registrant Postal Code: 522614
Registrant Country: IN
Registrant Phone:+91.8790410011
Registrant Email: ashok_kuma1234@yahoo.co.in
Admin Name: CH MAHENDRA REDDY
Admin Street: 3126 RIVERSIDE STATION BLVD
Admin City: HUDSON
Admin State/Province: NJ
Admin Postal Code: 07094
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone:+1.2016557075
Admin Email: varaprasad.austin@gmail.com
Domain Name: AUSTINPUBLISHINGGROUP.US
Billing Contact ID: 54582997
Billing Contact Name: Mahendra Reddy
Billing Contact Address1: #3126 RIVERSIDE STATION BLVD
Billing Contact Address2: altona meadows
Billing Contact City: SECAUCUS
Billing Contact State/Province: NJ
Billing Contact Postal Code: 07094
Billing Contact Country: United States
Billing Contact Country Code: US
Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.2016557075
Billing Contact Email: padmaja.austin@gmail.com
III. 100% MATCH IN AUSTIN GROUP’S & SM GROUP’S EBOOK WEBSITES AND CONTENT:
The content and design of the Austin Publishing Group and SM Group eBook websites match 100%, confirming that both are operated by same group of people. Not only the webpages match, but also the “Author Guidelines” pdf files are same (except the name of the publisher). It substantiate that the same three people are behind these two publishers. Please see the similarities below:
1. Home Page
AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP: http://austinpublishinggroup.com/ebooks/
SM GROUP: http://www.smgebooks.com/
2. About Page
AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP: http://austinpublishinggroup.com/ebooks/about.php
SM GROUP: http://www.smgebooks.com/about.php
3. Author Guidelines Page
AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP: http://austinpublishinggroup.com/ebooks/author-guidelines.php
Complete guidelines can be downloaded from their website:
AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP: http://austinpublishinggroup.com/ebooks/images/author-guidelines.pdf
SM GROUP: http://www.smgebooks.com/author-guidelines.php
SM GROUP: Complete guidelines can be downloaded from their website:
http://www.smgebooks.com/mimages/author-guidelines.pdf
IV. DECEPTIVE USA ADDRESSES ON AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP & SM GROUP WEBSITES:
Austin Publishing Group uses two addresses on its website. Google map shows first address as a remote area with no buildings. Second one is an Xchange apartment building. Both addresses have been used to deceive the authors.
1. # 46 Casselberry Way, Monroe Township, NEW JERSEY 08831, USA
Tel: +1-201-655-7075 Fax: +1-201-603-6413
2. 3126 Riverside Station Blvd, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, USA
Source: http://austinpublishinggroup.com/cancer-clinical-research/contact.php
The address on SM Group Website:
SM Online Publishers LLC, 300 E Royal LN, Suite 127, Irving, TX 75039, USA
Tel: +1-469-647-3601
SM Group uses same building address, where multiple other businesses are located. It seems SM Group does not exist there and they are either using someone else’s address or using a virtual address.
V. FORMATION OF COMPANIES IN TEXAS AND DELAWARE BY SAME PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE PUBLISHING COMPANIES IN INDIA:
MAHENDRA REDDY CHIRRA & ARI PADMAJA formed SM ONLINE PUBLISHERS LLC in Texas in late 2014. It seems this Texas Company was incorporated as shell company to conceal the original location and operations, which is in India. Similarly, they have formed AUSTIN PUBLISHERS LLC in Delaware. These two US companies were incorporated after the formation of Indian companies.
VI. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH PAYPAL:
The Austin Publishing Group website indicates that they accept payment by PayPal. It could be because they do not have any other ways (merchant account) to accept payments in USA (because they do not have a presence in USA). Thus, this might be the only way they can charge authors’ credit cards and transact payments to their personal banks in India. Thus, it looks like a serious scam.
Source:
http://austinpublishinggroup.org/privacy.php
VII. SUMMARY:
The common ownership of the two companies (AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP and SM GROUP) and 100% similarity between their eBook websites confirm that the both companies are owned by same group of people (MAHENDRA REDDY CHIRRA, SIVA PARVATHI CHIRRA & ARI PADMAJA) and operate from India. They have been highly secretive about their original location. Cleverly, they named their predatory company as “Austin Publishing Group” to deceive the authors and make them think that they are located in Austin, Texas. Additionally, the addresses on their websites are fake and are apartment addresses in USA. The formation of the two different publishing companies by the same owners seems to be a deliberate plan to maximize their profits as quickly as possible. The Google+ page shows one of their employees (VARA PRASAD) located in Hyderabad and the owner (ARI PADMAJA) of the company is in his circle that corroborates the above facts.
Source: https://plus.google.com/+VaraPrasaddivili/about
It is highly recommended to NOT to submit manuscripts/books to the AUSTIN PUBLISHING GROUP and SM GROUP. Also, authors who have already published with them may give a thought on RETRACTING their manuscripts and lodging complaint against these two untrustworthy and predatory publishers.
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Na Breeze
Further info on Austin Publishing Group and SM Group. Source: Dr. Beall’s blogs and comments. Dr. Beall, thank you for maintaining the blog.
Further information on AUSTIN PUBLISHERS (http://austinpublishinggroup.org) & SM GROUP (http://smjournals.com) I just received from a professor:
1. Mahendra Reddy Chirra (alias, Mahi Ch)
Position: Owner (Director) of Austin Group Publisher and SM Group Publisher
Fathers Name: Venkateswara Reddy Chirra
Date of Birth: Sep 02, 1982 (32 years old)
Gender: Male
Unique Director Identification Number from Ministry of Corporate Affairs, India (DIN): 06796131
Emails used by Mahendra for website and company registration: mahi.ch999@gmail.com
Companies: Austin Publishers Private Limited (Austin Group) &
SM Medical Technologies Private Limited (or SM Online Publishers)
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mahi.ch.505
(Mahendra deleted this facebook page on August 09, 2015 after Austin Group Received complaints. This action corroborates that he is the person involved)
2. Siva Parvathi Chirra (alias, Siva Vellaturi)
Position: Owner (Director) of Austin Group Publisher
Fathers Name: Viswanadha Rao Velleturi
Date of Birth: Aug 20, 1985 (29 years old)
Gender: Female
Unique Director Identification Number from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), India (DIN): 06796135
Companies: Austin Publishers Private Limited (Austin Group)
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004228216478
(Similarly, Siva deleted her facebook page on August 09, 2015 after Austin Group Received complaints)
3. Ari Padmaja
Position: Owner (Director) of SM Group Publisher
Fathers Name: Ari Krishna Rao
Date of Birth: Sep 10, 1966 (49 years old)
Gender: Female
Unique Director Identification Number from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), India (DIN): 06920654
Emails used by Ari Padmaja for website and company registration: padmaja.austin@gmail.com
Companies: SM Medical Technologies Private Limited (or SM Online Publishers)
Facebook page: No social media profiles found
4. Vara Prasad
Position: Employee at Hyderabad, India working for Austin Group Publishers.
Emails used by Vara Prasad for website and company registration: varaprasad.austin@gmail.com
Google+ Page: https://plus.google.com/+VaraPrasaddivili/about
(Vara modified his Google+ page on August 09, 2015 after Austin Group Received complaints. This indicates his direct involvement)
Sources:
AUSTIN PUBLISHERS DIRECTORS: https://www.zaubacorp.com/company-directors/AUSTIN-PUBLISHERS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U22130TG2014PTC092925
SM GROUP JOURNALS DIRECTORS: https://www.zaubacorp.com/company-directors/SM-MEDICAL-TECHNOLOGIES-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U93000TG2014PTC095024
Directors’ information can be found by searching the specific DIN numbers at Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), India website:
http://www.mca.gov.in/DCAPortalWeb/dca/MyMCALogin.do?method=setDefaultProperty&mode=50
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Seit
Dr. Hana, do not pay to them as they look like real scammers using pay pal accounts to avoid being noticed by IRS and State Government. Someone should complain to US IRS and New York state.
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Seit
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Seit
SM ONLINE PUBLISHERS/SM GROUP terminated business in State of Texas and registered in Delaware. Reason is to hide the owneship info (Mahendra Chirra and Padmaja Ari). Delaware registration does not keep ownership info. Information is kept with Registered Agent. Also, they changed the name to SM ONLINE SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES LLC from SM ONLINE PUBLISHERS LLC. They are using registered agent’s address as their address: 160 GREENTREE DRIVE, SUITE 101, DE. Cheaters!! How can one file lawsuit against AUSTIN PUBLISHERS and SM GROUP?
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Comment on A True Predator: Austin Publishing Group by Dr.Ina
It is better to avoid making any payment. Please check with your university lawyer.
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Comment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
Yes, I have this journal on my list <a href="https://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/" target="_blank">here</a>. It's listed under the title <em>Review of Research</em>.
I recommend that you avoid this journal.
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Comment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2013 by Jeffrey Beall
Regarding # 1, I recommend you not submit any work to this journal.
Regarding # 2, This is not a high quality journal, but it is not on my list at this time.
Regarding # 3, I need to have a link to the journal before I can analyze it.
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Comment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2013 by Jeffrey Beall
The first journal is on my list <a href="https://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/" target="_blank">here</a>.
The second one is from a low-quality publisher called Canadian Center of Science and Education, a publisher that's included on my list. Therefore, I recommend you avoid both of these journals.
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Comment on Science Publishing Group: A Complete Scam by John Sloan
To illustrate how much money this publisher is likely making from its bogus journals, assume that 10 papers are published annually in each of the 250 journals, or 2,500 total papers (an unrealistically low figure). If publication charges applied to each paper are between $90 US and $370 US, the publishing house earns between $250,000 US and $925,000 in “profit” annually. If we double the above estimates (a more likely scenario), this publisher is earning – at minimum – some $500,000 (gross) profit each year. Not a bad “return on investment.”
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Comment on Science Publishing Group: A Complete Scam by The Continuing Stupidity of Ruggero Santilli » Pepijn van Erp
[…] Update May 24th 2016: Beall is now very clear on this publisher: “Science Publishing Group is a threat to researchers, a threat to science communication, and a threat to science.” (see: Science Publishing Group: A Complete Scam) […]
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Comment on Science Publishing Group: A Complete Scam by Ghazal
Isn’t it possible to find out where they have registered the ISSN of their journals?
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