Has anyone heard of this Publisher? (Scholars' Press)

[beccamayworth]

Hi all, I received the following email from Scholars' Press - I'd never heard of it before and it makes no sense to me that anything other than a specialized scientific journal would have any interest in my thesis! Is there any value in getting this kind of publication?

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

Dear X,

I am the representative of Scholars' Press which is specialized in the publication of high-level scientific literature.
Scholars' Press is a member of an international publishing group, having nearly 10 years of experience in the publication of high-quality research works.

We would like to offer you our publication services for your work entitled "YYYYYYYYY", that was found while searching the web.

We consider that there may be a demand for your work within the scientific community, due to the in-depth research to which it relates and we believe that a publication will contribute in increasing the knowledge about your specific topic.

Our publication offer is free of charge, our books are printed in paperback and marketed across the globe through more than 80,000 booksellers worldwide.

I would be pleased to send you more information about our services. Kindly let me know if you would like to receive details with regards to a publishing agreement with us.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

 

Z

[spunky]

it's a predatory publisher. stay away from that. 

[beccamayworth]

Thanks! 

[beccamayworth]

Although I'd love to understand more about how such a thing works! 

[spunky]

a friend of mine sent me this article about predatory publishing and some of the dangers associated with is. makes for a fun intro:

 

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/23/its-the-worst-science-paper-ever-filled-with-plagiarism-and-garble-and-journals-are-clamouring-to-publish-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NP_Top_Stories+%28National+Post+-+Top+Stories%29