Reliability of Book Publisher?

Dear Najlaa Al-Mana ,

The Beall’s list (in general) is focussed on open access publishers of journals (and not publishers exclusively publishing books).

In this case be careful. In the contact info you see an e-mail address (sciencedomain.org) as well as the same suggested ‘office’ in London suggest a link between this publisher Book Publisher International and the publisher ScienceDomain International (https://www.sciencedomain.org/ ). This latter one is included in the Beall’s list:

So suspect.

Best regards.

I have no comments on Book Publisher International but I recently reviewed a paper for one of ScienceDomain's journals and I feel they have thorough processes to get paper submissions duly peer-reviewed. I know little about the publications beyond the paper that I reviewed. They follow open peer review systems that are more transparent and the peer reviewers are recognized at Publons. I am yet to receive Publons credit and will update this thread once I get it.

Dear Vijaya Kittu Manda ,

Good and interesting point you raised. The thing is that the publisher “SCIENCEDOMAIN international” is suspect since it is mentioned in the Beall’s list of potential predatory publishers.

According to an investigation on recent spam, it has been indicated that SCIENCEDOMAIN International (SDI), International Knowledge Press and ResearchPromotion.com are in fact one and the same. Indeed, the contact address of International Knowledge Press is:

ASIA PACIFIC, International Knowledge Press, N.S. Road, Tarakeswar, Hooghly, PIN-712410, West Bengal, India

Address Research promotion (some sort of agency for all sort of services) is:

Asia-Pacific, International Research Promotion, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

While Science domain is located at:

SCIENCEDOMAIN international, Guest House Road, Street no - 1/6, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Both SCIENCEDOMAIN and International Knowledge Press are mentioned in the Beall’s list:

the website mentioned (http://www.ikpresse.com/ ) is defunct their current website is https://www.ikprress.org/

SCIENCEDOMAIN used to be notorious for extensive spamming and together with their attempt to hide their true location (in India) were the main reasons why they were included in the Beall’s list. So, all this seems to point in the direction of predatory and the advice to stay away from this.

However, for example the journal “Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International” has some features of a legit and genuine journal:

-Indexed in ESCI (remains to be seen whether they will keep this way, but it is the first step towards a real impact factor by Clarivate)

-The name is changed; it was starting with British and now the true location is no longer hidden it is a good thing to remove the suggestion that the journal has a British origin

-They are transparent about the publication charge

-After a couple of months, they release the peer review history, so full transparency

-All papers have an assigned DOI

-On behalf of the publisher SCIENCEDOMAIN one has to say that they had made a pretty convincing statement against predatory behaviour: https://medium.com/@it.sciencedomain/sciencedomain-international-fights-against-predatory-publishers-3a3365de3765

-In the meantime, they are no longer hiding their true location (taking away one of the reasons why they were put in the Beall’s list in the first place)

-They passed a number of the many sting operations that have been performed from time to time, for example the fake application to become a member of one of their editorial boards: http://www.sciencedomain.org/announcements

-They are pretty open about their indexing: http://www.sciencedomain.org/page/abstracting-indexing including all the discontinued information

So, a mixed picture all together. I tend to say that this publisher is trying to get their act together and made already some considerable steps to improve. Looking at your positive experience with them and all the positive experiences given in the following related question:

Even if my estimate happen to be accurate it is unfortunately a fact that getting indexed in the Beall’s list happens way faster than delisting.

Anyway, indeed sometimes things are not so black and white, I hope this helps to make your own judgement.

Best regards.

Thank you so much Rob Keller for explaining

Rob Keller, congratulations on your remarkable perceptiveness! And thanks for your help. I also got an email with a proposal, and I couldn't find any information about the credibility of this Book Publisher International - BOOKPI (bookpi.org)...

me, too. I just received an invitation from this publisher. thanks.

Thanks, Rob, for the information. I also received a recent invitation from the International Knowledge Press. I think I am well guided now.

I just received an invitation from Book Publisher International and I am doubtful about accepting. Did one of you eventually accept their invitation or have any form of personal feedback to share?

I too received offer from Book Publisher, Hoogly West Bengal. They asked for Rs 2500 to publish my journal article as a book chapter. I am considering the offer. There is no proper information about whether it is fraud publisher or authentic. How can we find out for sure?

I also received their offer to publish an article to a book chapter in a revised version. My book chapter already published. So far they are professional and not a scammer or something. Ya, pretty sure this Book Publisher International was not listed as Predatory Publisher and indexed in ESCI.

I also received a mail from Book publisher International to considering my one article to publish as a book chapter with some modification. I am trying to find the authentic information but did not get. please suggest me....

Buyer beware!

Yes if those who have experience of publishing with that particular publisher can share their experience it will help the rest. I am trying to publish a chapter with them. Once I finish with the process and gain experience I will share it. I have taken a calculated risk to see what happens, as no one else shared any experience so far.

I have never published anything with them nor expect to. Why would I want to republish something that has already been published in a reputable journal? Therefore, I don't have any experience. I only said to be careful: "caveat emptor", "buyer beware".

Dear Najlaa Al-Mana ,

In the meantime, things change. For example Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh mentioned that the publisher is not included in any predatory list. Since 5 February (https://beallslist.net/changelog/) “Book Publisher International” is added to the updated version of the Beall’s list of potentially predatory publishers: https://beallslist.net/#update . The reason seems to be as indicated in my reply of 20 September 2020: the fact that there is a link between “Book Publisher International” and “ScienceDomain International”.

Best regards.

PS. The database of ESCI only includes journals so inclusion in this index of a book, chapter or publisher is not possible.

There is a so-called 'Book Citation Index', see for more info: https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/essays/selection-process-book-citation-index-web-science/ You can check inclusion of a book publisher here: http://wokinfo.com/mbl/ Springer gives 18642 hits, Book Publisher International 0 hits.

Wow! so far very good discussion. This is why I love RG. My chapter already uploaded here. Any question can pm me personally and also can follow my instagram.com/hairul_hellas

For the benefit of others who have not received predatory publication-invitations, watch for these three quick signs.

(1) They are often unsolicited and contains links to other websites or products

(2) The emails usually include another email address in the body of the letter, which the author encourages you to use for sending your reply

(3) They are usually lengthy emails with many options to ensure you see one that will meet your expectation.

These are some of the preliminary findings from a longitudinal study on predatory practices targeting academics, which I hope to complete in 2022.

Good luck, colleagues!

Very interesting discussion here, I also received a mail to publish a book chapter with them. Indeed, they are very suspicious and I'm not giving it a consideration for now!

Najlaa Al-Mana

I got an answer from my colleges. Therefore I just sharing here. Even though this is not my personal opinion but very appreciated his opinion.

"The invitation from the non-Scopus publisher. Every week I got this email too. They only want to make money. Unless you got an invitation from Springer, Elsevier, Wiley etc- need to pay money also."

All the best.

I too have received an invitation to publish my work with them. The discussion has helped me. I was equally having the same concern. Thanks for question. Thanks too for the responses.

I have received the invitation too. Not sure if I should accept it. Thanks for the discussion here.

Yes we need to share our experiences on publishing with the particular book publisher. I have submitted a book chapter and got their acceptance letter for that. Later I got the galley proof for corrections if any. I did that and submitted it. They have acknowledged that too. So far, my experience has been good. I am waiting to see how it finishes. Once I gain that experience I will publish more chapters with them as they have offered me more. I replied to them that I would like to see how the current experience with them goes and that if it is successful, I will definitely publish more chapters with them. They wrote back that they honor my decision.

I have received the invitation too. They were in hurry to remind me to pay so that my paper can be included in a book chapter. I now qualify them as scammers. After googling and find that there is nothing known as Book Publisher International indexed to Scopus. We must be careful with these predatory publishers. Thanks for the discussion.

Dear Najlaa Al-Mana ,

It is better to avoid publishing your article or even a Book Chapter as a Non-indexed work. Moreover, Better to publish your article in Scopus Indexed journal rather than publishing the article as a part of a book.

This type of publisher should be avoided !!!

Bests

AC

Thanks people. This discussion here helped me not to fall into relations with bookpi.org publishers

Thank you for the discussion, it has helped me a lot because I received the same message. Now I will not submit my article to them since I know they are suspicious

I received the email too. We really have to be so careful, especially when people are asking for money. I simply asked for more information, but have no intention of publishing with them. Thank you all for being so open in this forum.

Cher collègues

Merci pour ces informations

Moi jai lexperience de publier des chapitres avec ( INTECHOPEN) cest une bonne experience jai publier 4 et le 5 encours

Mais il menvoie des factures à payer ?

Est ce que vous savez quelque chose sur cette maison dedition Intechopen ?

Thanks for this discussion. It is helpful for me because I have got their email too. Now taking a decision for me is easier.

I have received three message from @bookpi.org from three different person for my three papers. They want to publish my work as a book chapters. I do not know anything about this publisher.

Just more than a couple of weeks ago, I also received an email invitation requesting if I can send my manuscript of already published article as a book chapter. After reviewing their website and checking their authenticity, I discovered that they are listed among one of those predatory journals. Their communications sound so good and genuine, however, they are one of the predatory journals out there. Better to be safe than sorry.

In this respect, the publishing rules are clear - never publish in journals and by publishers that appeal to you, you (as the author/s) must always take the first step.

Thanks, I also received an invitation for publishing with them.

You have save me

No one seems to have experience publishing with this publisher. Answers here are only general ones. Nothing specific to the publisher in question.

Dear members,

I am sharing my experience of publishing with Book Publisher International.

It was my first experience of publishing a book chapter. From the time I got the offer from the Book Publisher International through the process of manuscript preparation and final publication, the experience has been extremely smooth and positive. The communications have been fantastic. I thank Book Publisher International for all this. I will definitely publish more chapters with them and recommend them to my fellow colleagues. I do not know the quality of value of the book, as I am not an expert in that field. But, the whole journey was like a dream and the final result, is like the icing on the cake, truly rewarding.

Also, I had received an invitation to publish a chapter in a book. their URL is www.bookpi.org and their address is:

ndia: B P International, Guest House Road, Street no - 1/6, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, Corp. Firm Registration Number: L77527, Tele: +91 7439016438

UK: B P International, Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, UK, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429

It is the same address written in the beginning. I think it is a predatory journal.

I was contacted a couple of months ago, I sent an expanded and

supplemented chapter of a scientific article. I had 2 reviewers who provided suggestions. We contacted about 5-6 times. The chapter will be published in about a month. My experiences are positive.

My experience is equally positive. Equivalent to that of Ratko Pavlovic

Are Sir Ratko Pavlović and Sir Juan Carlos Abril referring to the same Book Publisher International based in Kolkota India with madams Ruma Bag and Sumona?

My experience with BP publication is good. My article was reviewed with 2 reviewers followed by quick proof reading procedure. They are always active n ready to address all the queries we have. I too was contacted by Ms Sumona Bag.

A couple of months ago, I also received the same offer from Bookpi.org but do not know if it is credible. I get an offer from Ms. Ruma Bag

Dear Nivedita L. Rao: Yes, in may case I am refering to the Book Publisher International with madams Ruma Bag and Sumona.

Dear Juan Carlos Abril, thank you for sharing the info. I too had a good experience with them.

Dear all, I got an invitation email today. I'm wondering if I should contact them. Where can I purchase the books published by Book Publisher International?

Dear Cheryl, there is a web page which is https://www.bookpi.org/. You may contact them there. As I said, my experience is excellent.

Dear all, I got an invitation email before a week. Thank you for sharing this information.

Do we need to pay them?

yes,

depending on the length of the text

It should be noted the Beall's list has been updated to include BookPI:

Update

Here we include publishers that were not originally on the Beall’s list, but may be predatory.

Last updated March 7, 2021

Good evening!

My experience with these publishers is as a reviewer, and I have never had any problems with them. Personally, I find Beall's list suspect, as I have received many inconsistent reports. In my view, this is a list that had good intentions at first, but which ended up becoming addicted to interests outside of science.

Dear all, I got an invitation email today. Thank you for sharing this information.

Following is the contact details they mentioned ? All you got these same ?

With Regards

Ms. Sumona Bag

B P International

Email: editor.8@bookpi.org

Reg. Offices:

India: B P International, Guest House Road, Street no - 1/6, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, Corp. Firm Registration Number: L77527, Tele: +91 7439016438

UK: B P International, 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AX, UK, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429

Kindly guide me what to do .

I am confused it is as if there is a predatory BP International.

1. Book Publisher International is written in two different ways. one is written BP International and two it is written B P International,which is Authentic?

2.There are two different UK addresses too, and i don't know which is the original

a)Reg. Offices: India:  B P International, Guest House Road, Street no - 1/6, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, Corp. Firm Registration Number: L77527, Tele: +91 7439016438 UK:  B P International, 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AX, UK, Fax: +44 20-3031-142********

EMP-008-PK*******

b)Reg. Offices: India:  B P International, Guest House Road, Street no - 1/6, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, Corp. Firm Registration Number: L77527, Tele: +91 7439016438 UK:  B P International, 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AX, UK, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429*******

EMP-000-TP*******

c)Reg. Offices:

India: Guest House Road, Street no - 1/6, Hooghly, West Bengal, India,, Tele: +91 8617752708

UK: Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, UK, Fax: +44 20-3031-1429

EMP-003-DS*********

Check the asterisk comments.

3. There is no consistency in the manner of address. For instance im address as Dr Anongo MC and Dr Anongo M'ember Catherine.

Because of these three abnormality i am wondering which of them is authentic as fraudsters or scammers taking advantage of ignorant researchers.

Please reply with clear clarification so we don't become victims of scammers. Thanks

I also received the same mail.. I am also checking for their authenticity

I did get the same email, how many of you have published a book chapter with B P International?

Dear Odette:

I published without any problem.

Best wishes,

Juan Carlos

Is it possible to establish quality measures in science? Would we not be facing a situation of great subjectivity dominated in some cases by scientific "fashion"?

Dear Najlaa Al-Mana

Thanks for raising this issue

I got a similar invitation from this publisher. I am still quite suspicious and hesitant but they keep sending emails.

The decision may takes sometime!

Dear all, I have received invitation from B P international for book chapter publication , so is it reliable invitation ?

Dear all RG colleagues,

Kindly to share the SCOPUS discontinued and accepted Sources list (The newest update - August 2021) as attached excel file. Have a good day.

Reference:

I am interested in this discussion. I can't give advice. because I also experienced the same confusion. please allow me to listen to the answers from the experts.

If you are invited to send your work and pay a fee, you should be aware that this is the procedure typically utilized by predatory commercial publishing businesses known as a "Vanity Press," which makes money by charging an upfront fee and by profiting from sales. A legitimate scholarly or academic press requires prospective authors to follow rigorous submission procedures, including entry-level screening by the editorial staff, peer review, possible revision writing, and willingness to wait for the final approval of the editorial board, members of which hold a doctoral degree and an academic research and/or teaching faculty position with a college, university, or scientific research institute.

Dr. Nancy Ann Watanabe, Ph.D., Comparative Literature,

Indiana University, Bloomington,

Research Professor of Literature, Film, and Science,

Certified in Teaching Technical and Professional Writing,

College of Engineering, University of Washington

Dr. Nancy Ann Watanabe's answer is pertinent and deserves to be taken into consideration

Thank you Nancy

Dr A Chagraoui

i also recived an email to pay 2500 for book chapter publication

Nice to share SCOPUS discontinued and accepted Sources list (The newest update - September 2021) as attached excel file. Have a good day.

Thanks for shedding some light, Nancy Ann Watanabe

Please can anyone answer if this is a predatory magazine. There are already several issues of the in 2023.

Please is it legal to publish a published research article as a book chapter? I received an email stating my article is selected as a book chapter and was asked to submit the article's manuscript

Dear Ratko Pavlović ,

The journal “Italian Journal of Sports rehabilitation and Posturology” looks suspicious. It seems to be an initiative of a prof in Italy who ‘honoured’ himself with being the co-author in a large portion of their publications… Furthermore:

-The journal is indexed in OAJI (http://oaji.net/journal-archive-issues.html?number=1587) a known misleading metric (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/)

-Their website http://www.italianjournalsportsrehabilitation.com seems disfunct.

-I estimate that more than 50% of their papers are written by the same small group of authors

-After more than 8 years still no serious indexing

-Papers I checked were poorly edited

-Your observation that they are already in 2023… at least seems to indicate that they do not follow normal scientific standards

To me it looks like vanity press at best. I would say avoid.

Best regards.

Dear colleague,

I agree with you, this is unacceptable. Some of the same authors publish 4 articles in one issue, unethical. They are mostly same authors who publish.

And even in the future, 2023 !!! ???

Funny😁

Dear all RG colleagues,

Kindly to share the SCOPUS discontinued and accepted Sources list (The newest update - November 2021) as attached excel file. Have a good day.

According to Butler's recommendations:

Thanks for the file Dang Nguyen,

where am I supposed to look? A search using "bookpi" reveals nothing.

In fact, it (B P International) is on the updated version of Beall's list:

Beall's List – of Potential Predatory Journals and Publishers

(beallslist.net)https://beallslist.net/#update

I have received same email from them about the selection of my paper for publication as a book chapter. I am in doubt too.

I have received same email from them about the selection of my paper for publication as a book chapter. I am in doubt too.

Student I pay fee to book publisher international

I also receive am invitación. I find weard that been an author must mandatory purchase for the hole book

Thank you for the question Najlaa Al-Mana and the link Qihui Chen - received an invitation as well.

ResearchGate is a great resource for such discussions, and there are many similar ones referring to a range of obscure publishers. Much could be said regarding why people open up these discussions in the first place. Typically, they smell a rat but are not able to articulate what this means, so it is good that Shuraik has already offered such helpful advice. In terms of the publisher's claim that publishing with them is a career enhancing step, I would recommend some careful thought. If you are questioning the reputation of the publisher, what will your potential future employers or panel members for your promotion application think of *you* (not the publisher) when you list your book chapter as evidence of excellence? Is there evidence to suggest that leaders in your field will be interested in the proposed book and is the editor qualified to ensure that the book is addressing a recognised gap in the literature that can usefully be filled?

If you are young in your career, accepting an invitation to write a book chapter for a lesser known publisher could provide an opportunity to improve your writing skills. Hopefully, however, you would have the opportunity in the future to edit your own book, choose your own chapter authors, based on your expertise, and work with a reputable publisher. Either way, I do not approve of unsolicited invitations requesting money from authors.

I ask to my Profesor wich one?

Look for information about copyright and author rights on the publisher website or in the publisher's contract.

As long as the republishing process is legal, and the original (journal) publisher provides requisite permission, I see the author's payment to the publisher as a reasonable way of supporting academic info-sharing beyond just traditional western-dominated research domains. It also provides another way to extend knowledge networks and build innovative collaboration. Thanks RG for this interesting and most informative discussion.

I agree with you colleague Lawrence.

I completely agree with what Lawrence said.

Dear Priyanke:

I published two works and everything went well

I advice the good and honest authors to publish their works in P B international.

I agree with Ahmad Hussain Albayati