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International Journal of Philosophy and Theology

Date:         Sun, 3 May 2015 17:57:24 +0200
Reply-To:     Michael Chase <[log in to unmask]>
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From:         Michael Chase <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Possible scam
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Friends,

I've been receiving multiple "Calls for Papers" from the International
Journal of Philosophy and Theology, but I suspect it's a scam.

First, identical messages are sent out from separate addresses under
probably fake names. Second, and perhaps more telling, the (quite
professional-looking) message announces that it practices double-blind
refereeing. How professional, one thinks, until one reads a bit further
and discovers the deadline for submissions:

"IJPT
is inviting papers for Vol. 3, No. 1. The online publication date is June 30,
2015. Submission Deadline: May 20, 2015."

Yes, that's right. Five-week turnaround for the entire editorial process,
including  double-blind referees.

I think not. Beware!


Michael Chase
Chargé de Recherche
CNRS-UPR 76
Paris-Villejuif
France

Date:         Mon, 4 May 2015 12:51:33 +0000
Reply-To:     Filip Ivanovic <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       Philosophy in Europe <[log in to unmask]>
From:         Filip Ivanovic <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      International journal of philosophy and theology - possible scam
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Following up on Michael Chase's email about a possible scam from a journal entitled International journal of philosophy and theology, I did some light web searching and here's what I found:

I think the journal Michael was referring to is published by the  "American Research Institute for Policy Development" and has ISSN number 2333-5750. They indeed promise to finish the entire process of peer-review and production within 5 weeks. In addition, they ask authors to pay a fee of 200 USD. Most members of the editorial board are from Nigeria and Malaysia. This makes me think that the journal is indeed a possible predatory journal, and that it should be avoided. Their webpage is http://ijptnet.com/

 Also, this journal should not be confused with Philotheos: International Journal for Philosophy and Theology (ISSN 1451-3455 published by the Faculty of Theology of the University of Belgrade) and International Journal of Philosophy and Theology (formerly Bijdragen, ISSN 2169-2327, published by the Taylor&Francis Group) which are legitimate journals.

Filip

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