Heh, heh ... I should have YaBinGled a bit harder before asking just now. Here's a site confirming worse than I ever dared suspect re David Pub'g: http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/02/29/david-publishing-flipping-its-model/ . Cheers, -- Fred --- ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:56:24 PM EDT From: "Fred E.J. Linton" <fejlinton@usa.net> To: "categories" <categories@mta.ca> Subject: Q.: "David Publications" e-Journal?

Now that the Universal Algebra sessions at the recent Hawaiian AMS meetings are over, I have an email from subject "David Publications" soliciting a MS

from me expanding on the Abstract I submitted there.

My question: who are these folks? Legit? or shady? Identified as

...

Journal of Mathematics and System Science, USA ISSN 2159-5291 (Print); ISSN 2159-5305 (Online)

under the motto

...

From Knowledge to Wisdom ,

they characterize themselves as "an international, scholarly and peer-reviewed journal (print and online) published monthly by David Publishing Company, USA which was founded in 2001."

Their email incorporates numerous stylistic gaffes; what's more, their authors "are required to sign the Transfer of Copyright Agreement form."

So I'm doubtful, at first glance, but I don't know, so I'm asking.

Thanks for any insights. And cheers,

-- Fred

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