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I received an email from Dr. Naonori Ko wondering if I'd be interested in writing up a review article for a journal called "Quarterly Physics Review". I'm skeptical of new journals, but I also want to support a competitive journal publication market.

Has anyone had any dealing with "KEI Journals" or "Knowledge Enterprises Incorporated" or published in any of their journals (http://www.journals.ke-i.org/)?

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    KEI Journals was listed as a predatory publisher on the now-defunct Beall's List of Predatory Publishers. Looking at the description, "all disciplines of physics, with a focus on new research" [what research isn't new?] it doesn't seem like this new journal is filling any niche and is just trying to make money as broadly as possible.
    – Luigi
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 0:49
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    Looking at their archives, the journal has published a total of two articles since 2015 (both in 2015). Neither full text appears to be available anywhere. I would run the other way, and quickly.
    – Luigi
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 0:52
  • Great! Thanks Luigi. I guess I had previously used Beall's list as I expected to find that kind of information online. Weird that it has gone down and no one has acted to replace it?
    – Ben Whale
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 1:06
  • Also see With Beall's List gone, how can I tell if a journal is spam?
    – ff524
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 1:40
  • (See the help center: "Can I ask about my specific situation?")
    – ff524
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 1:41

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KEI Journals was listed as a predatory publisher on the now-defunct Beall's List of Predatory Publishers. Looking at the description, "all disciplines of physics, with a focus on new research" [what research isn't new?] it doesn't seem like this new journal is filling any niche.

Looking at their archives, the journal has published a total of two articles since 2015 (both in 2015). Neither full text appears to be available anywhere. I would run the other way, and quickly.

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