tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post1930652538810592562..comments2024-03-29T07:47:11.360+00:00Comments on MEI's Barry Wills: Are these WASET conferences just a scam?MEIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-32900429565934197922021-03-07T18:05:00.234+00:002021-03-07T18:05:00.234+00:00According to this article WASET advertises over 30...According to <a href="https://predatory-publishing.com/how-many-conferences-does-waset-organise/" rel="nofollow">this article</a> WASET advertises over 300,000 conferences a year, approximately 900 every day. On one particular day it advertised 8,894 conferences. In the past six years, it is estimated that WASET’s revenue was between EURO 8.95m and EURO 11.94m from these conferences.MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-37019060466502233862020-11-20T01:29:26.067+00:002020-11-20T01:29:26.067+00:00Regarding WASET "doing the right thing" ...Regarding WASET "doing the right thing" I think you have as much chance of seeing that as hearing Trump admit he was ever wrong about anything. The people who do this kind of thing aren't legitimate academics and are just in it for the money. It's a shame there are things like this, I think it is a relatively new phenomenon, I don't remember it when I was more active in publishing a while back. Michael DeBellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231612977651615162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-1654973861690618182020-11-19T15:52:52.551+00:002020-11-19T15:52:52.551+00:00I have already presented my part of masters thesis...I have already presented my part of masters thesis in WASET, conference, 2020 and paid the full payment. Does that mean my paper will be not considered as journal paper in any university? I am so frustrated. How can I claim the refund? Is there any way I can publish that paper in any other peer reviewed journal?<br />I am very Frustrated.Sanjida Ahmed Sinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934800379103710530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-33405766924401035452020-11-15T17:57:40.209+00:002020-11-15T17:57:40.209+00:00I also want to withraw my paper. Have you guys one...I also want to withraw my paper. Have you guys one that? Are they going to publish my paper without my permission?<br />Proggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858004253271379434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-28400454574784485972020-09-12T19:09:03.408+01:002020-09-12T19:09:03.408+01:00The comments on WASET conferences is discouraging....The comments on WASET conferences is discouraging. I have already submitted an abstract and full paper for oral presentation in Oslo-24th to 25th June 2020. It was after these submissions that i came across these unfavorable comments about the WASET. I have equally submitted an abstract for another of their conference coming up in Sydney Australia.These unfortunate comments have trailed WASET for over 7 years, a period good enough for improvement and or to do the right thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713701250011781873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-1149206023698451922020-03-12T11:11:48.104+00:002020-03-12T11:11:48.104+00:00I am currently in a similar situation please tell ...I am currently in a similar situation please tell me how to withdraw my paper guys, please urgent help needed.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179726809846050446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-60455747336396639122020-02-17T09:55:10.953+00:002020-02-17T09:55:10.953+00:00Seven years after we exposed WASET as being dubiou...Seven years after we exposed WASET as being dubious, to say the least, I have just been advised by a colleague that I am on the "organising" committee for a WASET conference in August!! These people are totally unscrupulousMEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-82222483375788249582020-02-11T13:52:46.756+00:002020-02-11T13:52:46.756+00:00I can only speak for MEI Conferences, Anon. We rej...I can only speak for MEI Conferences, Anon. We reject a number of papers if we feel that they do not come up to an acceptable standard for presentation. The papers that are accepted for the conference are not reviewed. They are given to conference delegates in draft form and only after the conference are authors asked to submit papers for peer-review. If accepted they are the published in special issues of Minerals Engineering.MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-49749827091971683902020-02-11T13:03:30.082+00:002020-02-11T13:03:30.082+00:00A good conference can be separated from a waset co...A good conference can be separated from a waset conference if there is a solid peer-review process before inviting the paper to the conference. Sadly, I have not seen any reviewer comments on an accepted paper even in the reputable symposiums or conferences yet. The symposium or conference organizers could criticize the spam conferences; however, they should have the courage to criticize their own methods to conduct a scientific meeting. For example, have you ever observed that manuscripts were rejected in any good mining/minerals engineering conference ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-16375096378748688742019-12-09T15:00:02.813+00:002019-12-09T15:00:02.813+00:00I also want to add my thanks. I received a request...I also want to add my thanks. I received a request for papers (in a computer science conference) and was thinking of submitting something but, I'm not even sure what it was, something just seemed kind of fake about it. Thanks very much for this post, you saved me from wasting my time. Michael DeBellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231612977651615162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-53714291474757986282019-09-26T23:31:35.197+01:002019-09-26T23:31:35.197+01:00Hello,
Can anyone help me to withdraw my abstrac...Hello, <br /><br />Can anyone help me to withdraw my abstract from WASET?? I submitted only an abstract and got accepted after few days. I became suspicious about it and found that it is a fraud! now I need to withdraw it because I don't want it to be submitted on their website!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-22973598971370986962019-08-13T16:04:06.233+01:002019-08-13T16:04:06.233+01:00Hi Amanda, here is a related link from last year&#...Hi Amanda, here is a related link from last year's DefCon conference in Las Vegas. It's called "Inside the Fake Science Factory" and is two hour long including discussion, documentary film, etc. Not sure if you've seen it but WASET pops on their radar, in addition to a few others.<br /><br />https://youtu.be/ras_VYgA77Q<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876634291099004459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-55249617876098926502019-08-03T13:26:38.644+01:002019-08-03T13:26:38.644+01:00I think I've found another organiser to avoid ...I think I've found another organiser to avoid after seeing a listing for the 506th International Conference on Mining, Material, and Metallurgical Engineering held this March (2019) organised by Academics World. Then I saw that they also organised the 534th International Conference on Mining, Material, and Metallurgical Engineering in May 2019.<br /><br />By scam radar was instantly alerted by the high numbers involved here, I mean, seriously, how can it have been the 504th event in a series (let alone the 534th, and what happened to all the numbers in between?!) and yet I've never heard of it, especially when most serious events only occur once every year, or more often, once every two years. Had this event started back in the dark ages?<br /><br />A quick Google of 'Academics World review' told me all I needed to know. Best avoided unless you want to lose your money, but fine if you simply want to get published.Amanda Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046834786016007274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-77126838194467688722018-11-08T15:41:03.695+00:002018-11-08T15:41:03.695+00:00I faced with the same feeling with you Matt, I won...I faced with the same feeling with you Matt, I wonder if we can do something with this. Since the conference has been continued. I don't want anyone to face with the same experience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-58846299886251199662018-11-08T15:37:32.582+00:002018-11-08T15:37:32.582+00:00I would like to share my experience attending the ...I would like to share my experience attending the conference organized by WASET.org, it is the scam conference. I was so disappointed. <br /><br />1) There were difference papers in different decipline, but they managed to organize in one conference. So all the participants were presented the papers which did not related to each other. We all received the certificates indicate the different conference name!!<br />2)They conference schedule was supposed to take place two days, but it was only one day for the conference. The organizer was disappeared on the 2nd day of the conference. There was one guy who organized everything including the registration, opening session, session chair ....closing seesion. <br /><br />I wonder if we can do something, I don't want anyone to face with such experience I had. The conference seems to continue organize in different countries. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-66070992379919108172018-10-06T08:56:59.521+01:002018-10-06T08:56:59.521+01:00It has been pointed out to me today that I am appa...It has been pointed out to me today that I am apparently on the "International Scientific Committee" for a WASET conference on Nitrogen Fixation! https://waset.org/conference/2019/06/london/ICNF/committees.<br />They really are an unbelievable bunch! How dare they use people's names in this way?MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-38631646943436660972018-09-07T14:24:39.303+01:002018-09-07T14:24:39.303+01:00I think that the owners of WASET must stop these &...I think that the owners of WASET must stop these "activities"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-89996863972737487802018-07-05T09:33:54.180+01:002018-07-05T09:33:54.180+01:00This article in The Times suggests that Crimson Pu...This article in <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fake-science-gives-journal-a-bum-steer-bkb3065h9?shareToken=14595e33286ab8b034b844dce59da9dc" rel="nofollow">The Times</a> suggests that Crimson Publishers is another one to avoidMEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-22175701191975813572018-06-22T22:08:16.927+01:002018-06-22T22:08:16.927+01:00Have you successfully widthraw your paper?Have you successfully widthraw your paper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-37901728628125737662018-05-14T15:24:50.136+01:002018-05-14T15:24:50.136+01:00Thanks for sharing this Matt. I think a lot of peo...Thanks for sharing this Matt. I think a lot of people are too embarrassed to, but it's so necessary otherwise other people may fall into the same trap. I hope you enjoyed Rome :)Amanda Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046834786016007274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-65441419177652529072018-05-14T15:23:06.630+01:002018-05-14T15:23:06.630+01:00Wow! So they are monitoring what is said about the...Wow! So they are monitoring what is said about them on the internet then...Amanda Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046834786016007274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-30360829589965117122018-03-24T01:03:33.025+00:002018-03-24T01:03:33.025+00:00I just attended and presented at WASET's Inter...I just attended and presented at WASET's International Conference on Disaster and Emergency Management in Rome. I am feeling very foolish now that I have discovered this blog, but I had no idea it was a sham. I thought it was the most bizarre and poorly organized conference I have ever attended, and while a handful of presentations (actually three) were on the topic of disaster management, the others were in fields and areas that I as a Social Scientist knew nothing about. The conference was held in a far-flung hotel far from the center of Rome, presentations occurred in one room, and there were maybe 10 people in the "audience" for each session, and half of them were the presenters! I also was "awarded" a certificate for the best presentation at the conference, but later learned they gave out multiple copies of these to others at the conference. Thankfully, I only did an oral presentation, and did not submit a written article, but I still feel really stupid. Conference fee was 450 Euro and there was a lunch at the hotel and a couple of coffee breaks, but truthfully, the conference was so bad and the content so unrelated to anything I do, I left before lunch! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022427194836562983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-31222596425966150232018-03-16T16:30:46.686+00:002018-03-16T16:30:46.686+00:00After I post my experience here, I got an email fr...After I post my experience here, I got an email from Waset threatening that I try defame them..!! (Funny enough, right??)<br />My name (Preyesh Stephen) is listed in their conference scientific committee (one eg. https://waset.org/conference/2018/05/rome/ICHPTRD/committees) and I never even see any of their conference material/manuscripts. I never review them. So, you know what is their scientific review process and the quality. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733616369237567063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-19660452040880356272018-03-12T10:04:29.575+00:002018-03-12T10:04:29.575+00:00Hello!
I have submitted my paper in WASET, then I ...Hello!<br />I have submitted my paper in WASET, then I came to know that its fake conference, so I decided not to attend the conference and submitted my paper to other IEEE conference. Now this paper accepted and it is going to be held on 4-04-2018 but WASET has published my paper online without my permission and now they are not willing to with draw it. <br />What should I do now? Should I attend the IEEE conference or it will create problem for me?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119008005632808044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-89233295470275250982018-03-06T21:27:54.634+00:002018-03-06T21:27:54.634+00:00My name is used as a scientific committee member i...My name is used as a scientific committee member in many of their conferences. They never communicate to me to become a scientific committee member but put my name without my consent. I do not see any contact email I can use to communicate with them. I dont know, why the international legal system is so weak that anyone can misuse others credibility and there is no way to control it.!!?? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733616369237567063noreply@blogger.com