Thank you, Mark B for the quite useful insight. I am going to check with other students in my dept, if they received similar offers. Publishing without peer review - just exactly what an aspiring PhD student needs, eh?

Dear forum,

I think I have seen posts about phishing publishers earlier here, but I cannot find them at the mo. I have received an offer from LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing to publish my thesis and I am just wondering whether or not this is a scum

Did anyone come across similar offers? Your advice is very much appreciated.

Thanks, Rina

I think I can access the 1st one. PM me your email address. Could you please also be so kind and check if you can access the article I have requested earlier today (below). Thank you, Rina

Dear all,
I am looking for the following article and would appreciate your help.
Many thanks,
Rina

BUMP someone pretty please help :)?

Hi, hope all is well in my favourite forumland. I was wondering if anyone have access to issue of this journal:

Would be grateful for any of the articles in this issue. Thanks a bunch in advance, Rina

Terry, just sent you a PM.

Dear forumland,
Can someone please help me to access this article:

Many thanks,
Rina

Just sent to your email.

Also no luck this time, sorry.

Sorry Eading :( no acess

Koyto, pm me your email address. Reenie, thanks for the bump.
Cheers, Rina

Just sent to your email.

That was quick, Eading! Thank you a lot :)

Can someone please help me to find these 2 articles?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21153964

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02646839508403247#.UYayvrXvuSo

Many thanks,
Rina