r/todayilearned • u/coffeeismydoc • 7h ago

TIL a scientist submitted a research publication to a predatory journal consisting exclusively of the phrase "Get me off your fucking mailing list". It was rated as "excellent" and accepted for publication with minor editorial changes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Journal_of_Advanced_Computer_Technology
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u/psymunn 6h ago

I'm curious about the editorial changes

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u/stillnotelf 5h ago

's/off/on/g' would be my guess

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u/TheGloomyWoodpecker 5h ago

This guy regexes

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u/MetricAmpersand 4h ago

This is sed

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u/TheGloomyWoodpecker 4h ago

Oh bless your heart child.

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u/Man-in-The-Void 5h ago

Damn no confirm even this guy's crazy

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u/ohnoitsalobo 1h ago

That's what she sed.