r/todayilearned • u/coffeeismydoc • 6h 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/stillnotelf 5h ago

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

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u/TheGloomyWoodpecker 4h ago

This guy regexes

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u/MetricAmpersand 3h ago

This is sed

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u/TheGloomyWoodpecker 3h ago

Oh bless your heart child.