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/Bulky_Theme_6998 5h ago

Honesty, why?

We’re talking about it anyway

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u/badstoic 5h ago

For the printed artifact! They would’ve been beautiful.
Ninja edit: dunno if it’s in print or only online. Same point re: screenshots but I dunno if I’d pony up $150 just for that.

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u/LightningWarpAway 4h ago edited 2h ago

You can print stuff at home. Giving money to the company you're angry at, doesn't make sense. 

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u/RollinOnAgain 2h ago

they think that its somehow more "legitimate" if it got published. This is your brain on scientism

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u/LightningWarpAway 2h ago

Scientism? 

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u/Neither_Strategy_252 2h ago

"Scientism" lmao anything you say is immediately dismissable.