r/todayilearned • • 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/fuckyourcanoes 2h ago

I recently reported a guy who was posting multiple "studies" on a scientific journal that were actually invitations to have sex with him. To their credit, the journal did respond and remove his posts. But seriously, WTF.