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Comment on Used-Car-Style Marketing Comes to Scholarly Publishing by Dr. Arkroyd

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Jeffrey, did you look inside? It’s free of charge!

In the box “Target Journals” you are requested to select not any specific journals but rather “the citation index in which you wish your article to be published”.

You are then prompted to provide corresponding author details and an optional cover letter to the editor(s).

Next – this is very important – you will need to tick a box to accept a most hilarious “legal disclaimer” which reads as follows (*** is my highlight):

“Legal Disclaimer: Although we make every effort to find a suitable outlet for your article we can not guarantee that it will be accepted. Submission ***fee is non-refundable and the name of the journals or the editors that we contacted will not be disclosed***. Any named products on this website are copyright © and/or trademarks ™ of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. By checking this box you are agreeing to this disclaimer.”

The only thing remaining is to give your credit card details or use the PayPal.

So, they can pocket the money, have a nice time, and later let you know the paper was not accepted, sorry, fee not refundable (we spent it already).

Worse still, they might actually send in your name and with your details your paper to ten journals, making you break their rule of unique submission ten times over.

Or they might make better use of your credit card and identity.

Want to enter such a lucrative business? Their site is run by http://www.submittable.com/ It is only 220 USD per year for 300 submissions per month. And Playboy uses it, too.


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