International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | Int. J. Adv. Comp. Technol. |
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| Discipline | Computer science |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Rishi Asthana |
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| Publisher |
Research India Publications |
Publication history | 2012-present |
| Frequency | Continuous |
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| ISSN |
2319-7900 |
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The International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology is a scientific journal which has been described as a predatory open access journal[1][2][3] – a publication which has some of the surface attributes of a benign open access journal but is actually an exploitative and deceptive corruption of that model, operating as a disreputable vanity press with little scholarly value.[4][5]
Publication controversy
In 2005, two scientists, David Mazières and Eddie Kohler, wrote a paper titled Get me off Your Fucking Mailing List and submitted it to WMSCI 2005 (the 9th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics), a conference then notorious for its spamming and lax standards for paper acceptance, in protest of same.[6] The paper consisted essentially only of the sentence "Get me off your fucking mailing list" repeated many times.[7]
In 2014, after receiving a spam email from the International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology, Peter Vamplew forwarded Mazières' and Kohler's old paper as an acerbic response.[8] To Vamplew's surprise, the paper was reviewed, rated as "excellent" by the journal's peer-review process and accepted for publication.[8][5] The paper was not actually published as Vamplew declined to pay the required $150 article processing fee.[8] This case has led commenters to question the legitimacy of the journal as an authentic scholarly undertaking.[1][2][5][8]
References
- 1 2 Robbie Gonzalez. "Sham Journal Accepts Totally Absurd But Completely Appropriate Paper". io9. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Joseph Stromberg (November 21, 2014). ""Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List" is an actual science paper accepted by a journal". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ Matt Connolly (November 22, 2014). ""Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List" Is the Easiest Science Paper You'll Ever Read". Mic. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ Elliott, Carl (June 5, 2012). "On Predatory Publishers: a Q&A With Jeffrey Beall". Brainstorm. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Rebecca Schuman (November 24, 2014). "The Bogus Academic Journal Racket Is Officially Out of Control". Browbeat (Slate's culture blog). Slate. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Stuart Shieber (May 1, 2010). "World's most excruciatingly ironic conference?". The Occasional Pamphlet on Scholarly Communication. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ Mazières, David; Kohler, Eddie. "Get me off Your Fucking Mailing List" (PDF). Stanford Secure Computer Systems Group, Stanford University. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Jeffrey Beall (November 20, 2014). "Bogus Journal Accepts Profanity-Laced Anti-Spam Paper". Scholarly Open Access. Retrieved November 22, 2014.