Yours professionally
Another day, another request for me to publish my valuable research
, at my expense, in some bottom-dwelling pseudo-science comic.
Hope you are doing well! Kindly consider this friendly reminder mail for article submission, we are awaiting for your response. I know you might be busy with your research. Could you please just hit me back with a number 1-2-3 that best describes your response? 1. Interested, please provide more details. 2. Too busy, email me again in a month please. 3. I have a manuscript, I will submit. Call for Paper: I cordially invite you to submit a paper for the upcoming edition. We publish original Research, Review articles, Case reports, Short communications, Mini Reviews and Thesis. The manuscript/paper can be submitted via an attachment to this E-mail: toxicology@heraldsopenaccess.org I will be looking forward to your valuable contribution towards the journal. Professionally, Kristy Ann Journal Manager Journal of Toxicology: Current Research
Professionally
? Real professionals don't spam other professionals, it's just not very…professional. Anyway, the assumption here is that I am willing to publish in their unknown, to me at least, journal. My reply was short and to the point, since I'm busy with my research
:
How about I ‘hit you back’ with option 4? 4. I have no interest in publishing in bottom-feeding “open access” journals that spam me. Welcome to my junk mail senders list.
Harsh? Possibly. It was good enough for me though. I wonder if it was as good for her?