The colour of Ronnie
Veronica Stanley hopes that I won't disappoint the scientific bastion that is Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology. I have every intention of doing just that, but that's beside the point.
Because she also hopes that 2 page article isn't time taken
. What's that supposed to mean? That I can just pull a two page article out of a hat? Of course it takes time, time that's better spent shitting on Crimson Publishers: Wings to the Research
. [snigger]
I'm not sure why Veronica felt the need to style her signature with two different colours for her name. I can only assume that, in a bygone time, when communications were printed on paper, she would've signed in pink ink and added a smiley face to dot the i
.
It could've been worse, I guess: Veronica Stanley.
Dear Dr. Researcher, Hope you are doing well during this pandemic situation. We are in need of articles for successful release of Upcoming Issue. Is it possible for you to support us with your 2 page opinion/case report or mini review,we hope 2 page article isn't time taken for eminent people like you. We hope you won't disappoint us. Veronica Stanley Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology (RPN) | ISSN: 2576-9200 | Cosmos Impact Factor: 3.151 Crimson Publishers, 555 Madison Avenue, 5thfloor New York, NY 10022, USA Unsubscribe
Almost needless to say: Unsubscribe
is not a link, just plain text. (rolleyes)
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It's been over a year since she last appeared and, as the pandemic recedes further into history, Ronnie clearly feels less need to inject levity into her begging mails by jazzing them up with colour. I think this is quite tasteful.
All she needs from me is a two-page article, with the hope that it isn't time taken for eminent people
like myself. Of course it isn't, I shall simply pluck one from 'twixt my buttocks. I keep a stash of the bloody things there, for just such eventualities. (rolleyes)
I appreciate the date/time stamp of this missive, though, it's nicely numerological:* 05.05 at 05:35:33.
From: "Research in Pediatrics Neonatology" <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com> Subject: Eminent Work Dear Professor Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 05:35:33 +0000
Dear Professor, Hope you are doing well. We are in need of articles for successful release ofVolume 7 Issue 5by 16thMay?Is it possible for you to support us with your 2 page opinion/case report or mini review, we hope 2 page article isn't time taken for eminent people like you. We hope you won't disappoint us. Veronica Stanley Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology(RPN) | ISSN:2576-9200 | COSMOS Impact Factor: 3.151 Crimson Publishers LLC, 590 Madison Ave Fl 21, New York, NY 10022, USA If not interested, please email us.
The lack of personalisation suggests that Ronnie's using a less sophisticated method for spamming than some of the hoes I come across. There was no tracker either. I wonder if she has a server set to local time?
Date: Fri, 05 May 2023 08:32:33 +0200 Subject: Re: Eminent Work Dear Professor To: Research in Pediatrics Neonatology <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com>
Dear Veronica Stanley, Thank you for your invitation to submit my work to your journal. Could you please advise of any charges that are envisioned? I need to obtain budgetary approval beforehand. Thank you in anticipation.
* Or possibly not, I'm not into numerology per se, but the concentration of 5s and 3s struck me.
Well, that didn't work. I guess her local server is set to UTC+0000, it's easy enough to fake localisation like this.
Ronnie's being coy about the costs. Nominal fee is bollocks, she just doesn't want me to know how much I could save by submitting a lower type of manuscript from Nigeria. But perhaps my insouciance might shock her into being a ittle more forthcoming.
Actually, the charges are on the wings to the research
website, albeit tucked away out of casual sight. And she has a different understanding to me as to what a nominal fee looks like. Saps from high-income countries can expect to be fleeced by $999–$1999, depending on the type of article. Desperados from low-income nations save 40% on average; although they could save a damned sight more by submitting their work to a proper journal.
From: "Research in Pediatrics Neonatology" <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com> Subject: Eminent Work Dear Professor Importance: high X-Priority: 1 Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 12:15:33 +0000
Thank you for your response. At first, we sincerely appreciate for showing interest towards our journal and let you know that we an open access publisher we do charge nominal fee for publication. Hence, it’s depends on type of manuscript and author’s country financial status. Please let us know type of manuscript you are willing to submit towards our journal. Hope you understand us and please, don’t hesitate to contact for any queries. Await your prompt comeback. Have a nice day! Veronica Stanley Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology
Date: Fri, 05 May 2023 15:41:36 +0200 Subject: Re: Eminent Work Dear Professor To: Research in Pediatrics Neonatology <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com>
Dear Veronica Stanley, Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, “nominal fee” doesn’t fit within the budget spreadsheet. I will look elsewhere. Sincerely,
Of course I know what the dollar amount would be, but she doesn't know that I know. What I want her to admit is what she coyly referred to as a nominal fee
is hardly nominal.
C'mon Ronnie, give it up!
From: "Research in Pediatrics Neonatology" <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com> Subject: Eminent Work Dear Professor Importance: high X-Priority: 1 Date: Mon, 8 May 2023 11:02:57 +0000
Thank you for your response. As per your mail, we do understand from your end and we are ready to provide 40% Waiver for any type of manuscript which receives from your end. Hope this waiver makes you happy and don’t hesitate to contact for further queries. Await your positive comeback. Have a nice day! Veronica Stanley Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology
Date: Mon, 08 May 2023 13:20:23 +0200 Subject: Re: Eminent Work Dear Professor To: Research in Pediatrics Neonatology <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com>
Dear Veronica Stanley, Thank you for the offer of the waiver, but what I need for the budgetary approval is a dollar amount. I’m afraid that ‘40% waiver on nominal fee’ fits no better than ‘nominal fee’. Sincerely,
Ronnie landed me with two identical missives, she must be desperate. The first found its way directly into my junk mail folder, the second was in my inbox. It turns out that pediatrics@researchcrimson.com was already on my spammers' list; pediatrics@crimsonpublisher.org has just now joined it.
Okay, it looks as if I'm gonna have to meet her half way. The processing fees for high income countries on the WttR website range from $999 for others
—presumably letters, opinions etc.—to $1999 for research. A research paper would be more than two pages, so the most expensive non-research two-page article would be the dreaded case report, ugh, at $1599. Let's go with that.
From: "Research in Pediatrics Neonatology" <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com>
Subject: Eminent Work Dear Professor
Importance: high
X-Priority: 1
Disposition-Notification-To: "Research in Pediatrics Neonatology"
<pediatrics@researchcrimson.com>
Return-Receipt-To: <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 12:09:54 +0000
From: Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology <pediatrics@crimsonpublisher.org>
Subject: Eminent Work Dear Professor
Importance: high
X-Priority: 1
Disposition-Notification-To: Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology
<pediatrics@crimsonpublisher.org>
Return-Receipt-To: <pediatrics@crimsonpublisher.org>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 12:10:01 +0000
Thank you for your prompt response. Well, we do understand your financial constraints and as per your mail we convinced our financial manager to provide best partial waiver. Please, let us type of manuscript that you are willing to submit to our journal, so that we can say exact amount for the article publication. Hope you understand my concern. Await your rapid response. Have a nice day! Sincerely, Veronica Stanley Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology
Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 15:16:56 +0200 Subject: Re: Eminent Work Dear Professor To: Research in Pediatrics Neonatology <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com>
Dear Veronica Stanley, We are currently working on a case report. Kind regards,
Now the bitch is just mail-bombing me! A 50% reduction is pretty generous. But $799 just to convert to PDF and upload to web? Sheesh!
From: "Research in Pediatrics Neonatology" <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com> Subject: Eminent Work Dear Professor Importance: high X-Priority: 1 Return-Receipt-To: <pediatrics@researchcrimson.com> Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 08:23:59 +0000
From: Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology <pediatrics@crimsonpublisher.org> Subject: Eminent Work Dear Professor Importance: high X-Priority: 1 Return-Receipt-To: <pediatrics@crimsonpublisher.org> Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 08:24:05 +0000
Thank you for your response. Let you know that the publication fee for Case report $1599 in our journal. But, considering our previous mail, we are providing 50% waiver for you. So, request to pay $799 instead of $1599. Hope this waiver makes you happy and don’t hesitate to contact fir further queries. Await your positive comeback. Have a nice day! Sincerely, Veronica Stanley Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology
Prepare to be disappointed, Ronnie! (devil)
From: Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology <pediatrics@crimsonpublication.org> Subject: One paper Dear Researcher Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:50:30 +0000
Dear Researcher, Hope you are doing well. We are in need of articles for successful release ofVolume 8 Issue 1by 26thJanuary?Is it possible for you to support us with your 2 page opinion/case report or mini review, we hope 2 page article isn't time taken for eminent people like you. We hope you won't disappoint us. Best Regards, Veronica Stanley: RPN| ISSN:2576-9200 | COSMOS Impact Factor: 3.151 Crimson Publishers, LLC, NY 10022, Support: +1 (929) 600-8049, USA If not interested, email us.