International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology
The International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology (IJACT) is a publication 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]
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| Discipline | Computer science |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Rishi Asthana |
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| History | 2012–present |
| Publisher | Research India Publications |
| Frequency | Continuous |
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| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Int. J. Adv. Comput. Technol. |
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| ISSN | 2319-7900 |
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Publication controversy edit
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), in protest of the conference's notoriety for its spamming and lax standards for paper acceptance.[6] The paper consisted essentially only of the sentence "Get me off your fucking mailing list" repeated many times, sometimes as illustrations or diagrams.[7]
In 2014, after receiving a spam email message from the International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology, Associate Professor in Information Technology at Federation University Australia Dr. Peter Vamplew B.A., B.Sc. (Hons), PhD[8] forwarded Mazières' and Kohler's old paper as an acerbic response.[9] To Vamplew's surprise, the paper was reviewed, and its appropriateness for the journal's publishing criteria was rated as "excellent" by the journal's peer-review process. It was accepted for publication with minor editorial changes.[9][5] The paper was not actually published, as Vamplew declined to pay the required US$150 article processing charge.[2] This case has led commenters to question the legitimacy of the journal as an authentic scholarly undertaking.[1][2][5][9]
References edit
- ^ a b Gonzalez, Robbie (21 November 2014). "Sham Journal Accepts Totally Absurd But Completely Appropriate Paper". io9. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c Stromberg, Joseph (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.
- ^ Connolly, Matt (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.
- ^ a b c Schuman, Rebecca (November 24, 2014). "The Bogus Academic Journal Racket Is Officially Out of Control". Browbeat (Slate's culture blog). Slate. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ Shieber, Stuart (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.
- ^ "A/Prof Peter Vamplew". 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020.
- ^ a b c Beall, Jeffrey (November 20, 2014). "Bogus Journal Accepts Profanity-Laced Anti-Spam Paper". Scholarly Open Access. Archived from the original on November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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