500 rupees per publication, cheaper than water

Most of my academic life has been spent conducting research and publishing it in academic journals.

Nearly 300 publications in 30 years, with 30 of them in very significant and high-quality journals.

More than 2,000 citations.

An H-index above 20.

Even if the efforts have been rewarded academically, these figures no longer serve their purpose.

In recent years, we have been encountering academics who add another zero to the end of these figures.

We have entered an era where, even if the journals are obscure and money is paid for every publication, the score takes precedence and quality remains merely a word.

Then, the devil came to my aid as well.

As the saying goes, "help arrives when a servant is in a bind," a student who had finished their master's degree and published an article from their work came to me.

The thesis was finished, and having met the publication requirement for the article, they had earned the right to enter the defense.

I first congratulated them for publishing in a peer-reviewed journal.

We began to examine the journal together to see if it was a predatory journal.

Upon entering the website, it is clear that it is extremely professional.

The editorial board and advisory board are impressive. It is also indexed and considered by some institutions.

The publication time is an extremely short 4 hours, whereas the average publication time for the works I have done is 400 days.

They publish works for money, whereas I have never paid a dime for my publications so far, and have even received payment for some.

This journal wants 500 rupees.

25 dollars.

Cheaper than water.

When I explained my doubts and sensitivities to the student, they showed me prominent professors who had published in the journal and put me at ease.

And I began to question whether I had wasted my years.

We had been demoralizing ourselves for nothing when receiving rejections or major revisions after months of waiting.

We had been waiting 400 days for publication acceptance for nothing.

Look, it turns out it can be done in 4 days for 500 rupees.

From now on, no one can stop me.

By analyzing the data on the Turkish Standards Institution's website with ChatGPT, I have seized the chance to produce one publication every week.

Now, I am invincible.

At every senate meeting, my name will be read out, and I will lecture the veteran professors who try to hide under the table because they have few publications. My name might even be written in gold letters at the entrance of the school.

I am not that heartless, though; you should appreciate my value.

I can give the address of the journal to anyone who wants it.