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Been getting a lot of emails from this predatory journal lately, so I decided to submit this manuscript. Stay tuned. 
https://www.longdom.org/entomology-ornithology-herpetology.html
https://www.longdom.org/entomology-ornithology-herpetology.html
I'm hoping to be added to their Field Ornithology special issue.
To be fair, I really want to know what makes a bird tick...
UPDATE: Devastating news! Desk rejection! Appreciate the quick turnaround time though. Thinking of reformatting for Nature... #PublishOrPerish
AMAZING news folks. I submitted my paper to the prestigious Scientific Journal of Research & Reviews https://irispublishers.com/sjrr/ and it was accepted! They formatted it for publication, including @stacyfarina's lovely figure! Now to come up with $1,600...
UPDATE: I emailed the âeditorâ to ask if they were a predatory journal and he assured me they werenât. He said my paper was reviewed by three experts and sent me these reviewer comments. Iâm sold.
UPDATE: I asked for a fee waiver, and after consulting with their âHigher Authoritiesâ, they agreed to publish my paper for the low low price of $1,027! A steal for such a prestigious journal!
UPDATE: To anyone still following this ridiculous saga- I told the âeditorâ I was withdrawing my paper and sending it to Nature instead. We are now apparently in an open negotiation regarding the publication fee. How low will he go???
UPDATE: These fraudsters are really desperate. Theyâve now come down from ~$1,700 to $99. Worst. Scammers. Ever. The Nigerian Prince people would be embarrassed.
FOLKS. We did it. We wore them down. WE WON. This random, sketchy, blatant scam of a predatory journal decided to publish my magnum opus FOR FREE. You can now find the final, published version in all it's glory here: https://irispublishers.com/sjrr/pdf/SJRR.MS.ID.000540.pdf
Nice writeup on this sordid tale in @TheWeek by @KathrynKrawczyk https://theweek.com/speedreads/908969/whats-deal-birds-magnificent-scientific-paper-examines
See Jerry Coyneâs commentary here. I especially like âBy the way, the authorâs name, Daniel T. Baldassarre, sounds like a hoax name, too, but heâs a real biologist...â https://twitter.com/evolutionistrue/status/1250839758634434562?s=21 https://twitter.com/Evolutionistrue/status/1250839758634434562
Had a nice chat with @RyanFMandelbaum from @Gizmodo, who wrote a great piece about predatory journals. https://gizmodo.com/sketchy-science-journal-publishes-article-titled-whats-1842924936/amp
Great science inspires great art! https://twitter.com/drnatosborne/status/1251446121299243008?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrNatOsborne/status/1251446121299243008
A nice commentary for all my Dutch friends! https://www.kijkmagazine.nl/science/rooftijdschriften-onzinartikel-gepubliceerd-wetenschappelijk-blad/
Thanks to @asher_elbein for putting together a great piece about this saga for @audubonsociety. https://twitter.com/asher_elbein/status/1253088275297972224?s=21 https://twitter.com/asher_elbein/status/1253088275297972224
Check out Episode 3 (Apr 25) at the 13:30 mark. Loved the show and thanks for the shout out! https://twitter.com/andrew_bladon/status/1254100053821718528?s=21 https://twitter.com/Andrew_Bladon/status/1254100053821718528
The folks at @OurSciencePod had a good laugh chatting about my paper (Episode 24, 11:28 mark). Give them a follow and check them out. Love the pod guys, and thanks for spreading the word! https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/neanderthal-coal-test/id1480402892?i=1000473514069
