Journal Publishing processing fee

[deleted815127]

I am a third year medical student. Recently, I got an email about publishing my article at a journal. I had an article I thought would be a good fit, so I sent in my article. Our communication was via email and things were going fine, in fact my article was accepted.

I was talking to my adviser yesterday who mentioned that sometimes journals require fees for processing and publishing. I asked them this for the first time, via email and they directed to me a website that says I owe 3,019 dollars.

I explained to them, not to publish my article and I cannot pay as I am solely on FAFSA I cannot afford this or any payment.

What are my options?

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[Animalcules]

This is a phishing journal. Do not pay.

 

[deleted815127]

This is a phishing journal. Do not pay.

I swear I had no idea, can they sue me legally or have me kicked out of medical school?

 

[Animalcules]

Is it published? Did they disclose fees? I doubt they will try. Just ignore them and their emails.

 

[deleted815127]

Is it published? Did they disclose fees? I doubt they will try. Just ignore them and their emails.

Not published, they told me it was accepted. No, they did not disclose fees in our email communication, it is on their website. However, as I mentioned before, we were communicating via email only so far.

Anyway, I will ignore them.

 

[Goro]

This is a phishing journal. Do not pay.

These are also known as predatory or vanity journals.

 

[Goro]

I swear I had no idea, can they sue me legally or have me kicked out of medical school?

NO!!!
Many of these are based in India, or in people's homes (do a google street address search on thier addresses).

Just tell them that you have no money to pay publication fees.

 

[HomeSkool]

Recently, I got an email about publishing my article at a journal.

Respectable, legitimate journals don't contact you. You contact them. Then your paper gets peer-reviewed and sent back to you for revision. Only then is your revised paper accepted for publication.

I asked them this for the first time, via email and they directed to me a website that says I owe 3,019 dollars.

There are a couple ways to solve this. You could get a cash advance on your credit card, use it to buy a money order, and send that to them. Alternatively, cut the tag off a mattress, draw an obscene symbol on the back, and mail that to them inside a birthday card in which you've written, "Bite me."

Anyway, I will ignore them.

I strongly advise you not to do this. You could have so much more fun with the mattress tag option!

 

[Goro]

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There are a couple ways to solve this. You could get a cash advance on your credit card, use it to buy a money order, and send that to them. Alternatively, cut the tag off a mattress, draw an obscene symbol on the back, and mail that to them inside a birthday card in which you've written, "Bite me."

I strongly advise you not to do this. You could have so much more fun with the mattress tag option!

Gawd, this guy kills me!

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

Just resubmit to JAOA they are free publishing