[LINK] quite a racket

[Jan Whitaker]

Now, you gotta admit, it takes balls to send a solicitation to spend my 
time researching and writing a piece for THEIR publication and then charge 
me for the 'privilege' [minimum E400, about what, $800AUD?].  Are these 
guys nuts or what? [I know, publish or perish has taken a turn, but I'm not 
an academic relying on this for my professional advancement]  A new form of 
'telemarketing' I guess.   Read on.....

Jan

>Delivered-To: jwhit at numbat.melbpc.org.au
>Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:19:38 +0100
>From: IPSI Transactions Special Issues <ipsitrans at vreme.yubc.net>
>Subject: Call for IPSI Transactions Special Issues in 2005/6; c/ba
>To: jwhit at melbpc.org.au
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>Dear potential Speaker:  [sic: would be author, wouldn't it?]
>
>We are pleased to inform you that both IPSI Transactions journals are 
>planing some special issues in late 2005 and early 2006, and you are 
>welcome to submit your paper(s), until the deadlines listed below!
>
>IPSI Transactions on Internet Research:
>
>March 31, 2005 -
>Special Issue on E-Education: Concepts and Infrastructure
>
>June 30, 2005 -
>Special Issue on E-Business: Concepts and Infrastructure
>
>
>IPSI Transactions on Advanced Research:
>
>March 31, 2005 -
>Special Issue on the Research with Multidisciplinary Elements
>
>June 30, 2005 -
>Special Issue on the Research with Interdisciplinary Elements
>
>Each submitted paper first undergoes the editor review, and those who pass 
>this first stage are sent to 12 external experts for a rigorous review; 
>decisions are made after at least 6 external reviewers respond! The review 
>is free of charge, but the authors of the accepted papers ar expected to 
>pay the publication fee of E400 per paper (if 4 or 5 or 6 pages of the 
>TIR/TAR format), and the additional fee of E100 per page, for each extra 
>page, till the maximum of 10 pages.
>
>Rigorous reviewing is the major strength of IPSI journals, which is the 
>major contributor to their high quality! Soft copies of the existing 
>issues of TIR and TAR can be seen at the web, and hard copies can be 
>obtained on a special request by email, as indicated on the web, where can 
>find all information!
>
>Sincerely yours,
>
>Prof. Dr. Veljko Milutinovic, Editor-in-Chief
>
>P.S. If you need aditional information, please reply to this e-mail.


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