{"id":8047,"date":"2016-04-02T08:46:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T12:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/?p=8047"},"modified":"2019-08-25T12:20:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T16:20:41","slug":"you-too-can-have-fun-with-academic-spam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/index.php\/you-too-can-have-fun-with-academic-spam\/2016\/04\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"You Too Can Have Fun with Academic Spam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like most doctors who work at academic medical centers, I get a fair amount of “academic spam” — invitations to bogus meetings that take place in some exotic\u00a0or at least warm place (China, Dubai, and Orlando are favorites), efforts\u00a0to sell me monoclonal antibodies or, more recently, CRISPR-altered mice, and of course requests\u00a0to contribute research papers\u00a0or review articles to made-up journals.<\/p>\n

These efforts must make money because, well, otherwise they wouldn’t exist.<\/p>\n

So here’s a wonderful opportunity that recently came my way (some details changed to protect the “innocent”, but assuredly I haven’t changed the writing style or font colors one bit):<\/p>\n

\n
Editorial Board Membership: Wilkie\u00a0Renal Disorders<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Dear Dr. Paul E,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Greetings of the day!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
It is an excited endeavor to start a new open access journal in the field of Medicine. At the onset, we would like to invite you to join us as an <\/span>Honourable Editorial Board Member of Wilkie\u00a0Renal Disorders<\/b><\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Wilkie\u00a0Renal Disorders <\/b><\/span>is an open access, peer reviewed, scholarly journal dedicated to publishing articles in all areas. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for Nephrologists, researchers, physicians, and other health professionals to find most recent advances in the areas of clinical and experimental <\/span>renal disorders<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Please visit our journal at:<\/span> http:\/\/wilkiepublishinggroup.com\/wilkie-renal-disorders\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
If you are interested, kindly provide your short <\/span>CV<\/b><\/span> full contact details along with expertise keywords of your ongoing research work.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
We await your reply with interest.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Best regards,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Samantha Farnsworth<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Editorial office- <\/span>\u00a0Wilkie Renal Disorders<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
# 54 Turniptown\u00a0Way, <\/span>
\nNEW JERSEY 08831, USA<\/span>
\nTel: +1-201-698-7575<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can imagine how excited I was to receive this invitation. Quickly, I replied as follows:<\/p>\n

Dear Samantha:<\/p>\n

Greetings of the day back to you! I\u2019d be honoured to accept your invitation to be on the Honourable Editorial Board of \u201cWilkie Renal Disorders\u201d. Here are my demands, which an impressive journal like yours no doubt will find easy to fulfill:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \"green<\/a>That you provide me board certification in nephrology, as I am currently trained only in bloodletting and bicycle repair.<\/li>\n
  2. That you continue to refer to me as \u201cDr. Paul E.\u201d The \u201cSax\u201d part was always tricky for people to spell, and took too long to write.<\/li>\n
  3. That during Editorial Board meetings, you allow me to bring my companion pet lizard, a green iguana whose name is Oscar. He\u2019d appreciate a name tag during the meetings so that he feels like part of the team! Attached please find a photo so you’ll recognize him when he comes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I look forward to a long and productive working relationship!<\/p>\n

    Regards,
    \nPaul E.<\/p>\n

    Haven’t heard back yet. Maybe they have a “no iguanas” policy for their renal journal.<\/p>\n

    But the good news is that the next day the same publishing company invited me to be on the board of their Orthopedics journal, which I hear is much more liberal with companion pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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