And how did it end? Was it published? Did they get off the fucking mailing list? Wikipedia doesn’t say.
It does:
…the paper was reviewed, and its appropriateness for the journal’s publishing criteria was rated as “excellent” by the journal’s peer-review process. It was accepted for publication with minor editorial changes. The paper was not actually published, as Vamplew declined to pay the required US$150 article processing charge. This case has led commenters to question the legitimacy of the journal as an authentic scholarly undertaking.
The paper was not actually published, as Vamplew declined to pay the required US$150 article processing charge
At first I was like “come on! Do it for the bit!”, but then I remembered that, far from having the “make a Broadway sized song and dance number telling mining mogul Bob Murray to eat shit”* money of Last Week Tonight, scientists tend to be less than extravagant in their capital holdings…
What a way to end the season, though! ❤️😂
*which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2020
