An email to the editor of a book on innovations in IT education (who invited me to contribute an article on the philosophy of computer science):
Dear editor,
I am a professor in a small university in a developing country, and after your kind invitation in November I asked you whether authors in developing countries can get a discount price when publishing in your book (originally US$110 per page.) You replied me that your organization may consider that in the future. Unfortunately I had to decline your invitation, because my university cannot afford to pay 1300US$ for my contribution to your book.
Concerning your kind review request for the very same book in this January: I am happy to review your chapter proposals at the cost of US$110 per page. As I work in a small university in a developing country, I may consider a lower price in the future.
Best Regards
M. T.
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6 comments:
Good for you M. T.!
hehehehe
excellent!
What a way to play!
Let us know if there is any type of answer to the letter!
We need more profs with your integrity.
As they say in Internet: ROTFLMAO...
I especially love this "I may consider..."
But seriously, this is one of the best down-to-earth examples of the skewed business models rampant in scientific publishing. No wonder those guys are so afraid of Open Access movement gaining ground...
I think Kaido said it best: the pay-per-publication concept is a sham! Especially when reviewers are still doing their work for free.
The pay-per-publication concept is similar to the deal you have with the waste disposal company: you pay them to take your garbage out.
Well, things are not changing fast in the academic world.
Fun to read; I have to copycat it someday in my own dealings with the business.
Greetings from Korea, though from a non-Korean.
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