[liberationtech] Journal of Universal Rejection (JofUR)

David Johnson david at bostonreview.net
Thu Mar 17 10:28:38 PDT 2011


I submit only to JUR. That way, I can say that the only reason I haven't
published anything yet is that I have high standards.


On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Yosem Companys <companys at stanford.edu>wrote:

> http://www.universalrejection.org/
>
> A taste:
>
> The founding principle of the Journal of Universal Rejection (JofUR)  is
> rejection.  Universal rejection.  That is to say, all submissions,
> regardless of  quality, will be rejected.  Despite that apparent drawback,
> here are a number of reasons you may choose to submit to the JofUR:
>
>   - You can send your manuscript here without suffering waves of  anxiety
> regarding the eventual fate of your submission.  You know with 100%
> certainty that it will not be accepted for publication.
>  - There are no page-fees.
>  - You may claim to have submitted to the most prestigious journal (judged
> by acceptance rate).
>  - The JofUR is one-of-a-kind.  Merely submitting work to it may be
> considered a badge of honor.
>  - You retain complete rights to your work, and are free to resubmit to
> other journals even before our review process is complete.
>  - Decisions are often (though not always) rendered within hours of
> submission.
>
>
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