The point of this, as posted previously, is given in this 2014 post: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scholarlyoa.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;20&#x2F;bogus-journal-accepts-profanity-laced-anti-spam-paper&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scholarlyoa.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;20&#x2F;bogus-journal-accepts-pro...</a>  (also previously submitted to HN as <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vox.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;21&#x2F;7259207&#x2F;scientific-paper-scam" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vox.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;21&#x2F;7259207&#x2F;scientific-paper-scam</a>)<p>Essentially, predatory journals spam scientists, seeking to publish their paper for a small fee.  Someone wrote this in 2005 as a joke response to spammy conference invites, then someone else more recently sent this to one of those predatory journals.<p>&gt;After receiving a spam email from the International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology, Dr. Peter Vamplew of Federation University Australia’s School of Engineering and Information Technology sent the anti-spam article as a reply to the spam email without any other message, expecting that they might open it and read it, but not that it would be considered for publication.<p>&gt;To his surprise, the journal accepted the paper and sent him an acceptance email that had two PDF attachments. One was a formal statement of acceptance and the second was the reviewer report.<p>&gt;It’s clear from examining the reviewer report that the same filled-out form is used for most or all submissions. Certainly, no peer review was completed despite the journal’s claim to be a peer reviewed journal. The acceptance indicates that the next step for Associate Professor Vamplew is to wire USD $150 to the bank account of Tej Pal Singh, and the paper will be published, but I don’t think he’ll be doing that.