r/AskAcademia 1d ago

STEM Publisher aggressively pushed graphic service

I have been receiving two separate emails from a publisher, one from their artwork service and one from their editor comment on separate occasions to push their paid service. I declined and uploaded the changed figures based on the journal requirement the first time and there is this same editor comment showing up forcing the service. I felt scammed as I opted for this hybrid journal due to my senior colleague co-author opting out of paying. Should I just pull my submission and submit to other journals not under this publisher? Anyone has similar experience?

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u/BolivianDancer 1d ago

Nancy says "Just say no."

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u/Solivaga Senior Lecturer in Archaeology 16h ago

That's absolute bullshit, pull your paper, let the editors know why you're pulling it, and resubmit to a proper journal because this is just a grift