Beware, yaar—if a journal asks for APC before peer review or offers “advertised co-author slots,” it’s like a tune that’s off-key. I learned the hard way when I paid for a co-author slot in ‘International Journal of Mountain Research,’ only to find my name attached to a paper I’d never read. The shame still stings, like a wrong note in a quiet raga. Now I teach my students: real research grows slowly, like deodar roots, never bought.
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