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Reminds me of Business Secrets of the Pharaohs [0]. But does anyone actually enter in to this process without understanding what it is? Looks like is is a widely known practice [1].

[0] http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2012-12/...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_open_access_publishi...

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Editor: Nothing's happening and you guys are behind on ad impressions. Anyone have content ideas?

"Freelance" Journalist: Oh! I could do a creative writing prompt as an "Anonymous Academic," sexing up the ordinary academic publishing world with an expose. Bitter college kids will eat that up on social media.

Editor: Guess that works. Run it!