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Sorry to bother again, but these predatory journals are criminals. They use superlatives, such as “impressive expertise”. See below.
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From:
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject:
</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[Particles] (ISSN: 2571-712X) Invitation to Contribute to 'Particles' with a Full Waiver</b><br>
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date:
</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 12, 2024 at 5:04:12 AM CST<br>
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To:
</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><carlos.bertulani@tamuc.edu><br>
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<p>Dear Dr. Bertulani,</p>
<p>We hope this email finds you well. Given your impressive expertise and significant contributions to the field, on behalf of our Editor-in-Chief, we cordially invite you to submit your next research paper or review article to
<i>Particles</i> (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/particles">https://www.mdpi.com/journal/particles</a>) free of charge.
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<i>Particles</i> (ISSN 2571-712X) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published quarterly online by MDPI, containing research in the areas of nuclear physics and particle physics. Topics also include related domains of experimental/theoretical high-energy
physics and particle astrophysics. This journal has been included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, IF 1.4) and Scopus (CiteScore 3.3). Benefits when publishing with
<i>Particles</i>: <br>
1. Open access; <br>
2. High visibility; <br>
3. Rapid publication times upon acceptance. <br>
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If you are interested, please send us a short abstract or a tentative title for initial checking, and an expected submission date for our reference. Please refer to the instructions for manuscript preparation at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/particles/instructions">
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/particles/instructions</a>, a guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available here.<br>
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Once your manuscript is ready, please submit it via the online manuscript submission and editorial system at:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=particles">http://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=particles</a><br>
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We sincerely hope that you can accept this invitation. Please do let us know if you have any questions, and we look forward to hearing from you.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
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Mr. Ethan Zhang</p>
Managing Editor<br>
<i>Particles</i> (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mdpi.com/journal/particles">http://www.mdpi.com/journal/particles</a>)<br>
Indexed by ESCI (IF 1.4), Scopus CiteScore: 3.3 <br>
Twitter: @Particles_MDPI
<p>Editor's Choice Articles:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/Particles/editors_choice">https://www.mdpi.com/journal/Particles/editors_choice</a><br>
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