A philosopher at Georgetown reports being asked to forward to the undergraduate majors at Georgetown the following "call for papers":
"Dear Georgetown University Philosophy Students,
"The Undergraduate Quarterly is now accepting submissions for
publication into the winter 2005 edition of the Journal. Aside of presenting Undergraduate Philosophy students with the rare opportunity to publish their essays, the Journal also offers a variety of generous merit based scholarships of up to $5,000.00 for the best papers of the publication. Please visit the website for more details.
"You may submit your articles on-line at:
"www.undergradquarterly.com "I look forward to reading your submissions. Sincerely, Andy M. Zaky It turns out, however, that when you go to the website, and proceed along the application process there arrives a $35 "application fee." If you get this solicitation, and still decide to pass it along, please alert your students to the fee!
Editor-In-Chief
*/The Undergraduate Quarterly/*
914 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 509
Los Angeles, CA 90024"
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Of course, real journals do not charge fees to consider work for publication. And while an undergraduate who publishes his or her work in a real peer-refereed journal is rare, undergraduates should understand that publishing in fora like this will do nothing to enhance their credentials for admission to PhD programs.
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