ICLR gets record submissions; authors' journal spam emails hit records too
wandedob · x · 2026-09-20
A bit of research-community gallows humor: ICLR is receiving a record number of submissions, and the author reports a record number of journal solicitation emails as well — ending with a dry "I see a good solution," poking fun at academic publishing: the more crowded the conferences, the more predatory-journal spam follows.
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