I submitted our article to a journal, after the peer-review round, they asked for a publishing fee along with a gallery proof file of the submitted article. Politely, I promptly responded that I do not have a financial allocation for my project and we asked to withdraw the submitted article. I did not receive any reply from the journal for 10 days and afterward, I sent a confirmation on my previous email that if I do not receive a reply within 48 hrs, then I will consider that the submitted article is withdrawn and I thanked them.
Unsurprisingly, I noticed that my submitted article is published by the journal without my consent and my correction on the sent gallery proof file after three weeks!
I have contacted them through responding on the emails cascade to journal but they do not respond to me to clarify what is going on.
In such this case what should I do?
Thank you in advance
I think that you have encountered a predatory journal. However - they do not usually publish prior to publication. I would imagine that they will be chasing you up soon fro publication costs. You could, potentially, win out of this case i.e. - have a publication and be able to claim that you tried to withdraw your case if they pursue you.
I agree with Dean. It sounds like one of the predatory journals. Next time please go through submission guideline and check if there are fees to pay for publications. Consult your institution for accredited journals and also have an updated list of predatory journals.
For now I will suggest you calm down if they come after you for their fees send them your email showing your intention not to proceed with publication that they ignored.
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