Dr. Ram Yogendra

They'll say, well, you need to get it in a highly respected, high impact factor journal. And now, you know, there's a lot of these predatory journals out there. Unfortunately, many researchers with really good research have to resort to publishing their papers on there because they just don't have an opportunity or a chance to even go through the peer review process.

They'll say, well, you need to get it in a highly respected, high impact factor journal. And now, you know, there's a lot of these predatory journals out there. Unfortunately, many researchers with really good research have to resort to publishing their papers on there because they just don't have an opportunity or a chance to even go through the peer review process.

Then when it does get published, there's a group of, you know, the scientists and researchers that are going to look in and say, well, you publish it in, you know, Bob's international journal of, you know, immunology out of someone's garage. So it completely gets discredited at any of the data. And that is not, not taking, not taken seriously. So that was the challenge that we faced.

Then when it does get published, there's a group of, you know, the scientists and researchers that are going to look in and say, well, you publish it in, you know, Bob's international journal of, you know, immunology out of someone's garage. So it completely gets discredited at any of the data. And that is not, not taking, not taken seriously. So that was the challenge that we faced.

Yeah. So we, 2022 trying to get it through 2023 one of the journals said yes but it took us about six months for it to go through peer review because they wrote back to me after six months says we cannot find anyone to peer review the paper

Yeah. So we, 2022 trying to get it through 2023 one of the journals said yes but it took us about six months for it to go through peer review because they wrote back to me after six months says we cannot find anyone to peer review the paper

no one will we've sent it out to about i would i want to say they said between 20 and 30 of people experts and they said no one they said it's highly unusual that we have this response um but they finally got it through um there were four reviewers one rejected the paper without any comments one refused to review the paper and the other two I'm fully transparent with this information out there.

no one will we've sent it out to about i would i want to say they said between 20 and 30 of people experts and they said no one they said it's highly unusual that we have this response um but they finally got it through um there were four reviewers one rejected the paper without any comments one refused to review the paper and the other two I'm fully transparent with this information out there.

So if someone wants to look at my Twitter timeline, I pin this whole ordeal on that. What two other reviewers wrote to us, the reviewer, and gave four out of five stars, said that minor revisions needed and they endorsed it for publication. So Bruce and I are like, well, finally, we're going to get this paper published. And this is August of 2023.

So if someone wants to look at my Twitter timeline, I pin this whole ordeal on that. What two other reviewers wrote to us, the reviewer, and gave four out of five stars, said that minor revisions needed and they endorsed it for publication. So Bruce and I are like, well, finally, we're going to get this paper published. And this is August of 2023.

Well, finally, about two weeks later, a specialty editor gets involved and says we are rejecting the paper. And we don't know the reason why. Just said paper is not a fit for the journal. And that was it. And at that point, I was almost two and a half years of just trying to get this to peer review. And to be honest with you, it was just so emotionally taxing. You know, we're self-funded, Bruce.

Well, finally, about two weeks later, a specialty editor gets involved and says we are rejecting the paper. And we don't know the reason why. Just said paper is not a fit for the journal. And that was it. And at that point, I was almost two and a half years of just trying to get this to peer review. And to be honest with you, it was just so emotionally taxing. You know, we're self-funded, Bruce.

I mean, Drew, Bruce and I are self-funded. You know, we don't get any pharma money or government money or anything. We spend our own money on this. And it was just emotionally just draining. I see.

I mean, Drew, Bruce and I are self-funded. You know, we don't get any pharma money or government money or anything. We spend our own money on this. And it was just emotionally just draining. I see.

Oh, well, the PTSD is still there. And I'll tell you why.

Oh, well, the PTSD is still there. And I'll tell you why.

I see it.

I see it.

So you know what? I didn't know if we were going to ever resubmit the paper again. It's about six journals we went through this. And, you know, when the election happened on November 5th,

So you know what? I didn't know if we were going to ever resubmit the paper again. It's about six journals we went through this. And, you know, when the election happened on November 5th,