The midi-chlorian is the powerhouse of the cell

[Malleus_Incus_Stapes]

To test just how low the quality bar is for exploitative predatory journals, a prominent neuroscientist has tricked four publications into accepting a totally fake paper about midi-chlorians – the entirely fictional life forms in Star Wars that make ‘the force’ possible.

May the Farce be with them.

[steatopygia]

It’s been done before. Yet the BS journals are at least as numerous as before. What is the answer? The pressure to publish is greater than ever.