From the inbox:
On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 6:25 PM, [journal editor] [email protected] wrote:
Dear dr John Whitehead,
We are mindful of the demands on your time, and in light of your considerable expertise in this field we would be pleased if you would consider reviewing for the journal, [journal name], the manuscript titled "[paper title]"...
I'm thinking Christmas Eve, really? Dude needs to chill.
From the inbox:
On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 6:12 PM, [journal editor] [email protected] wrote:
[snip]
Dear dr John Whitehead,
You were recently invited to review the above manuscript, by as yet we have not received your reply. Due to time restrictions we have decided to proceed with evaluating this manuscript without your input.
I hope that you understand this decision. Thank you for your past efforts on behalf of the journal, and I hope that we may utilize your services as a reviewer again in the future. ...
Yes, I totally understand! From my perspective this worked itself out perfectly since the abuse of free labor is likely to only get worse. And please correct the typos in your automatically generated email.
I also received two automatically generated late review reminders in the wee hours of Christmas morning. I submitted one review yesterday (ugh) and am printing the second paper right now (ugh).
So much for not working this week.
At least I'm not working for pay!
