Because the paper is no longer academic enough
The Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (UAT), in a fit of modernity that surely left more than one academic desperately searching for the “print” button, has launched a call to publish digital books. Yes, those files that no one reads but that look great on the resume. Of course, with a humanist sense, because nothing humanizes more than a PDF protected by copyright.
Are you a teacher? Congratulations, you can endure the process!
The invitation is addressed to the academic staff of the UAT, both those who have full time and those who, ironically, have “free hours” (does that exist in academia?). Of course, your proposals must be original and unpublished, because copying and pasting from Wikipedia is no longer so easy since plagiarism detectors were invented. Furthermore, they must contribute to the development of science, culture or the humanities, although no one has defined what the hell that exactly means.
Those interested (or those who have no other option because their boss insisted on them) must send their masterpieces before September 30, 2025 through an institutional platform whose name seems to be taken from a random URL generator: https://sipconvocatorias.uat.edu.mx/. Of course, only with your institutional email, because if you use Gmail, you automatically lose academic seriousness points.
Requirements: more bureaucracy than in a government office
To participate, you need:
- A approval letter from the Local Publications Committee (who, of course, no one knows who they are).
- A similarity report, because Turnitin has become every academic’s worst enemy.
- The endorsement of your academic direction, because at the university, even to breathe you need permission in triplicate.
Once you overcome this Kafkaesque labyrinth, your works will be subjected to a judgment process that evaluates content, originality, relevance and quality. That is, the same thing that happens on Twitter, but with fewer memes and more APA citations. If you manage to survive, your work will receive an ISBN, that magic number that turns a file into something “official”.
And the prize? Visibility in the abyss of the Internet
The approved works will be published in 2026, just in time for no one to remember them. Of course, they will be able to show off the UAT editorial seal, which will surely impress the three people who download them. The university claims that this reinforces its scientific dissemination and offers tools for academic productivity, although we all know that what really matters is adding points for the SNI.
For the brave who still have doubts (or for those who miss the sound of a landline), UAT offers technical support in extensions that look like nuclear launch codes: 2905, 2912, 2925 and 2943. They are also on social networks, where they will surely respond to your message in 3 to 5 business days.
Do you dare to publish? Share this call with that colleague who always says “I have a book in mind” but never writes it. And if you want more content just as ironic (but just as useful), explore our other notes on the wonderful world of academia!
