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M. Apostol, Apr. 24, 2008
I may understand from your two letters of declination that the IJTP would not be interested in such subjects as those discussed in these papers. However, you may admit that such subjects are closely related to well-known difficulties in the theory of the General Relativity, like the energy-matter pseudo-tensor, or the Schwarzschild radius. If we, practising researchers, and learned journals like the IJTP are not interested in the difficulties of a theory, then in what would we and you be interested? In propagating consensus? In consensual writings and publications? This is useless. There is no point in being interested, as researchers, in what is known, or admited, the object of the scientific research is the Unknown, not the Known.
I found the two papers by Mr Crothers very interesting, even if debatable. These papers, as any others, deserve the minimal consideration from a highly respected journal as the IJTP of being subjected to the reviewing proces, even a cursory one. They can be accepted for publication or can be rejected, but the IJTP must give, at least minimal, reasons for whatever decision. For instance, you can say simply "we do not understand these papers". But, if unfortunately, you choose to treat them as unwelcome, there would be no reason whatsoever for such a treatment.
And this is what worries me seriously.
Sincerely,
M. Apostol
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On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 17:26 -0700, Stephen Crothers wrote
The Editorial Board, IJTP
David Finkelstein
Mohsen Shiri-garakani
Sheldon L. Glashow
Christopher Isham
Heinrich Saller
Tsung-Dao Lee
Roger Penrose
Sylvia Pulmannová
Rafael D. Sorkin
Leonard Susskind
Andrzej Trautman
Steven Weinberg
Chen-Ning Yang
Dear Editorial Board IJTP,
Please provide me and all the scientists, philosophers and thinkers
privy to this email with answers to the following two questions.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen J. Crothers.
Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:36 AM
Subject: Editor's decision on IJTP1960
mailed-by editorialmanager.com
Dear Mr. Stephen J. Crothers,
I have received the decision from the Editor on your manuscript,
IJTP1960 "Point-Mass Singularities, Energy and the Two-Body Problem in
Einstein's Gravitational Field"
We thank you for your kind offer to let us publish your manuscript,but regret to inform you that we have decided not to accept your offer. The paper did not undergo technical review and is not being declined for any technical error. We wish you every success in finding an alternative place of publication.
With best regards,
International Journal of Theoretical Physics
H. Saller
Editor in Chief
Date: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 3:36 PM
Subject Re: Editor's decision on IJTP1960
mailed-bygmail.com
Dear Prof. Saller,
Please advise as to why my paper has been declined.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen J. Crothers.
Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:37 AM
Subject Editor's decision on IJTP1962
Mailed-by editorialmanager.com
Dear Mr. Stephen J. Crothers,
I have received the decision from the Editor on your manuscript,
IJTP1962 "Concerning Radii in Einstein's Gravitational Field"
We thank you for your kind offer to let us publish your manuscript,but regret to inform you that we have decided not to accept your offer. The paper did not undergo technical review and is not being declined for any technical error. We wish you every success in finding an alternative place of publication.
With best regards,
International Journal of Theoretical Physics
H. Saller
Editor in Chief
Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 3:35 PM
subject Re: Editor's decision on IJTP1962
mailed-bygmail.com
Dear Prof. Saller,
Please advise as to why my paper has been declined.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen J. Crothers.