Pollution on Publishing Platforms Now-a-days, any manuscript on any topic under the sun can be published within a month, irrespective of quality. To become an author or an editor is no crime, rather it is a noble task but the kind of publications (both print and digital) that are overcrowding the bookshelves and online journals/platforms often throw the sensitive reader/writer into deep mental turmoil. The situation turns grave when most people in academia (mostly in higher education) go on publication spree. https://www.boloji.com/articles/55402/pollution-on-publishing-platforms