Buying a plot or a flat?

[farzanamili]

@R B Habib ma'am....I think if there is another option 'Both', all faculty members will cast  votes in favor of that , except faculties, people will go for flat, I assume

[abduarif]

I beg to disagree ma'am! I have reasons too! First, publishing articles in a journal is not a commodity, rather it is an intellectual exercise. Second, the publication of an article in a journal is generally not decided single handed. The Editor along with the editorial board takes decision. Third, there is the toughest step, peer review! The peers will not consider the article as an object of dowry. They will straightforward reject it if not up to the mark.

[farzanamili]

@Arif Sir...if in any way, editor influences the acceptance letter in favor of son-in-law, then what will happen? I think, only presumptions without having strong proof will not make it a dowry. But if this promise is written and signed by both-editor father-in-law and son-in-law, then this article may face challenges even if it is up to the standard! But the matter is, we are just discussing on an imaginary future problem which may or may not exist in future (till now, it is not existent as far as we know)!! We had fun on such a creative thinking!

[abduarif]

In one sense, yes! But, in another sense, article is not a commodity, it is an intellectual exercise. Moreover, it is not decided single handed. An editorial board takes the decision.

[abduarif]

@Farzana Ma'am: absolutely fine. We had fun commenting on an imaginary issue. Good luck dear Ma'am!