So I really don't get the so called hoax with the critical theory journals making the rounds. I'm pretty confident that I could write a paper in either IR theory or political theory that stakes out a claim that I fundamentally disagree with and get it through peer review. I know the literatures well and I know the writing conventions and I know lots of "tricks of the trade" (not in a sinister sense, just in terms of "here is a good way to frame something", etc.)