How the Proliferation of Fraudulent Scientific Papers Is Threatening the Integrity of Cancer Research There is a perception among many scientists that scientific fraud is a rare occurrence, resulting from the actions of a few isolated bad actors. However, an extensive investigation by Reese A.K. Richa...

Map downfall of US #scientific_leadership! Fraudulent scientific papers ( #Predatory_Publishing) degraded US research. Publishers gained huge sums of money! Government rebuilt research structure to match, taking political & financial power over universities' research departments to continue #game.

Estimating the predictability of questionable open-access journals AI screening of journals identifies over a thousand questionable journals, helping experts review where it is needed most.

Cas d'usage de l'IA pour la recherche : le suivi à grande échelle des revues prédatrices OA. Ca marche pas mal, mais un contrôle humain rigoureux reste nécessaire, et il faut constamment s'adapter aux tactiques des éditeurs douteux.
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Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research ‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.

#Fake papers are contaminating the world’s #scientific #literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research (via @arstechnica.com)

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