Tag: Paper Mills
Global Dataset Reveals Expanding Market for Purchased Authorship in Academic Publishing
A newly compiled dataset has shed light on the scale and pricing structure of the market for purchased authorship in academic research, highlighting o [...]
Special Issue Faces Major Withdrawals After Compromised Review Process Identified
A leading medical journal has withdrawn the majority of articles from a special issue published in 2019 after identifying serious concerns related to [...]
Suspicious Preprints Raise Concerns Over Citation Manipulation in Scholarly Publishing
A routine citation check by a data scientist has uncovered a network of fabricated academic papers, raising fresh concerns about the misuse of preprin [...]
Energy Journal Retracts Multiple Papers Over Unapproved Authorship Changes and Questionable Submission Details
A peer-reviewed energy journal published by Elsevier has withdrawn six articles from its 2022 issues after identifying irregularities related to autho [...]
Medical Journal Flags Over 120 Trial Protocol Papers Following Extended Integrity Review
A major medical journal has issued expressions of concern for more than 120 published study protocols after questions were raised about their registra [...]
Wiley Journal Retracts 26 Papers Over Compromised Peer Review Process
Environmental Toxicology, a journal published by Wiley, has recently retracted 26 research articles due to concerns over a compromised peer review pro [...]
United2Act Initiative: Combating the Threat of Paper Mills in Scholarly Publishing
The integrity of scholarly publishing is a cornerstone of academic progress, yet it faces a persistent threat from unethical practices such as those p [...]
Asian Network for Scientific Information Joins UNITED2ACT to Combat Paper Mills in Scholarly Publishing
The Asian Network for Scientific Information (ANSInet) has announced its partnership with UNITED2ACT, a global coalition dedicated to addressing the e [...]
Unveiling the Features of Paper Mill Products: A Deep Dive into a Persistent Threat to Scholarly Integrity
The academic publishing landscape, celebrated for advancing knowledge and fostering innovation, is increasingly shadowed by unethical practices. Among [...]
To What Extent Are Researchers and Scholars Aware of Paper Mills? An Exploration
The growing presence of paper mills—organizations that produce and sell fraudulent research papers—poses a severe challenge to academic integrity. How [...]