Fake scientific papers are alarmingly common.
But new tools show promise in tackling growing
symptom of academia’s “publish or perish” culture
by Jeffrey Barinard, ScienceInsider, MAy 9, 2023
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Fake Publications in Biomedical Science: Red-flagging
Method Indicates Mass Production by Bernhard A. Sabel,
Emely Knaack, Gerd Gigerenzer, Mirela Bilc
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University investigation found prominent spider
biologist fabricated, falsified data. Co-authors of
now-retracted papers from Jonathan Pruitt were sent
summarized findings that the scientist violated
McMaster University’s research integrity policy.
By Cluadia Lopez Lloreda, ScienceInsider, May 11, 2023
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