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Medical journals complain of 'harassment' from Justice Department

At least three medical journals have received letters from the U.S. Department of Justice that questioned their editorial practices and standards, prompting several journals to push back and assert ... Read More

AI exposes 1,000+ fake science journals

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have unveiled an AI-powered system designed to expose predatory scientific journals—those that trick scientists into paying for publication without ... Read More

Study: Fraudulent scientific research outpacing legitimate journals

The rise of "fake" science poses a serious threat to the integrity of academic research, a new study warns. A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ... Read More

Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department

The letters began arriving at medical journals around the country over the last few weeks. "It has been brought to my attention that more and more journals and publications … are conceding that they ... Read More

CU Boulder AI tool finds 1,000 predatory science journals

The false idea that vaccines cause autism began when a fraudulent 1998 study was published by British doctor Andrew Wakefield — a claim that spread misinformation that continued for decades. “There ... Read More

AI Tool Helps Scientists Expose Predatory Journals And Protect Research Integrity

A new AI platform offers a "firewall for science," flagging questionable journals that exploit researchers for profit, giving human experts a powerful ally in protecting the credibility of academic ... Read More

CU Boulder Scientists Use AI to Find Fake Science Journals

(TNS) — The false idea that vaccines cause autism began when a fraudulent 1998 study was published by British doctor Andrew Wakefield — a claim that spread misinformation that continued for decades. Read More

RFK Jr. May Despise Top Medical Journals, but MAHA Report Still Cites Them

Although HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has threatened to prevent federal researchers from publishing studies in premier medical journals, his "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) report did not ... Read More

U.S. attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity'

The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent a letter this week to the editor of a scientific journal for chest doctors, implying that the journal was partisan and asking a series of ... Read More

The Scary Implications of U.S. Government Attacks on Medical Journals

In April, I decided to make public a leaked letter from the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to the editor-in-chief of CHEST, a leading pulmonology and critical care journal. I did so ... Read More