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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

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

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

New AI tool identifies 1,000 'questionable' scientific journals

A team of computer scientists led by the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a new artificial intelligence platform that automatically seeks out “questionable” scientific journals. The study, ... Read More

AI tool flags over a thousand questionable scientific journals

Researchers built an AI tool that flags questionable journals, aiming to curb the spread of predatory publishing in research. (Nanowerk News) A team of computer scientists led by the University of ... 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 Dangers of Junk Science

Behind the polished facade of peer-reviewed journals lurks a growing epidemic of junk science — propped up by predatory publishers, ignored conflicts of interest, and research so bad it refuses to die ... Read More