Scientific News Fake Papers Are Contaminating The World’s Scientific Literature, Fueling A Corrupt Industry And Slowing Legitimate Lifesaving Medical Research

Study sheds light on how reams of fake scientific papers are getting into literature

The number of scientific papers flagged as fraudulent has been growing. Now a new paper sheds light on how it’s being done. Researchers found loose networks of unscrupulous editors working with ... Read More

The Black Market for Fake Science Is Growing Faster Than Legitimate Research, Study Warns

A new study by researchers at Northwestern University has set off alarm bells about the future of academic research, warning that the publication of fraudulent science is growing at a faster rate than ... Read More

Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds

A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half. By Carl Zimmer For years, whistle-blowers have warned that ... Read More

Fake scientific publications are a serious and growing problem, Northwestern University researchers say

Researchers at Northwestern University said the number of junk scientific publications is growing, and bad actors are profiting. "These people are ruining it for all of us," said Northwestern ... Read More

Scientific Journals Can’t Keep Up With Flood of Fake Papers

A growing tide of fake papers is flooding the scientific record and proliferating faster than current checks can rid them from the system, scientists warn. The source of the trouble is “paper mills,” ... Read More

Paper Chase: A Global Industry Fuels Scientific Fraud in the U.S.

In southern India, a new enterprise called Peer Publicon Consultancy offers a full suite of services to scientific researchers. It will not only write a scholarly paper for a fee but also guarantee ... Read More

White House Health Report Included Fake Citations

A report on children’s health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist. By Dani Blum and Maggie Astor The Trump administration released a ... Read More