Predatory Journals
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🚨 Researchers are pushing back against AI-generated “hallucinated” citations in scientific papers and platforms like @arxiv.bsky.social are starting to crack down. ☢️ www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Researchers who use hallucinated references to face arXiv ban
The preprint server is the latest to impose stiff penalties on authors who contribute to AI ‘slop’ — but not everyone is convinced it’s the right approach.
nature.com
Elsevier retracts the least and reinstates the most, new analysis finds. The study also found a tenth publisher to be an outlier in terms of reasons for retraction.
Elsevier retracts the least and reinstates the most, new analysis finds
Frequencies of reasons 10 publishers have given for retracting articles (source). While Elsevier outcompetes other publishers in terms of sheer volume, it also has the lowest retraction rate and hi…
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‘Academic fraud may be the symptom of a much more systemic problem’ www.voxweb.nl/en/academic-...
‘Academic fraud may be the symptom of a much more systemic problem’ - Vox magazine
OPINION - It is not surprising that a case of scientific fraud occasionally comes to light, according to associate professor Empirical Political Science Alex Lehr. ‘Many of us are doing our stinking b...
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Another AI-generated, low-quality paper just got retracted from Scientific Reports — and fast. 👀⚠️ The spotlight works: media pressure accelerates corrections. But let’s be honest… there’s still a long queue of questionable studies waiting for action at @springernature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415...
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP
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🧪 After 25 years, a landmark study claiming the herbicide Glyphosate (and Roundup) was “safe” has been officially retracted — due to ghost-writing and clear conflicts of interest. What was once scientific “proof” now collapses. #Science #Glyphosate #Retracted ☣️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Serious ethical concerns’
Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence
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⚠️🚨 Science of the Total Environment has been removed from Web of Science in Nov. 2025 after retractions due to review-fraud and quality failures. Its publisher @ElsevierConnect raked in massive profits while “mega-publishing” suspect papers. 🤑🤡 english.elpais.com/science-tech...
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...
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⚠️🚨 Science of the Total Environment has been removed from Web of Science in Nov. 2025 after retractions due to review-fraud and quality failures. Its publisher @ElsevierConnect raked in massive profits while “mega-publishing” suspect papers. 🤑🤡 english.elpais.com/science-tech...
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...
english.elpais.com
🧪 After 25 years, a landmark study claiming the herbicide Glyphosate (and Roundup) was “safe” has been officially retracted — due to ghost-writing and clear conflicts of interest. What was once scientific “proof” now collapses. #Science #Glyphosate #Retracted ☣️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Serious ethical concerns’
Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence
theguardian.com
Another AI-generated, low-quality paper just got retracted from Scientific Reports — and fast. 👀⚠️ The spotlight works: media pressure accelerates corrections. But let’s be honest… there’s still a long queue of questionable studies waiting for action at @springernature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415...
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP
doi.org
🚨 Peer review crisis alert! When journals reject good science simply because they can’t find enough reviewers, the whole integrity of research is on the line. www.the-scientist.com/when-reviewe... #AcademicPublishing #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #SciencePolicy
When Reviewer Scarcity Becomes a Reason for Rejection, Scientific Integrity Is at Risk
If journals reject papers due to review shortages, the peer review process itself becomes compromised.
the-scientist.com
This list can really assist peers in avoiding predatory publishers: www.predatoryjournals.org @predatoryjournals.org I have been receiving plenty of generic emails to join editorial boards in MDPI and Frontiers. At exactly the same time, friends receive the same generic emails..
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1/6 🚨 Springer Nature is retracting an entire book on machine learning. Why? It was full of plagiarized content, nonsensical claims, and had no proper peer review. 🤮 Retraction Watch: 1 Springer’s credibility: 0
Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · last yr.Springer Nature to retract machine learning book following Retraction Watch coverage The move comes two weeks after we reported on the book’s fake references.
Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews go.nature.com/4mXJjn6
‘Lipstick on a pig’: how to fight back against a peer-review bully
Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews.
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📄 Study compared ~443 “legit” vs ~555 suspected predatory articles. Predatory ones tend to be shorter, use common office fonts, stick to A4 page size, and show simpler metadata. Visual fingerprints can help spot low-quality journals. 👀 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Evaluating the visual design of science publications—a quantitative approach comparing legitimate and predatory journal papers - Scientometrics
The rise of predatory publishing poses a significant challenge to the integrity of scientific research, potentially undermining the credibility of scholarly communications. As parts of the academic co...
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🧵1: Peer Review Is Cracking. Researchers are churning out papers to survive. Peer reviewers are overwhelmed. Editors chase quantity, not quality. It's not science—it’s a paper factory. Reform is urgent, or public trust will collapse. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Scientific publishing needs urgent reform to retain trust in research process | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article on how too many low-quality papers and journals are being churned out
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"If Trump wants to eliminate fraud at universities, why gut research integrity agencies?"
If Trump wants to eliminate fraud at universities, why gut research integrity agencies? - The Boston Globe
Universities, journals, regulators all have a role in identifying scientific misconduct.
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🧵1. Predatory journals aren’t just a nuisance—they erode trust in science. A new #AI tool just scanned ~15k journals & flagged over 1k suspicious outlets. Could this be the watchdog science needs? 🧠🔎 #ResearchIntegrity #Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Estimating the predictability of questionable open-access journals
AI screening of journals identifies over a thousand questionable journals, helping experts review where it is needed most.
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🧵1: Peer Review Is Cracking. Researchers are churning out papers to survive. Peer reviewers are overwhelmed. Editors chase quantity, not quality. It's not science—it’s a paper factory. Reform is urgent, or public trust will collapse. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Scientific publishing needs urgent reform to retain trust in research process | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article on how too many low-quality papers and journals are being churned out
theguardian.com
How science should NOT be done: testing the effects of CBD on cat fear...by scaring the cats so much they urinated...and no IACUC (institutional animal use committee) approval? Why? oh, because it's a predatory MDPI/Animals journal...calling @amcell.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
1/6 🚨 Springer Nature is retracting an entire book on machine learning. Why? It was full of plagiarized content, nonsensical claims, and had no proper peer review. 🤮 Retraction Watch: 1 Springer’s credibility: 0
Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · last yr.Springer Nature to retract machine learning book following Retraction Watch coverage The move comes two weeks after we reported on the book’s fake references.
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
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‘Mind-boggling’: US CDC orders gender-related terms cut from scientific papers www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Mind-boggling’: US CDC orders gender-related terms cut from scientific papers
Mandate from health agency is response to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on ‘woke ideology’ and has big implications for researchers.
nature.com
"Detecting fraud ‘is a job for professionals, not peer reviewers’" @elisabethbik.bsky.social #ResearchIntegrity www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Detecting fraud ‘is a job for professionals, not peer reviewers’ - Research Professional News
Integrity investigator Elisabeth Bik urges publishers, journals and institutions to take responsibility
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🚨 ICMJE should certify legitimate journals to combat the rise of predatory ones? 🔍 Fake journals mimic real ones, trap authors, and pollute science. ✅ A global seal of trust could protect research integrity? 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #AcademicPublishing #PredatoryJournals
ICMJE Should Create a Certification Process to Identify Predatory Journals
To the Editor A recent Editorial1 by editors representing the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) highlighted the pressing issues surrounding predatory journals. Although the ch...
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💰 Authorship for sale. 🧐 A Nature investigation exposes how paper mills sell fake authorship slots—and corrupt the scientific record. 🧪 Science is being hijacked for a price. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41... #AcademicIntegrity #PaperMills #ScienceFraud
Authorship for sale: Nature investigates how paper mills work
Companies selling authorship slots thrive in a culture that equates success with a strong publication record. Customers, sleuths and the shadowy owner of a paper mill explain why.
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Researchers studying research must avoid the temptation to get too stuck in the academic weeds https://go.nature.com/4eDITPB
Metascience can improve science — but it must be useful to society, too
Researchers studying research must avoid the temptation to get too stuck in the academic weeds.
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🚨 Starting June 16, Nature now automatically publishes peer‑review reports + author responses with every new primary research paper—no more opt‑in. It’s transparency by default, aimed at demystifying science for all. ⬇️ group.springernature.com/gp/group/med... 🔗 #OpenScience #Transparency
Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with citations that appear to be made up? Intern Rita Aksenfeld's first story for Retraction Watch
Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations
Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with citations that appear to be made up? If not, you might want to pass on purchasing Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Ad…
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🚨 Starting June 16, Nature now automatically publishes peer‑review reports + author responses with every new primary research paper—no more opt‑in. It’s transparency by default, aimed at demystifying science for all. ⬇️ group.springernature.com/gp/group/med... 🔗 #OpenScience #Transparency
