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A call for research to address the threat of paper mills

Jennifer A. Byrne, Anna Abalkina, Olufolake Akinduro-Aje, Jana Christopher, Sarah Elaine Eaton, Nitin Joshi, Ulf Scheffler, Nick Wise, Jennifer Wright

2024PLoS Biology36 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Research paper mills are covert organizations that provide low-quality or fabricated manuscripts to paying clients. As members of the United2Act Research Working Group, we propose 5 key research questions on paper mills that require resourcing and support.

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BiologyCovertKey (lock)EcologyPhilosophyLinguisticsDigital and Cyber ForensicsDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
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