The overall sentiment reflects strong agreement on the gravity of the issue, with frequent references to recognizing signs like ghost-written papers and fabricated data, driven by words such as 'detect', 'recognize', and 'practical steps'. The tone combines concern with urgency, emphasizing the need for vigilance and ethical responsibility, which illustrates deep engagement and high perceived impact.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most discussions strongly agree on the seriousness of paper mills and the importance of detection methods, emphasizing the scientific integrity implications.
InterestHigh interest
Participants are highly engaged with the topic, referencing practical detection strategies, such as recognizing ghostwriting and fabricated data, which show active interest.
EngagementHigh engagement
Multiple comments provide detailed insights and solutions, indicating deep engagement, including mentions of practical steps and validated concerns.
ImpactHigh impact
The discussions highlight the significant impact of paper mills on research quality, with repeated references to detection techniques and ethical considerations, signaling a broad influence.
Abstract in brief
Paper mills exploit the pressure on academics and doctors to publish by offering fake or ghostwritten research papers, which can be difficult for journals and reviewers to detect.
These fraudulent manuscripts often share common traits, such as similar templates, generic hypotheses, manipulated images, and errors that can help identify them.
The text suggests practical measures for editors and reviewers to spot and address publications possibly created with help from paper mills, ensuring scientific integrity.]
Fortunately #papermill publications can be detected- the signs are there for those who look @MicrobiomDigest ... Our @FEBS_Letters commentary also describes how to recognize biomedical manuscripts/ publications that may have come from #papermills https://t.co/SrMbiI1FZd https://t.co/Ae0VEOv0Jc
We will start with a paper that has a couple of red flags suggestive of a scientific paper mill product.
Read more about #papermills here:
https://t.co/5KEF8A2XJF (with @JAByrneSci and @Image_Integrity)
or:
https://t.co/EFJMfNtgCo
or:
https://t.co/3vy4nTBxnI https://t.co/ZqhFbNBCKF
Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills?" - Jennifer A. Byrne, Jana Christopher.
https://t.co/BnUeKmINgx
@jmhidalgo @PuntoFinalOf https://t.co/OrMP1DHspL
Nov 7, 2023 · 19 likes · 11 shares · 1,061 followersView post →
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FEBS Open Bio
@FEBSOpenBio · X
⚖@JAByrneSci kicks off the Publication ethics session #FEBS2023 by providing tips on evaluating the literature and how to identify plausible research papers
✅For an introduction to paper mills, check out:
https://t.co/bowXCGxnRd https://t.co/CcsvZy1JS9
A cause of the pressure to publish in academia, especially in China, Russia, and Iran, where many doctors pay companies to write fake research papers. This video discusses the scandal, published articles, and methods to…
This video discusses the challenges of identifying fake research papers produced by paper mills. It highlights common traits like template usage, manipulated images, and generic hypotheses, offering practical tips for…
We will start with a paper that has a couple of red flags suggestive of a scientific paper mill product.
Read more about #papermills here:
https://t.co/5KEF8A2XJF (with @JAByrneSci and @Image_Integrity)
or:
https://t.co/EFJMfNtgCo
or:
https://t.co/3vy4nTBxnI https://t.co/ZqhFbNBCKF
Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills? - Byrne - 2020 - FEBS Letters - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/RKCCv03o99
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
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Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo
@juantifico · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Feb 6, 2024 · 11 shares · 582 followersView post →
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Posgrado de la Facultad de Letras - UNMSM
@PGLetras_UNMSM · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Feb 6, 2024 · 11 shares · 407 followersView post →
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Alonso Estrada Cuzcano
@aloestcuz · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Feb 5, 2024 · 11 shares · 1,953 followersView post →
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cackerman21
@cackerman21 · X
Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills?
https://t.co/BAnPMsdrgT https://t.co/byTdYlqhiG
RT @bioinformer: "Whereas quantitative or numeric data shown in graphs and tables can be _easily fabricated_ ..." @JAByrneSci https://t.co…
Nov 13, 2023 · 1 share · 1,953 followersView post →
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Jonathan Jacobs
@bioinformer · X
"Whereas quantitative or numeric data shown in graphs and tables can be _easily fabricated_ ..." @JAByrneSci https://t.co/x1nJzqZq3m
(emphasis mine)
also I read "quantitative" and "numeric" as #genomics data
Nov 13, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 10,178 followersView post →
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un profe semiotista
@garciacontto · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Nov 8, 2023 · 11 shares · 2,752 followersView post →
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César-Espinoza
@espinozauro · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills?
Via @FEBS_Letters
https://t.co/Sl797kvK9N
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
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Letras (Lima) - UNMSM
@LetrasLima · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Nov 7, 2023 · 11 shares · 3,017 followersView post →
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Rita Calixto
@DeJuncoYCapuli · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Nov 7, 2023 · 11 shares · 315 followersView post →
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Percy Mayta-Tristán
@MaytaTristan · X
RT @aloestcuz: Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and pee…
Nov 7, 2023 · 11 shares · 20,628 followersView post →
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Alonso Estrada Cuzcano
@aloestcuz · X
Artículo sobre la "granja de los científicos". "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills?" - Jennifer A. Byrne, Jana Christopher.
https://t.co/BnUeKmINgx
@jmhidalgo @PuntoFinalOf https://t.co/OrMP1DHspL
Nov 7, 2023 · 19 likes · 11 shares · 1,061 followersView post →
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FEBS
@FEBSnews · X
RT @FEBSOpenBio: ⚖@JAByrneSci kicks off the Publication ethics session #FEBS2023 by providing tips on evaluating the literature and how to…
⚖@JAByrneSci kicks off the Publication ethics session #FEBS2023 by providing tips on evaluating the literature and how to identify plausible research papers
✅For an introduction to paper mills, check out:
https://t.co/bowXCGxnRd https://t.co/CcsvZy1JS9
@StutteringLabUW @sqcai @ElsevierConnect @sciencedirect Hi. @kateewatkins copied me in to this. I'm interested in fraudulent paper mills - this looks like an example.
https://t.co/L0SpKRqWor
Can you please give me the doi for the paper. Thanks
Aug 28, 2022 · 1 like · 36,850 followersView post →
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Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills? - Byrne - 2020 - FEBS Letters - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/AbAyjeK9P5
"Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can ##journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and #publications from #papermills?
by Jennifer A Byrne & Jana Christopher @Image_Integrity.
Great article from @FEBSnews below.
#peerreview
https://t.co/RXfFXt3vJe
An important analysis of the growing problem of paper mills and how editors can detect their fraudulent products. FEBS Press https://t.co/PYgLvcj4oV
Sep 19, 2020 · 1 like · 2 shares · 6,515 followersView post →
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ke_mosotho
@MENKagiso · X
RT @diffusionediti1: FEBS Press https://t.co/Mmnw8x5vaL
#naughty
New ways to identify papers that have been created, ghost-written by 'pa…
Aug 28, 2020 · 2 shares · 889 followersView post →
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#Past3AmSquad
@past3amsquad · X
RT @diffusionediti1: FEBS Press https://t.co/Mmnw8x5vaL
#naughty
New ways to identify papers that have been created, ghost-written by 'pa…
Aug 28, 2020 · 2 shares · 7,087 followersView post →
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diffusionediting
@diffusionediti1 · X
FEBS Press https://t.co/Mmnw8x5vaL
#naughty
New ways to identify papers that have been created, ghost-written by 'paper mills'
#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #scicomm #phdchat #academicpublishing #Past3amSquad #MedTwitter
Aug 27, 2020 · 2 shares · 796 followersView post →
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Mathias Maelle
@mathiasmaelleb · X
Detecting manuscripts and publications from paper mills https://t.co/8x9YBVqeJt #Detecting #PaperMills
Fortunately #papermill publications can be detected- the signs are there for those who look @MicrobiomDigest ... Our @FEBS_Letters commentary also describes how to recognize biomedical manuscripts/ publications that may have come from #papermills https://t.co/SrMbiI1FZd https://t.co/Ae0VEOv0Jc
May 29, 2020 · 111 shares · 14,011 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
Sadly, we've also reported paper series involving under-studied genes in different cancer types. Read and weep: https://t.co/F2KDO8aF6R, https://t.co/8qfBtMPIA0, https://t.co/1w5axjiUMy, https://t.co/LJTEPyGrDp, https://t.co/SrMbiI1FZd @gcabanac @cathellis13 @Cell_Detective https://t.co/YGFQAZi2Xv
May 29, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,953 followersView post →
Paper Mills; digital magic, or the dark arts of 21st century #STEM #publishing, and how to fight it. #ethics
https://t.co/yWuRGo3e4u https://t.co/eSbNC3S2OM
RT @HHS_ORI: .@HHS_ORI grantee @JAByrneSci discusses detecting publications from paper mills in this @FEBS_Letters commentary: https://t.co…
Mar 4, 2020 · 1 share · 5,101 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @HHS_ORI: .@HHS_ORI grantee @JAByrneSci discusses detecting publications from paper mills in this @FEBS_Letters commentary: https://t.co…
Mar 2, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,953 followersView post →
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رمزي الزهراني
@Makkitter · X
RT @HHS_ORI: .@HHS_ORI grantee @JAByrneSci discusses detecting publications from paper mills in this @FEBS_Letters commentary: https://t.co…
Mar 2, 2020 · 2 shares · 12,705 followersView post →
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Research Integrity
@HHS_ORI · X
.@HHS_ORI grantee @JAByrneSci discusses detecting publications from paper mills in this @FEBS_Letters commentary: https://t.co/jXDLEkS2uM
Mar 2, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 5,932 followersView post →
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Paperpile
@paperpile · X
Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills? https://t.co/SstmMBgGMK
Mar 1, 2020 · 1 like · 17,208 followersView post →
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Michael Willis
@mwillispub · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 26, 2020 · 35 shares · 1,077 followersView post →
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Julie Simpson
@ResearchEthics2 · X
RT @HHS_ORI: .@JAByrneSci article proposes steps to recognize manuscripts produced with assistance from paper mills. https://t.co/9su1ckkjx…
Feb 26, 2020 · 4 shares · 644 followersView post →
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HEADT Centre
@headt_centre · X
RT @HHS_ORI: .@JAByrneSci article proposes steps to recognize manuscripts produced with assistance from paper mills. https://t.co/9su1ckkjx…
Feb 26, 2020 · 4 shares · 138 followersView post →
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Peter John Houweling
@houweling_peter · X
RT @HHS_ORI: .@JAByrneSci article proposes steps to recognize manuscripts produced with assistance from paper mills. https://t.co/9su1ckkjx…
Feb 25, 2020 · 4 shares · 341 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @HHS_ORI: .@JAByrneSci article proposes steps to recognize manuscripts produced with assistance from paper mills. https://t.co/9su1ckkjx…
Feb 25, 2020 · 4 shares · 1,953 followersView post →
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C. Oliver Morton
@C_OliverMorton · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 25, 2020 · 35 shares · 625 followersView post →
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Research Integrity
@HHS_ORI · X
.@JAByrneSci article proposes steps to recognize manuscripts produced with assistance from paper mills. https://t.co/9su1ckkjxj #ResearchIntegrity
Feb 25, 2020 · 7 likes · 4 shares · 5,932 followersView post →
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ASMB
@amsocmatbio · X
RT @FEBS_Letters: Beware of #Papermills. Jennifer Byrne @Sydney_Uni and our #imageintegrity specialist Jana Christopher provide practical s…
Feb 25, 2020 · 5 shares · 1,732 followersView post →
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FEBS
@FEBSnews · X
RT @FEBS_Letters: Beware of #Papermills. Jennifer Byrne @Sydney_Uni and our #imageintegrity specialist Jana Christopher provide practical s…
Feb 25, 2020 · 5 shares · 5,572 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @FEBS_Letters: Beware of #Papermills. Jennifer Byrne @Sydney_Uni and our #imageintegrity specialist Jana Christopher provide practical s…
Feb 24, 2020 · 5 shares · 1,953 followersView post →
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Antonio J Vallecillo, PhD
@Vallecillo_AJ · X
RT @FEBS_Letters: Beware of #Papermills. Jennifer Byrne @Sydney_Uni and our #imageintegrity specialist Jana Christopher provide practical s…
Feb 24, 2020 · 5 shares · 530 followersView post →
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FEBS Letters
@FEBS_Letters · X
Beware of #Papermills. Jennifer Byrne @Sydney_Uni and our #imageintegrity specialist Jana Christopher provide practical steps for recognizing and responding to manuscripts from papermills in this #ScientistsForum article →https://t.co/uSknOwiODc @JAByrneSci @FEBSnews #peerreview https://t.co/LRu0izEHAX
Feb 24, 2020 · 6 likes · 5 shares · 2,694 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @lakemedel: A must read about #papermills / fake science by @JAByrneSci & Jana Christopher
https://t.co/UihCIlEfBw
Feb 22, 2020 · 1 share · 1,953 followersView post →
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Prof Renae Ryan
@renaemryan1 · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 21, 2020 · 35 shares · 2,710 followersView post →
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נעמProf Miryam Ysrael Campbell
@f_k_campbell · X
RT @RetractionWatch: "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and public…
Feb 21, 2020 · 5 shares · 2,001 followersView post →
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Mikael Hoffmann
@lakemedel · X
A must read about #papermills / fake science by @JAByrneSci & Jana Christopher
https://t.co/UihCIlEfBw
Feb 21, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,047 followersView post →
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HEADT Centre
@headt_centre · X
RT @RetractionWatch: "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and public…
Feb 21, 2020 · 5 shares · 138 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @Leandra2848: “Paper mills are believed to be fueled by unrealistic publication requirements or quotas, combined with monetary publicati…
Feb 21, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,953 followersView post →
Feb 20, 2020 · 11 likes · 6 shares · 45,307 followersView post →
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Alfredo Collosa
@AlfredoCollosa · X
RT @Leandra2848: “Paper mills are believed to be fueled by unrealistic publication requirements or quotas, combined with monetary publicati…
Feb 20, 2020 · 2 shares · 3,421 followersView post →
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Leandra Lederman
@Leandra2848 · X
“Paper mills are believed to be fueled by unrealistic publication requirements or quotas, combined with monetary publication rewards to authors”. That’s the Incentive/Pressure prong of the Fraud Triangle. Publication means Opportunity prong is met, too. https://t.co/JL37VS7R4t
Feb 20, 2020 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 2,639 followersView post →
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Leandra Lederman
@Leandra2848 · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 20, 2020 · 35 shares · 2,639 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @RetractionWatch: "Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and public…
Feb 20, 2020 · 5 shares · 1,953 followersView post →
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Retraction Watch
@RetractionWatch · X
"Digital magic, or the dark arts of the 21st century—how can journals and peer reviewers detect manuscripts and publications from paper mills?" ask @JAByrneSci and Jana Christopher. https://t.co/YATeEqqfk9
Feb 20, 2020 · 5 likes · 5 shares · 90,812 followersView post →
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Dre Sandrine Caburet
@SCaburet · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 20, 2020 · 35 shares · 242 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @PavelProsselkov: "...unrealistic requirements for academics and medical doctors to publish in scientific journals, combined with moneta…
Feb 20, 2020 · 1 share · 1,953 followersView post →
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Prof Jennifer Byrne
@JAByrneSci · X
RT @SaeedDoroudiani: This recent paper addresses a critical issue for peer reviewers: "paper mills" phenomenon.
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FEBS Press https…
Feb 20, 2020 · 1 share · 1,953 followersView post →
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Pavel_Prosselkov
@PavelProsselkov · X
"...unrealistic requirements for academics and medical doctors to publish in scientific journals, combined with monetary publication rewards, have led to forms of contract cheating offered by organizations known as paper mills" https://t.co/oJnHeMiW4v
Feb 20, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 3,791 followersView post →
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Alexis Le Faucheur
@AlexLeFaucheur · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 222 followersView post →
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Elisabeth Bik
@MicrobiomDigest · X
RT @Bio_Lab_UNIVPM: Paper mill is a terrible reality
Feb 19, 2020 · 1 share · 144,399 followersView post →
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Bioenergetics Lab
@Bio_Lab_UNIVPM · X
Paper mill is a terrible reality
Feb 19, 2020 · 7 likes · 1 share · 746 followersView post →
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dxbarradas
@dxbarradas · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 572 followersView post →
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Nicolas Aguilar
@nicolasaguilar · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 1,758 followersView post →
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Signe E. Åsberg, PhD
@BananaFurby · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 531 followersView post →
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Sharif حلا
@drshala · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 1,857 followersView post →
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Malak Althgafi
@MalakAbed · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 43,642 followersView post →
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Elisabeth Bik
@MicrobiomDigest · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 144,399 followersView post →
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Juan Pablo Tosar
@jptosar · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 2,574 followersView post →
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Saeed Doroudiani, MSc/PhD, PEng
@SaeedDoroudiani · X
This recent paper addresses a critical issue for peer reviewers: "paper mills" phenomenon.
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FEBS Press https://t.co/GxEny49rPl
Feb 19, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 941 followersView post →
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sic
@kimvie · X
RT @JAByrneSci: If you worry about the impact of #PredatoryJournals you should also worry about paper mills... please, please read our new…
Feb 19, 2020 · 35 shares · 2,527 followersView post →
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The Dark Sides of Modern Science: Knowledge Production and ...
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DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13747 7. S. Mallapaty. China's research-misconduct rules target 'paper mills' that churn out fake studies, 2020. DOI: 10.1038/d41586 ...
doi:10.1002/1873-3468.13747. Leader Reviews programme. BiO and The Company of Biologists Hackett, R., Moulton, O. C. and Raff, J. W. (2013). Passing the test ...
https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.13747. Author contributions Acknowledgements. Conceptualisation: We are grateful for the feedback and advice received