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573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?

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The Crisis of Academic Integrity in Open Access Publishing

This chapter explores the ethical challenges faced by Hindawi, an academic publisher, due to the rise of paper mills exploiting the open-access model. It presents significant concerns regarding the integrity of research as profit-driven practices lead to an alarming number of paper retractions.

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