Exploring the underground world of paper mills selling authorship for scientific papers, revealing ties to organized crime and global spread of shady online brokers. Raises concerns about the integrity of academic journals and individuals involved in publication processes.
A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. To find out what’s driving this trend, Ian Sample speaks to Ivan Oransky, whose organisation Retraction Watch has been monitoring the growing numbers of retractions for more than a decade, and hears from blogger Sholto David, who recently made headlines when he spotted mistakes in research from a leading US cancer institute.. Help support our independent journalism at
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