Science or fiction? Shadowy ‘paper mills’ let you pay to be a published author – of fraudulent research

www.theguardian.com

Science or fiction? Shadowy ‘paper mills’ let you pay to be a published author – of fraudulent research

www.theguardian.com

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science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Paper mill activity has exploded in recent years, polluting the scientific ecosystem with falsified data and compromising medical research

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