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PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. That's truly scary.

Reply to icymist (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2023, 10:01 PM

May 2023

I've been slightly aware of fake papers for some time now. I wonder if they are more common in certain sciences than others.

I think I'll ask My Son The Astronomer if he's aware of fake papers in his field. I'm going to guess the answer will be no, because there would be less incentive to publish them, and more pushback for ones which are published. Just a guess here.

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Fake scientific papers are alarmingly common [View all] icymist May 2023 OP

That's truly scary. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #1

Somebody cited pubmed to me the other day to validate some absurd claim. niyad May 2023 #2

Wow! n/t Lulu KC May 2023 #4

Crazy and scary 🤯 Beakybird May 2023 #3

garbage science Steve_N May 2023 #5

Welcome to DU! RussBLib May 2023 #6

The first question is why a preprint is being used as source material for an article in Science. xocetaceans May 2023 #7

"Publish or perish" incentivize paper mills and now AI. BadgerKid May 2023 #8