Scammers impersonate guest editors to get sham papers published

Holly Else

Nature, 2021, vol. 599, issue 7885, 361-361

Abstract: Hundreds of junk-science papers have been retracted from reputable journals after fraudsters used ‘special issues’ to manipulate the publication process. And the problem is growing.

Keywords: Scientific community; Publishing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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