Publishing: The peer-review scam

Cat Ferguson, Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky
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Cat Ferguson: Cat Ferguson, Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky are the staff writer and two co-founders, respectively, of Retraction Watch in New York City.
Adam Marcus: Cat Ferguson, Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky are the staff writer and two co-founders, respectively, of Retraction Watch in New York City.
Ivan Oransky: Cat Ferguson, Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky are the staff writer and two co-founders, respectively, of Retraction Watch in New York City.

Nature, 2014, vol. 515, issue 7528, 480-482

Abstract: When a handful of authors were caught reviewing their own papers, it exposed weaknesses in modern publishing systems. Editors are trying to plug the holes.

Date: 2014
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