#fakecitations — Public Fediverse posts
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CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
More evidence catching #publishers at gaming their journal impact factor (#JIF).
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03771"Sneaked references are references registered in the metadata of publications without being listed in reference section or in the full text of the actual publications where they ought to be found. We document here 80,205 references sneaked in metadata of the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (#IJISRT). These sneaked references are registered with Crossref and all cite -- thus benefit -- this same journal."