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Lisa Weitemeier, Lea Wolz, and Lara Schwenner researched paper mills for this ARD/Studio Q documentary.
#PaperMills
#ResearchIntegrity
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How bad #science is becoming big business
"te emergence of an #organised, systematic approach to #scientific #fraud. Tis incls #papermills churn'g out formulaic #research articles, brokerages guarantee'g publication for a fee & predatory journals tt bypass quality assurance entirely. These orgn's disguise themselves behind respectable sound'g labels eg “editing services” or “academic consultants”. In reality their biz model depends on corrupting te #scientificprocess" 1/2
https://theconversation.com/how-bad-science-is-becoming-big-business-262821?ref=inline-article -
A powerful new study (Richardson et al., @PNASNews 2025) reveals the scale of systematic research fraud: fake papers are doubling every 1.5 years - ten times faster than real science. Retractions and deindexing can't keep up. Journals look away. Universities stay silent. Ministries protect their own.
:doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2420092122
The authors call for independent, conflict-free structures with real power to act.
#ResearchFraud #ScientificIntegrity #PaperMills #AcademicEthics