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Valuy@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers

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Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers

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Valuy@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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An analysis of 97 million references has found that rates of fabricated citations have climbed steeply since 2023.
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      Funny you should say that, because neither authors nor reviewers get paid.

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          It is a case where the “greed is good” neoliberal mantra works in the stupidest way possible, especially in the age of self publishing.

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        More papers = more pay.

        The researchers don’t work for free either.

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          Maybe in academia. Maybe. Papers will only get you so far at one stage in your academic career. Things change once you move up the ladder.

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