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A 2023 paper by Stuart Harris questioning the link between carbon dioxide and climate change was retracted by the journal Atmosphere on September 16 due to significant errors. The article, which gained widespread attention on social media, contained factual inaccuracies regarding data sources and historical timelines. Experts described the work as chaotic and unsupported by peer review standards.
Two major open-access publishers, MDPI and Frontiers, have been accused of excessive self-citation to inflate their journal impact factors, according to a study on SocArXiv. The study found that these publishers' journals have significantly higher self-citation rates compared to others, raising concerns about citation manipulation. Both publishers deny encouraging such practices and claim to have measures in place to monitor and prevent unethical citation behavior.
ResearchGate, an academic social networking site, faces challenges and backlash from the academic community due to a deal with MDPI, a scholarly publisher. Some researchers are considering deleting their accounts due to concerns about the flood of mediocre papers and pointless alerts. Despite the criticisms, many academics still find ResearchGate useful for keeping up with scientific literature and sharing papers, although they are also exploring alternative methods for tracking relevant literature.