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Predatory Publishing

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science1 month ago•6 min saved

Predatory publisher lists scientist on fake paper, bills him to retract

A medical publisher, Walsh Medical Media, attached University of Buffalo researcher Laertis Ikonomou’s name to a paper he did not write and then tried to charge 499 euros to remove it; when he refused, the journal swapped his name with a fictitious author. One editor-in-chief admitted he never worked with the journal. Labeled predatory and tied to the OMICS network, the case underscores a troubling pattern of author-name misuse in dubious journals.

via Boing Boing|

#authorship-misuse #laertis-ikonomou #omics

science1 month ago•5 min saved

Impersonated Author Sparks Retraction Fee Scandal at Predatory Publisher

A University of Buffalo associate professor found his name listed as an author on a commentary he did not write in Walsh Medical Media’s Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis. After requesting removal, the publisher demanded a withdrawal fee (about €400–€499) and then changed the authorship, while the editors‑in‑chief did not respond. The current listed author’s affiliation cannot be verified, raising questions about the article’s legitimacy. Retraction Watch suggests a broader pattern of name misuse by the publisher, notes past links to OMICS, and highlights concerns about predatory publishing and improper editorial practices.

via Retraction Watch|

#author-misattribution #omics-connections #predatory-publishing

science7 months ago•2 min saved

AI Uncovers Over 1,000 Fake Scientific Journals

A US-developed AI tool analyzed over 15,200 open-access journals, flagging more than 1,400 as potentially fraudulent, with over 1,000 confirmed as predatory, to help improve the integrity of academic publishing. The system uses website pattern analysis and is intended as a prescreening aid for human reviewers, not a replacement, and future accessibility to universities and publishers is planned.

via Times of India|

#academic-integrity #ai #predatory-publishing

science-and-technology7 months ago•4 min saved

AI Uncovers Over 1,000 Fake Science Journals to Protect Research Integrity

A team of computer scientists developed an AI-based classifier to identify questionable open access scientific journals, which often prioritize fees over editorial quality, aiming to combat the proliferation of predatory publishing and improve scientific integrity.

via theregister.com|

#ai-detection #open-access-journals #predatory-publishing