A new study shows the ways that networks of researchers, editors and journals are cooperating to publish large numbers of ...

A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every ...

Without better guardrails, researchers will not be able to trust the scientific literature and might end up wasting time and ...

For years, whistleblowers have warned that fake results are sneaking into the scientific literature at an increasing pace. A ...

A study by Northwestern University researchers found the publication of fraudulent science now outpaces the growth rate of ...

From fabricated research to paid authorships and citations, organized scientific fraud is on the rise, according to a new ...

A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ever-increasing pace, researchers ...

The source of the trouble is “paper mills,” businesses or individuals that charge fees to publish fake studies in legitimate ...

The extent of fraudulent papers in the scientific literature is growing exponentially and goes far beyond isolated events, ...

The study, published in the journal PNAS, says the publication of fraudulent research is outpacing the growth of legitimate ...

A study from Northwestern University, Michigan, in the United States has revealed the scale, complexity and industrialisation ...