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

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 new analysis has uncovered strategies, including fabricated research and paid authorships and citations, by which organised scientific fraud is increasing and undermining the integrity of science at ...

New study warns of pervasive scientific fraud, revealing organized actors behind industrialized academic misconduct worldwide ...

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

Organized networks are infiltrating the academic publishing system to promote fake science, say experts investigating research fraud. A new study highlights the major challenge for modern science.

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

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

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

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

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