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We’re back, baby! 🔥 More motivated than ever and calling out predatory journals louder. Follow the fight here too ⬇️🦋 bsky.app/profile/predatoryjo… #AcademicPublishing #PredatoryJournals
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@NatureSep 21
Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense go.nature.com/4yGdbK4

AI co-scientists are revolutionizing how research is done

Nature - Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense.

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Spotting@SpottingthespotSep 19
#papermill #fraud at its best! All (!!) the authors of this paper were added during the revision process, replacing the 6 original authors! Unbelievable. @ElsevierConnect is rotten to the core! Thousands of such papers are being published.👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.202…
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🚨 Peer review crisis alert! When journals reject good science simply because they can’t find enough reviewers, the whole integrity of research is on the line. the-scientist.com/when-revie… #AcademicPublishing #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #SciencePolicy

When Reviewer Scarcity Becomes a Reason for Rejection, Scientific Integrity Is at Risk | The...

If journals reject papers due to review shortages, the peer review process itself becomes compromised.

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Predatory Journals@PredatoryReportMay 26
🚨 Researchers are pushing back against AI-generated “hallucinated” citations in scientific papers and platforms like @arxiv are starting to crack down. ☢️ nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Researchers who use hallucinated references to face arXiv ban

Nature - The preprint server is the latest to impose stiff penalties on authors who contribute to AI ‘slop’ — but not everyone is convinced it’s the right approach.

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MA Oviedo-Garcia@maoviedogarciaSep 17
I find this kind of profiles deeply intriguing 🤔 🔹1427 verified peer reviews @webofscience 🔹Sudden increase in reviewer's citations 🔹1.79 average verified peer reviews per day in 2025 🔹2024-2026➡️99.43% out of 1427 peer reviews
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🚨 Researchers are pushing back against AI-generated “hallucinated” citations in scientific papers and platforms like @arxiv are starting to crack down. ☢️ nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Researchers who use hallucinated references to face arXiv ban

Nature - The preprint server is the latest to impose stiff penalties on authors who contribute to AI ‘slop’ — but not everyone is convinced it’s the right approach.

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MA Oviedo-Garcia@maoviedogarciaMay 23
#MiniReviewMill 85 #FakeReview #CoerciveCitation @qeios @MDPIOpenAccess Reviewers 🔹Domitilla Magni @Unicatt 🇮🇹 @UoLondon 🇬🇧 🔹Anonymous 🔷6 verbatim review reports 🔷Articles to be cited: - 9 Domitilla Magni’s - 6 Manlio Del Giudice’s (Magni’s frequent co-author) 🧵
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The Journal Sleuth All about equipping yourself about the basic skills of identifying fake journals... In under an hour! For everyone in academia! Link to the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… #research @ARanganathan72 @ScienceMagazine @ScienceNews
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MA Oviedo-Garcia@maoviedogarciaMay 10
#ReviewLikeATweet #StrangerThings @MDPIOpenAccess Round 1 🥇 2 words @Vaccines_MDPI 🥈 11 words @diagnostic_mdpi 🥉 20 words @Sus_MDPI 📜 30 words @IJERPH_MDPI Is this compatible with a thorough review of the original manuscript❓ ⬇️ (links)
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MA Oviedo-Garcia@maoviedogarciaApr 18
#MiniReviewMill 80 #FakeReview #CoerciveCitation @MDPIOpenAccess @PLOSONE @WileyGlobal Reviewers 🔹Shi Yin Hebei Agricultural University 🇨🇳 🔹Anonymous 🔷16 review reports 🔷21 Shi Yin’s articles to be cited 🧵
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Retraction Watch@RetractionWatchApr 14
"Academic fraud may be the symptom of a much more systemic problem." voxweb.nl/en/academic-fraud-…

‘Academic fraud may be the symptom of a much more systemic problem’ - Vox magazine

OPINION - It is not surprising that a case of scientific fraud occasionally comes to light, according to associate professor Empirical Political Science Alex Lehr. ‘Many of us are doing our stinking...

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Ramón A. Feenstra@R_FeenstraJan 28
¿Hay alternativa a la locura de precios de las APCs de la ruta de "oro" del acceso abierto?📖 En @Revista_REDOC, analizamos las revistas de filosofía en España: un ecosistema que supone una alternativa real a las APCs. 👇 redc.revistas.csic.es/index.… #CienciaAbierta #OpenAccess #RRI
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MA Oviedo-Garcia@maoviedogarciaJan 24
#MiniReviewMill 68 #FakeReview #CoerciveCitation @MDPIOpenAccess Reviewers 🔹Miqdam T. Chaichan @uottechnology1 🇮🇶 @Soharuniv 🇴🇲 🔹Salam J. Yaqoob @ujaen 🇪🇸 🔷5 almost verbatim review reports 🔷4 Miqdam T. Chaichan’s articles to be cited 🧵
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Scientific Reports @SciReports is full of fake and low quality papers. #Predatory 🧐⚠️
Spotting@Spottingthespot6 Dec 2025
This AI generated piece of crap published only roughly 3 weeks ago has already been retracted! As long as enough media pays attention to it, retractions can go fast.... Go figure! A lot still to be retracted by @SpringerNature , for sure in @SciReports 👇 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-2…
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⚠️🚨 Science of the Total Environment has been removed from Web of Science in Nov. 2025 after retractions due to review-fraud and quality failures. Its publisher @ElsevierConnect raked in massive profits while “mega-publishing” suspect papers. 🤑🤡 english.elpais.com/science-t…

The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing

One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5...

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⚠️🚨 Science of the Total Environment has been removed from Web of Science in Nov. 2025 after retractions due to review-fraud and quality failures. Its publisher @ElsevierConnect raked in massive profits while “mega-publishing” suspect papers. 🤑🤡 english.elpais.com/science-t…

The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing

One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5...

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MA Oviedo-Garcia@maoviedogarcia8 Dec 2025
#CoerciveCitation @qeios @MDPIOpenAccess Reviewers 🔹Meisam Mahdavi @ujaen 🇪🇸 @unb_oficial 🇧🇷 🔹Anonymous 🔷3 review reports 🔷5 Meisam Mahdavi’s articles to be cited 🧵
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🧪 After 25 years, a landmark study claiming the herbicide Glyphosate/Roundup was “safe” has been officially retracted, due to ghost-writing and clear conflicts of interest. What was once scientific “proof” now collapses. #Science #Glyphosate #Retracted ☣️ theguardian.com/us-news/2025…

Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Serious ethical concerns’

Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence

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🧪 After 25 years, a landmark study claiming the herbicide Glyphosate/Roundup was “safe” has been officially retracted, due to ghost-writing and clear conflicts of interest. What was once scientific “proof” now collapses. #Science #Glyphosate #Retracted ☣️ theguardian.com/us-news/2025…

Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Serious ethical concerns’

Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence

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Scientific Reports @SciReports is full of fake and low quality papers. #Predatory 🧐⚠️
Spotting@Spottingthespot6 Dec 2025
This AI generated piece of crap published only roughly 3 weeks ago has already been retracted! As long as enough media pays attention to it, retractions can go fast.... Go figure! A lot still to be retracted by @SpringerNature , for sure in @SciReports 👇 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-2…
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