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A Bucknell University course-based research project has culminated in a peer-reviewed publication, illustrating how hands-on ...
The Nature study, published in November 2023, attracted significant media attention because it claimed that an autonomous ...
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A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half. By Carl Zimmer For years, whistle-blowers have warned that ...
Preprints.org, operated by open-access publisher MDPI, cited its "withdrawal policy" as a whole, but no specific reason, for ...
In an industry where publications affect promotions and grant acceptances, this delay is significant, said the study, conducted by the University of Nevada, USA and published in PLOS Biology.