A call for research to address the threat of paper mills
Research paper mills are covert organizations that provide low-quality or fabricated manuscripts to paying clients. As members of the United2Act Research Working Group, we propose 5 key research questions on paper mills that require resourcing and support.
Authors
- Jana Christopher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-3368)
- Sarah Elaine Eaton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0607-6287)
- Anna Abalkina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-4907)
- Nick Wise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7619-7477)
- Jennifer Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-8347)
- Ulf Scheffler
- Jennifer Anne Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8923-0587)
- Nitin Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5597-597X)
- Olufolake Akinduro-Aje
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- John Wiley & Sons (Germany) (DE)
- Taylor Wimpey (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Springer Nature (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Cambridge University Press (GB)
- Taylor and Francis (United Kingdom)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Biology
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002931
- Citations
- 33
- Primary Topic
- Digital and Cyber Forensics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 25.71
Funders
- University of Aberdeen
- National Health and Medical Research Council