Bibliometric Land Mines

An essay in the gonzo journalism tradition examining fabricated citations, citation farming, and the epistemological consequences of AI-generated literature for scientific publishing. Written in collaboration with a language model.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-05-09
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20097050
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scientometrics and bibliometrics research
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Bibliometric Land Mines

Vladimir Vasilenko
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
scientometrics and bibliometrics research
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Bibliometric Land Mines

Vladimir Vasilenko
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Abstract

An essay in the gonzo journalism tradition examining fabricated citations, citation farming, and the epistemological consequences of AI-generated literature for scientific publishing. Written in collaboration with a language model.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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scientometrics and bibliometrics research
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