Hundreds of paper-mill papers peddled in ads were later published

More than one-fifth of papers at some IEEE conferences appear linked to authorship for sale.

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Science
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2026-08-20
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ael6249
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Educational Robotics and Engineering
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Hundreds of paper-mill papers peddled in ads were later published

Jeffrey Brainard
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Educational Robotics and Engineering
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Hundreds of paper-mill papers peddled in ads were later published

Jeffrey Brainard
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Abstract

More than one-fifth of papers at some IEEE conferences appear linked to authorship for sale.

ScienceVol. 393(6813)
Openalex Percentile: Top 8%
Educational Robotics and Engineering
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