PLoS Biology (Nov 2024)

A call for research to address the threat of paper mills.

  • Jennifer A Byrne,
  • Anna Abalkina,
  • Olufolake Akinduro-Aje,
  • Jana Christopher,
  • Sarah E Eaton,
  • Nitin Joshi,
  • Ulf Scheffler,
  • Nick H Wise,
  • Jennifer Wright

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002931
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 11
p. e3002931

Abstract

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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.