The fight against sham science and paper factories

Holly Else and Richard Noorden write for Nature: At some journals that have had a spate of apparent paper-mill submissions, editors have now revamped their review processes, aiming not to be fooled again. Combating industrialized cheating requires stricter review: telling editors to ask for raw data, for instance, and hiring people specifically to check images. … Continue reading The fight against sham science and paper factories