A call for research to address the threat of paper mills
Jennifer A. Byrne, Anna Abalkina, Olufolake Akinduro-Aje, Jana Christopher, Sarah Elaine Eaton, Nitin Joshi, Ulf Scheffler, Nick H. Wise, Jennifer Wright · PLoS Biology · 2024
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.