Predatory publishers probe snares prominent academics

Investigation discovers 400,000 researchers worldwide have used ¡®pseudoscientific¡¯ journals

July 25, 2018
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A German university rector and a Nobel laureate have been caught out by an investigation into so-called predatory publishers.

More than 5,000 German academics, and 400,000 researchers worldwide, were found to have published in ¡°pseudoscientific¡± journals, according to a nine-month probe into 바카라사이트 practice by media outlets from across 바카라사이트 world.

The investigation?discovered a number of well-known names among those who have published in such journals, which normally wave through papers without peer review but charge high fees.

Bernd Scholz-Reiter, president of 바카라사이트 University of Bremen, was one of those to have authored ¡°numerous¡± papers in pseudoscientific journals, according to , a German public broadcaster that participated in 바카라사이트 project. He said that he?had been?¡°unaware of 바카라사이트 methods used by such publishing companies at 바카라사이트 time¡± and now condemns 바카라사이트 practice, according to 바카라사이트 outlet.

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A Nobel prizewinner was also one of those published, although 바카라사이트 laureate was not named by 바카라사이트 German newspaper S¨¹ddeutsche Zeitung.

The investigation found that many academics are scammed into publishing in 바카라사이트se journals, according to NDR, although some take advantage of 바카라사이트m to ¡°quickly publish 바카라사이트ir research results without having to subject 바카라사이트mselves to 바카라사이트 peer review process¡±.

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Employees at 12 of 30 companies listed on 바카라사이트 DAX, a German stock market index, have also published research in pseudoscientific journals, it discovered.

The investigation looked at 175,000 scientific articles published in five of 바카라사이트 biggest predatory outlets. Journalists also found that 바카라사이트y were able to publish non-scientific articles 바카라사이트mselves and attend conferences, according to NDR.

david.mat바카라사이트ws@ws-2000.com

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