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polecopub.bsky.social
In their own words: "Our trusted, peer-reviewed content appears in over 200 highly ranked journals, magazines, and more than 2,000 conferences." And that is only because of @abalkina.bsky.social's work. If only their whole "production" was actually reviewed. #openscience #predatorypublishing
October 31, 2026 at 10:27 PM
polecopub.bsky.social
A "good faith agreement": you work for me without compensation, you shape authors and reveiwers into slave workers and I decide whatever I wish because I own the title and the technical platforms #predatorypublishing #peerreview
samuelmoore.org Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · Sep 6
'[T]he publisher “crossed a fundamental red line in the good faith agreement between the Editorial Board and the publisher” by not consulting with the editorial board regarding future editorial appointments.'

Academics really need to learn that this "good faith agreement" simply does not exist.
Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go | The Scientist
Six editors and 58 out of 62 advisory editors at an economics journal gave up their positions after the publisher did not renew the editor-in-chief’s contract.
www.the-scientist.com
September 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
shahanmemon.bsky.social
"Research as a service (RaaS)" aka modern paper mills(?) are here. For only $100k, submit a paper in Neurips/ICML/ICLR.

Unfortunately, acceptance -NOT- guaranteed.

#SciSci #Metascience #PredatoryPublishing
academicgossip.bsky.social Academic Gossip @academicgossip.bsky.social · Sep 3
Spotted: The modern Paper Mill. Price tag: $100k.

FastCode AI is offering Research-as-a-Service (RaaS): for $100k, you bring the problem and the data, they do the research, run experiments, write the manuscript.

Target venues: NeurIPS, CVPR, ICLR, AAAI.
Timeline: 3-4 months.

#AcademicGossip
September 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
academicgossip.bsky.social
Anyway, I checked the calendar twice. Still not April.

Next: Tinder for references. Match with someone who has a paper in the pipeline, cite each other, boost the metrics, call it "community building."

XOXO,
Academic Gossip

#Academia #predatorypublishing #research
September 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
pentathlos.bsky.social
#scholarlycommunications #scholcomms #publishing #academicpublishing #fraud #predatorypublishing
samuelmoore.org Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · Aug 16
The issue with the reporting on this research is that "doubling every 18 months" doesn't tell us about the scale of the problem. There's a danger that research on paper mills ends up similar to the mostly terrible research on predatory publishing that assumes in advance that the problem is massive.
Science or fiction? Shadowy ‘paper mills’ let you pay to be a published author – of fraudulent research
Paper mill activity has exploded in recent years, polluting the scientific ecosystem with falsified data and compromising medical research
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2026 at 1:38 AM
drcrollinger.bsky.social
New level of nope #predatorypublishing
December 9, 2024 at 9:09 AM
forumforopen.bsky.social
1️⃣Fighting #PredatoryPublishing

From @doaj.bsky.social: The global fight against predatory publishing gets a boost from volunteers. With 50+ translations, Think. Check. Submit. empowers researchers everywhere to publish safely.

🔗Read more: shorturl.at/9kPZV
Fighting predatory publishing with the power of global volunteerism – DOAJ Blog
shorturl.at
July 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
klostermedizin.de
Oho, man bekommt 100 Punkte und ein Zertifikat!
#predatorypublishing

(Nichts davon liegt im Bereich meiner Expertise, allenfalls zur Weide kann ich was zur Geschichte beitragen. Die schreiben einfach wahllos Leute an.)
October 15, 2024 at 3:11 PM
hansonmark.bsky.social
#SciPub #AcademicSky #PredatoryPublishing #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificPublishing #MDPI
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
hansonmark.bsky.social
#MDPI still invites me to submit to SIs🙃 I always respond w/ our strain on scientific publishing preprint.
arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884

This time, they "welcome the submission" but I should edit it to "expand the discussion" on antioxidants.🤯 #SciPub #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicSky #PredatoryPublishing
chanyanuch@mdpi.com To: Mark & 1 more... > Re: [Antioxidants] Special Issue: Oxidative Stress in Gut Microbiota - Paper Invitation Decision CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. 07:20 Dear Dr. Hanson, Thank you for your interest in submitting your manuscript to our Special Issue " Oxidative Stress in Gut Microbiota " We welcome your preprint submission; We welcome your preprint submission; however, we kindly ask that you refine the manuscript to better align with the journal's focus. In particular, we encourage you to expand the discussion on antioxidants or oxidative stress to strengthen its relevance. You can review our journal's scope here: https:// eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/2 url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F journal%2Fantioxidants%2Fabout&data=0 5%7C02%7Cm.hanson%40exeter.ac.uk% 7Ccfcce7483ee146732eef08dd4a6c917c %7C912a5d77fb984eeeaf321334d8f04a5 3%7C0%7C0%7C638748552589138814 %/CUnknown%/CTWEpbGZsb3d8eyJFbX BOUthcGkiOnRydWUs|YOilwLjAuMDAw MCIs|lAIOiXaW 4zMils|kFO|joit WEpbCIsIld UljoyiQ%3D%3D%7C0%7%7C%7C&sda ta=pjLOkdkzK820DleZCo4wcT VGH%2Fz4. PUM2k6NHya3EwE%3D&reserved=0
February 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
hansonmark.bsky.social
Voila! The Research Integrity Feed hashtag list for post inclusion 📊🔍👀

#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
#PaperMill
#PaperMills
#HijackedJournal
#HijackedJournals
#ImageForensics
#FoSci
#ThisImageIsFine
#DoctoredImage

Cheers 🍻
January 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
hansonmark.bsky.social
Nice. Too many to include in the description, but these ones below are all entered now. Will update 1st post with list later.

#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
#PaperMill
#FoSci
#HijackedJournal
#DoctoredImage
#ImageForensics
January 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
hansonmark.bsky.social
I've started a Research Integrity Feed populated by hashtags below & choice users. For the #SciPub / #AcademicPublishing sleuths 📊🔍👀

Plus it's got a cute furry mascot! 😘
bsky.app/profile/did:...

#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
January 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
zbmed.bsky.social
📣 Save the Date

Am 29.4.2026 um 12:30 Uhr spricht Jasmin Schmitz im BW-CAR LunchLab über „Unseriöse Praktiken im wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesen und wie Forschende darauf reagieren können“.

📎 Mehr Infos & Anmeldung:
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#Wissenschaft #Publizieren #PredatoryPublishing
February 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
zbmed.bsky.social
Unsere Expertin @jasminschmitz12.bsky.social
bringt den Teilnehmenden zusammen mit Ursula Ulrych aus Wien Hintergründe zum #PredatoryPublishing oder #PaperMills näher.
Weitere Infos dazu gibt es z.B. in unseren FAQs www.publisso.de/open...

#WissenschaftlichesPublizieren #Publikationsberatung
FAQs
Auf dieser Seite finden Sie eine Zusammenstellung von häufigen Fragen (Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs) zu den Themen wissenschaftliches Publizieren und Open Access.
www.publisso.de
February 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
zbmed.bsky.social
Viele weitere Infos zum wissenschaftlichen Publizieren im Open Science findet ihr auch auf der Website von PUBLISSO - dort findet ihr auch unsere Publikationsberatung.

#PredatoryPublishing #OpenAccess
January 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
zbmed.bsky.social
Fragen zum #PredatoryPublishing und zu #PaperMills? Am 26.9., 14 Uhr ist unsere Expertin @jasminschmitz12.bsky.social zu Gast bei der Landesinitiative #OA NRW. In der Online-Sprechstunde gibt sie Einblicke in die Praktiken des „räuberischen Veröffentlichens“.
Alle Infos unter ogy.de/czde
September 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
zbmed.bsky.social
Die #AGMB veranstaltet regelmäßig Fortbildungsworkshops. Der nächste ist am 14.5. Darin wird @jasminschmitz12, unsere Expertin fürs wissenschaftliche Publizieren, zusammen mit Clara Ginther über das Thema #PredatoryPublishing aufklären. Alle Infos und Anmeldung unter ogy.de/do35
April 17, 2024 at 2:58 PM
zbmed.bsky.social
Insgesamt muss ein Bewusstsein gebildet werden für das Kapern von Journals und wie man dagegen vorgehen kann. Mehr Infos im Blogbeitrag unter
blog.zbmed.de/journa...

#JournalHijacking #PredatoryPublishing #WissenschaftlichesPublizieren
February 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM
zbmed.bsky.social
Vor welchen weiteren fragwürdigen Praktiken im wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesen, neben #PredatoryPublishing, sollte man sich in Acht nehmen?

Lesen Sie dazu den Blog-Beitrag von @jasminschmitz12.bsky.social:

in-transition.at/de/beyond-pr...
Beyond Predatory Publishing: Weitere fragwürdige Angebote im wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesen �...
in-transition.at
January 16, 2024 at 2:44 PM
lyndelleg.bsky.social
How Librarians Can Protect Researchers from Untrustworthy Journals and Book Publishers | @iflaglobal.bsky.social Academic and Research Libraries Section Blog

blogs.ifla.org/arl/2025/02/...

#ResearchSkills #ResearchSupport #AcademicLibraries #PredatoryPublishing
How Librarians Can Protect Researchers from Untrustworthy Journals and Book Publishers | IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section Blog
blogs.ifla.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
angelahuttner.bsky.social
Great talk by Ursula Hofer @hoferu.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social, on #predatorypublishing. So many horrible things to learn. 😥
#ESCMIDGlobal #IDSky
editor-in-chief Ursula Hofer speaks about predatory publishing at ESCMID Global in Vienna.
April 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
mbbklyn.bsky.social
Nice thought piece on #predatorypublishing by @bc_butler at The Taper. Hat tip to @s_francoeur
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 AM
mbbklyn.bsky.social
Read @Lambo in LSE Impact of SS blog on predatory publishing as a reflection of our legacy publishing and evaluation systems #predatorypublishing
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 AM
mbbklyn.bsky.social
Great piece on blacklists and LMICs / global south publishers by @ryregier #predatorypublishing
November 19, 2024 at 2:06 AM