Flawed scientific articles don't just clutter journals—they misguide policies, waste taxpayer funds, and endanger lives.

Signs of trouble are turning up at the biggest scientific journals and the publishers that host them. In December, nearly ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. In a stark sign of scientists’ escalating frustration with how academic journals ...

The Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso National Botanical Garden (JBN) has released Volume 22 of the Moscosoa Scientific Journal, its ...

Editors at scientific journals are quitting in droves. According to Retraction Watch, a watchdog publication, there have been at least 20 mass resignations since 2023. So, what’s going on? If you look ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have unveiled an AI-powered system designed to expose predatory scientific journals—those that trick scientists into paying for publication without ...

Text outputs from large language models are littering paper mills—and even some peer-reviewed publications. By Mack DeGeurin Published Mar 19, 2024 4:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Henry Arenas-Castro does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The academic publishing system often allows scientific errors to persist because it prioritizes profit and prestige over timely correction.

The rise of "fake" science poses a serious threat to the integrity of academic research, a new study warns. A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ...