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Audit finds suspected fabricated references across scientific journals
Original: Audit reveals suspected fabricated references across physics, chemistry, engineering and computing journals
A new audit has uncovered suspected fabricated references in published papers spanning physics, chemistry, engineering and computing journals. The findings raise fresh concerns about peer review quality and research integrity across multiple scientific disciplines. Researchers and publishers are expected to face pressure to verify citations and strengthen screening processes in response to the scale of the problem.
Why now: The scale of suspected fake citations across multiple major scientific fields raises fresh concerns about research integrity and peer review.
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