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The Guardian / Robin McKie
/ Feb 5“Most analysts believe the figure is only the tip of an iceberg of scientific fraud…The startling rise in the publication of sham science papers has its roots in China, where young doctors and scientists seeking promotion were required to have published scientific papers. Shadow organizations — known as ‘paper mills’ — began to supply fabricated work for publication in journals there.” —
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academic fraud,
academic publishing,
China,
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