Artificial intelligencefromNature2 weeks agoAI tools could reduce the appeal of predatory journalsAI writing platforms are changing manuscript preparation by advising on argumentation, coherence, and journal alignment, potentially reducing incentives to publish in predatory journals.
Higher educationfromTheregister1 month agoAI spies questionable science journals, with some human helpRoughly 1,000 of 15,000 open-access scientific journals appear predatory, charging authors fees while providing low editorial standards and inadequate peer review.
SciencefromNature1 month agoHundreds of suspicious journals flagged by AI screening toolAn AI screened about 15,000 open-access journals and flagged over 1,000 potentially problematic titles that publish without rigorous peer review.
Media industryfromNature5 months agoInvasion of the 'journal snatchers': the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue'Journal snatchers' are transforming reputable scholarly journals into predatory publications, undermining research integrity.