Wiley recently closed 19 science journals and retracted 11,300 papers due to fraud, highlighting a crisis of trust in universities and scientific institutions. The industry is being flooded with fake studies, with AI generating nonsensical papers that pass peer review. One tool catches red flags like “tortured phrases,” where technical-sounding passages are inserted midway through. The trend is alarming, with AI potentially writing a significant portion of scientific articles. Despite this, the worst offenders are those using billions in taxpayer money to create fraudulent research. The industry is in disarray, with Wiley being just the latest casualty. The situation calls for real science through face-to-face debates rather than relying on “peer-reviewed” papers.
https://joannenova.com.au/2024/05/so-much-for-peer-review-wiley-shuts-down-19-science-journals-and-retracts-11000-fraudulent-or-gobblygook-papers/