The raw truth about paper mills
The raw truth about paper mills
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DOI：
10.1002/1873-3468.14143
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发表时间：
2021-06-27
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Christopher, Jana
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作者：
Christopher, Jana
2018年，科学界首次在生物医学文献中观察到科学论文似乎显示了系统地捏造的数据，这表明存在造纸厂：出售虚假科学手稿的非官方、可能是非法的组织。在本文中，我们分享了与造纸厂手稿相关的“原始数据”的相关信息。如果提交的手稿显示出潜在造纸厂参与的明确指标，我们发现经过仔细检查的原始数据往往会引起对其真实性的怀疑。在没有真实数据的情况下，造纸厂在响应期刊的请求时可能需要制作原始数据图像。考虑到有必要简化伪造文稿的制作，所谓的原始数据可能是使用模板创建的。讨论了几种可能产生假Western blot图像的方法。密切关注图像数据，包括图形、图表、曲线图和表格，最好是在出版前阶段，这显然有助于防止发表不正确和捏造的信息。
In 2018, the community first observed scientific papers in the biomedical literature that seemed to display systematically fabricated data, pointing to the existence of paper mills: unofficial, potentially illegal organizations selling fake scientific manuscripts. In the present article, we share relevant information specifically about the 'raw data' associated with paper mill manuscripts. If a submitted manuscript displays clear indicators of potential paper mill involvement, we found that the raw data at close inspection often raise doubts about their authenticity. In the absence of real data, paper mills may need to fabricate raw data images when responding to requests from journals. Given the necessity to streamline production of fake manuscripts, the alleged raw data might be created using templates. Some potential methods for generating fake Western blot images are discussed. Paying close attention to image data, including graphs, diagrams, plots and tables, ideally at pre-publication stage, can clearly help prevent publication of incorrect and fabricated information.