Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers: Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.


Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/EverythingScience

Read more on:

Photo of downsides

downsides

Photo of journals

journals

Photo of identity checks

identity checks

Related news:

News photo

Journals and publishers crack down on research from open health data sets

News photo

AI tool labels more than 1000 journals for ‘questionable,’ possibly shady practices

News photo

Research news from the Ecological Society of America’s journals - EurekAlert!