Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won't stop it. We need research detectives
- Written by: Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
UnsplashFraud in science is alarmingly common. Sometimes researchers lie about results and invent data to win funding and prestige. Other times, researchers might pay to stage and publish entirely bogus studies to win an undeserved pay rise – fuelling a “paper mill” industry worth an estimated €1 billion a year.
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