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Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers
(www.nature.com)
this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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Funny you should say that, because neither authors nor reviewers get paid.
It is a case where the "greed is good" neoliberal mantra works in the stupidest way possible, especially in the age of self publishing.
More papers = more pay.
The researchers don't work for free either.
Maybe in academia. Maybe. Papers will only get you so far at one stage in your academic career. Things change once you move up the ladder.