Nicola RomanòNov 23

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/11/21/springer-nature-flags-paper-with-fabricated-reference-to-article-not-written-by-our-cofounder/

This is very meta... essentially someone who is in the business of writing fake papers has written a fake paper criticizing Pubpeer and post publication peer review as being vulnerable to “misuse” and “hyper-skepticism.

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Springer Nature flags paper with fabricated reference to article (not) written by our cofounder

Tips we get about papers and books citing fake references have skyrocketed this year, tracking closely with the rise of ChatGPT and other generative large language models. One in particular hit clo…

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Show threadrenebekkersMay 30, 2025
...no longer accessible, preventing #postpublicationreview.
Requiring publication of data and code raises the bar for authors and prevents errors. It is a double-edged sword that helps editors. It reduces the number of manuscripts that authors submit, because those who do not want to make the effort seek other publication opportunities, and most importantly: you will keep out the dodgy manuscripts reporting results that are not verifiable and not well-documented.