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"STM Solutions, the standards and technology arm of STM , is developing the Integrity Hub on behalf of STM members. Current activities include creating a Paper Mill Checker Tool and a Duplicate Submission Detection Tool."
- Deborah Kahn, COPE trustee 🧵

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Paper mills: United to act

A year ago, COPE and STM (the trade association for the worldwide academic publishing industry) undertook a study with Maverick Publishing Services, using data from publishers and interviews with stak

COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics
Aug 2, 2023 at 11:40amWeb
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"The first tool combines several signals indicative of paper mills and can screen submitted manuscripts. A minimal viable product was launched in June and is currently being tested by several publishers. The Duplicate Submission Detection Tool screens submissions over different publishers and submission systems checking for duplications, fully respecting policies around privacy and confidentiality. A pilot, integrating several publishers & journals over different submission systems, is planned".