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The dilemma in scientific literature: “An essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk”

Mark Lowey
March 19, 2025

Researchers and scholarly publishers need to be transparent and engaged with the public to prevent a flood of misinformation and fakery from undermining scientific integrity and trust in science, say academics and publishers.

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Organizations:	Canadian Science Policy Centre, Canadian Science Publishing, Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Pew Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Springer Nature, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, and Werklund School of Education
People:	Adam Marcus, Anna Catharina Viera Armond, Anthony Mawson, David Moher, Didier Raoult, Ivan Oransky, James Lyons-Weiler, Juan Pablo Alperin, Kaia Motter, Manoj Lalu, Natasha McDonald, Pater A. McCullough, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sara Elaine Eaton, and Timothy Caulfield
Topics:	fraudulent and fake research, paper mills and predatory jounals, and public trust in science

The dilemma in scientific literature: “An essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk”

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