How we are funded
We are often asked who funds us? For example, UKSG responded to one of out tweets, asking “When will you […]
Eleven papers are published every day with ChatGPT in the title
We have looked at how many papers with ChatGPT in the title. In 2024, more than 11 papers have been published every day.
Simply declaring the use of ChatGPT is not enough
Most journals require authors to acknowledge the use of Large Language Models, as as ChatGPT. We are argue that this does not go far enough.
Can anybody now write a scientific paper?
We look at a paper that was generated with ChaGPT and ask can anybody now write a scientific paper?
Stop classifying journals as predatory
The term predatory publishing (and its variants) should stop being used, along with trying to classify journals as being predatory, or not.
Is Big Pharma using OMICS to publish ‘sketchy’ articles?
“With help from drug companies, Omics International is making millions as it roils the scientific community with sketchy publications.” You need to read this article.
Paper retracted by Elsevier. Will they look at the other 195?
Elsevier retracted a paper. One of the authors has published another 195 papers with that publishers. Should each of those be investigated?
Who reviewed this paper? We take a guess
Following a tweet, we look at a paper that had many citations to one particular scholar and also to the journal he edits.
The publication record of Sayed Mohamed Eldin
We look at the number of papers published by Sayed Mohamed Eldin published in 2022-2024. Prior to 2022, we cannot find any publications.
High number of citations to a journal, as well as to papers authored by the EiC of that journal
We look at an article that appears to cite a high number of papers from a journal that is difficult to tracks down and it also cites a high number of papers authored by the EiC of that journal.