Investigation reveals black market in China for research paper authoring

Friday, November 29, 2013 - 09:00 in Physics & Chemistry

(Phys.org) —The journal Science has uncovered, via investigation, a thriving black market in science paper authoring—people are paying to have their names added to papers that have been written to describe research efforts. Mara Hvistendahl was the lead investigator and author of a paper published by Science, describing the operation and what was found.

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