Nature.com July 01, 2026 • 13:21

Paper mill cancer studies get double the number of citations as genuine papers - Nature

Potentially fraudulent papers often cite each other and could be inflating the impact factor of journals in which they are published.

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Cancer research articles with telltale signs of being produced by paper mills garner double the number of citations than do genuine papers in the field, finds an… [+4618 chars]

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Paper mill cancer studies get double the number of citations as genuine papers - Nature

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