Weekend reads: China intensifies crackdown on misconduct; AI flooding medical journals with ‘meaningless’ research; Sham scientific societies
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China is stepping up its crackdown on academic misconduct with new measures and a dedicated database. Meanwhile, there are concerns that artificial intelligence is flooding medical journals with "meaningless" research. Sham scientific societies are also being accused of misleading star researchers. The director of Iran's science ministry reported that over 2,200 Iranian papers have been retracted, calling for new policies from university research ethics committees.
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