Wiley shuts 19 scholarly journals amid AI paper mill plague
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Wiley discontinued 19 scientific journals overseen by its Hindawi subsidiary due to a long-running scandal involving paper mills. These mills subverted academic publishing for financial gain using unethical practices like AI in manuscript fabrication and peer review gaming.
Wiley spokesperson mentioned that the use of generative AI by paper mills to create fraudulent content is a recognized issue in the industry, making fakery easier and contributing to the academic publishing crisis.
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