In the quest for academic advancement, many researchers, like Omar, turn to fraudulent practices such as hiring paper mills for authorship in order to meet stringent publication requirements. Despite his impressive output of 20 papers in 2024, Omar, an assistant professor in Saudi Arabia, needed more publications to secure a promotion. Paper mills exploit the pressure to publish by offering authorship in exchange for payment, enabling desperate researchers to circumvent legitimate research, leading to a concerning trend in academia.
Omar expressed, 'I am dealing with many writers' as a co-author, reflecting the reality of researchers resorting to questionable methods for publication.
Omar, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, shared that the pressure to publish frequently often leads researchers to unethical practices.
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