@spottingthespot.bsky.social
Adrian Covaci from. @uantwerpen.be turns @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journals into #papermill safe havens! He did it with STOTEN and now he does it with Environment International! Here he seems to have edited his own paper! A new low?
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Adrian Covaci from. @uantwerpen.be turns @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journals into #papermill safe havens! He did it with STOTEN and now he does it with Environment International! Here he seems to have edited his own paper! A new low?
Publishing #fraud is rampant yet still highly ignored or underestimated!
ascopost.com/news/october...
ascopost.com/news/october...
How the Proliferation of Fraudulent Scientific Papers Is Threatening the Integrity of Cancer Research
There is a perception among many scientists that scientific fraud is a rare occurrence, resulting from the actions of a few isolated bad actors. However, an extensive investigation by Reese A.K. Richa...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Publishing #fraud is rampant yet still highly ignored or underestimated!
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Retraction nr 28 (!!!) for #papermill #fraud Hitler Louis! He has published nothing but paper mill crap! When oh when will publishers learn? Hitler Louis on his way to enter the
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard?
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard?
October 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Retraction nr 28 (!!!) for #papermill #fraud Hitler Louis! He has published nothing but paper mill crap! When oh when will publishers learn? Hitler Louis on his way to enter the
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard?
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard?
Something does not add up! Can you spot it? Published in Discover Plants, a journal used by #papermill authors 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Something does not add up! Can you spot it? Published in Discover Plants, a journal used by #papermill authors 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Something tells me @tkes.bsky.social isn't going to get invited by Victor Sunday Aigbodion for sunday roast! Another retraction for #papermill #fraud Victor Sunday Aigbodion!
October 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Something tells me @tkes.bsky.social isn't going to get invited by Victor Sunday Aigbodion for sunday roast! Another retraction for #papermill #fraud Victor Sunday Aigbodion!
It happened again! @tkes.bsky.social strikes again! One more retraction for #papermill #fraud Victor Sunday Aigbodion from the University of Nigeria Nsukka
October 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It happened again! @tkes.bsky.social strikes again! One more retraction for #papermill #fraud Victor Sunday Aigbodion from the University of Nigeria Nsukka
Well well, @tkes.bsky.social did it again! #papermill idiot Victor Sunday Aigbodion from the University of Nigeria Nsukka got another retraction! This #fraud has published nothing but made up papers. Finally one publishers, @natureportfolio.nature.com, is catching and retracting.
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Well well, @tkes.bsky.social did it again! #papermill idiot Victor Sunday Aigbodion from the University of Nigeria Nsukka got another retraction! This #fraud has published nothing but made up papers. Finally one publishers, @natureportfolio.nature.com, is catching and retracting.
Well, wiley is known to whitewash fraud at large scale, so no surprise here.
(3/x) Almost all papers were flagged by Mu Yang (@mumumouse2.bsky.social) and me this year. Multiple articles were reported to Wiley, 50+ are currently being investigated by Elsevier's ethics team. Wiley's team looked at the article in (1) and send me this email which left me very confused:
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Well, wiley is known to whitewash fraud at large scale, so no surprise here.
Retraction nr. 11 for the legendary Indian #papermill #fraud Abhijit Dey who once publishes 300 papers in a single year!
September 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Retraction nr. 11 for the legendary Indian #papermill #fraud Abhijit Dey who once publishes 300 papers in a single year!
How many father-son duos are there that have retractions? Thomas Len, son of the infamous #papermill #fraud Christophe Len (big buddies with major fraud Rafael Luque) got his first retraction! His father, C. Len has already 2 retractions for his fraud.
September 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
How many father-son duos are there that have retractions? Thomas Len, son of the infamous #papermill #fraud Christophe Len (big buddies with major fraud Rafael Luque) got his first retraction! His father, C. Len has already 2 retractions for his fraud.
Dealing with retractions and fraud, the case of China. A paper published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social that discusses the problems and potential solutions.
Reckoning with Retractions in Research Funding Reviews: The Case of China👇
doi.org/10.3390/publ...
Reckoning with Retractions in Research Funding Reviews: The Case of China👇
doi.org/10.3390/publ...
doi.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Dealing with retractions and fraud, the case of China. A paper published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social that discusses the problems and potential solutions.
Reckoning with Retractions in Research Funding Reviews: The Case of China👇
doi.org/10.3390/publ...
Reckoning with Retractions in Research Funding Reviews: The Case of China👇
doi.org/10.3390/publ...
Turns out that @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social keeps whitewashing #fraud! Unbelievable. Could this be because Pau Loke Show his university is threatening with a lawsuit against @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social ??
August 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Turns out that @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social keeps whitewashing #fraud! Unbelievable. Could this be because Pau Loke Show his university is threatening with a lawsuit against @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social ??
Trump trying to influence @wikipedia.org. No surprise there. If it doesn't fit his narrative he will attack it. Dictator you say? What has America become?
Reminder to donate to Wikipedia every time the Trump regime tries to censor them
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donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ways_to...
August 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Trump trying to influence @wikipedia.org. No surprise there. If it doesn't fit his narrative he will attack it. Dictator you say? What has America become?
The professional #papermill #fraud Saurabh Kumar Jha suffers another retraction! He has published nothing but paper mill junk over the last few years. @manchester.ac.uk
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
August 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The professional #papermill #fraud Saurabh Kumar Jha suffers another retraction! He has published nothing but paper mill junk over the last few years. @manchester.ac.uk
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
The proof that @relxhq.bsky.social
/ @elsevierconnect.bsky.social doesn't care about ethics. The EIC, Cecília Maria Almeida, was found guilty of manipulation, editing her own paper, in short #fraud. Her paper got retracted, yet a year later she is still EIC! Let this sink in!
/ @elsevierconnect.bsky.social doesn't care about ethics. The EIC, Cecília Maria Almeida, was found guilty of manipulation, editing her own paper, in short #fraud. Her paper got retracted, yet a year later she is still EIC! Let this sink in!
August 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The proof that @relxhq.bsky.social
/ @elsevierconnect.bsky.social doesn't care about ethics. The EIC, Cecília Maria Almeida, was found guilty of manipulation, editing her own paper, in short #fraud. Her paper got retracted, yet a year later she is still EIC! Let this sink in!
/ @elsevierconnect.bsky.social doesn't care about ethics. The EIC, Cecília Maria Almeida, was found guilty of manipulation, editing her own paper, in short #fraud. Her paper got retracted, yet a year later she is still EIC! Let this sink in!
Some more top notch work from Ümit Ağbulut from
@yildizedu.bsky.social! According to the authors figures A, B and C are not the same! 👇Does anyone believe these authors?😂🤣 Ümit Ağbulut and his gang are papermill authors!
@tvonlar.bsky.social @nowhabertv.bsky.social pubpeer.com/publications...
@yildizedu.bsky.social! According to the authors figures A, B and C are not the same! 👇Does anyone believe these authors?😂🤣 Ümit Ağbulut and his gang are papermill authors!
@tvonlar.bsky.social @nowhabertv.bsky.social pubpeer.com/publications...
August 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Some more top notch work from Ümit Ağbulut from
@yildizedu.bsky.social! According to the authors figures A, B and C are not the same! 👇Does anyone believe these authors?😂🤣 Ümit Ağbulut and his gang are papermill authors!
@tvonlar.bsky.social @nowhabertv.bsky.social pubpeer.com/publications...
@yildizedu.bsky.social! According to the authors figures A, B and C are not the same! 👇Does anyone believe these authors?😂🤣 Ümit Ağbulut and his gang are papermill authors!
@tvonlar.bsky.social @nowhabertv.bsky.social pubpeer.com/publications...
Rashid Iqbal and his gang of #papermill authors are truly amazing! Why not put a random number to spice things up rather than just randomly putting letters to indicate significant differences.👇And it still gets published @elsevierconnect.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
August 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Rashid Iqbal and his gang of #papermill authors are truly amazing! Why not put a random number to spice things up rather than just randomly putting letters to indicate significant differences.👇And it still gets published @elsevierconnect.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Unbelievable @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social calls this a correction! This not a correction this a whole new paper! 6 pages! Plus the editor was linked to the author(s)! MDPI is enabling #fraud! This should have been a retraction. Shame! Publishers know nothing about ethics and integrity.
August 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Unbelievable @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social calls this a correction! This not a correction this a whole new paper! 6 pages! Plus the editor was linked to the author(s)! MDPI is enabling #fraud! This should have been a retraction. Shame! Publishers know nothing about ethics and integrity.
It's happening! Frauds are now using the names of integrity experts to smear their reputation. Read about the curious case of Dr. Mohamed Shaaban👇 It has happened before and will continue to happen if publishers don't act!
www.aljazeera.net/science/2025...
www.aljazeera.net/science/2025...
"الجزيرة نت" ترصد أغرب وقائع الغش العلمي
“الجزيرة نت” تحاور البروفيسور المصري بجامعة تشونغ تشنغ الوطنية في تايوان، الدكتور محمد شعبان، حول وقائع الغش الأكاديمي، والتي كان ضحية لواحدة منها.
https://www.aljazeera.net/science/2025/8/18/الجزيرة-نت-ترصد-أغرب-وقائع-الغش#:~:text=“الجزيرة%20نت”%20تحاور%20البروفيسور%20المصري%20بجامعة%20تشونغ%20تشنغ,وقائع%20الغش%20الأكاديمي،%20والتي%20كان%20ضحية%20لواحدة%20منها
August 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
It's happening! Frauds are now using the names of integrity experts to smear their reputation. Read about the curious case of Dr. Mohamed Shaaban👇 It has happened before and will continue to happen if publishers don't act!
www.aljazeera.net/science/2025...
www.aljazeera.net/science/2025...
Despite having a proven track record of #fraud, Mika Sillanpää is able to publish his crap all over. Here he boosts 7 (!) affiliations. What is the record of the most affiliations in 1 paper? Something tells me Sillanpää is in the top contender lists! @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Despite having a proven track record of #fraud, Mika Sillanpää is able to publish his crap all over. Here he boosts 7 (!) affiliations. What is the record of the most affiliations in 1 paper? Something tells me Sillanpää is in the top contender lists! @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
There it is, Hilter Louis, the infamous #papermill #fraud, just got retraction nr 21 !!! He published more than 300 papers and pretty much all are fake paper mill papers so he can reach the
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard for sure!
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard for sure!
August 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
There it is, Hilter Louis, the infamous #papermill #fraud, just got retraction nr 21 !!! He published more than 300 papers and pretty much all are fake paper mill papers so he can reach the
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard for sure!
@retractionwatch.com leaderboard for sure!
I have a feeling @reeserichardson.bsky.social is going to like this one👇Now they already started to hide the name of the SEM machine😅😂 This paper is 100% #papermill #fraud with bought authorship. This @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journal is massively targeted by frauds. doi.org/10.1016/j.in...
August 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I have a feeling @reeserichardson.bsky.social is going to like this one👇Now they already started to hide the name of the SEM machine😅😂 This paper is 100% #papermill #fraud with bought authorship. This @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journal is massively targeted by frauds. doi.org/10.1016/j.in...
As a new shareholder I am looking forward to go to one of your annual shareholders meetings to inquire about the massive #fraud in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journals and how the publishers fails to take care of it or even better, enables the fraud!
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August 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As a new shareholder I am looking forward to go to one of your annual shareholders meetings to inquire about the massive #fraud in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journals and how the publishers fails to take care of it or even better, enables the fraud!
The @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journal Plant Physiology and Biochemistry did a great job! It's obvious they don't take sh*t from nobody. Jörg Rinklebe his fake data paper has been retracted in roughly 4 months! This is a major development. Will
@uni-wuppertal.bsky.social finally do something?
@uni-wuppertal.bsky.social finally do something?
August 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journal Plant Physiology and Biochemistry did a great job! It's obvious they don't take sh*t from nobody. Jörg Rinklebe his fake data paper has been retracted in roughly 4 months! This is a major development. Will
@uni-wuppertal.bsky.social finally do something?
@uni-wuppertal.bsky.social finally do something?
Will @michiganstateu.bsky.social investigate their unethical post doctoral researcher Pankaj Bhatt? P. Bhatt has edited multiple papers for his wife K. Bhatt. @elsevierconnect.bsky.social has just retracted a paper for this. They did this also in a @frontiersmedia.bsky.social paper👇
August 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Will @michiganstateu.bsky.social investigate their unethical post doctoral researcher Pankaj Bhatt? P. Bhatt has edited multiple papers for his wife K. Bhatt. @elsevierconnect.bsky.social has just retracted a paper for this. They did this also in a @frontiersmedia.bsky.social paper👇