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In ], a '''paper mill''' is a "profit oriented, unofficial and potentially illegal organisation that produce and sell fraudulent ] that seem to resemble genuine research."<ref name="COPE">{{cite web | title=Systematic manipulation of the publishing process via paper mills: Forum discussion topic September 2020 | publisher=] (COPE) | url=https://publicationethics.org/systematic-manipulation-paper-mills | access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref><ref name="Nature 2021">{{cite journal | title=The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sham science | journal=Nature | date=2021-03-23 |doi=10.1038/d41586-021-00733-5 |doi-access=free | last1=Else | first1=Holly | last2=Van Noorden | first2=Richard | volume=591 | issue=7851 | pages=516–519 | pmid=33758408 }}</ref> In ], a '''paper mill''' is a "profit oriented, unofficial and potentially illegal organisation that produce and sell fraudulent ] that seem to resemble genuine research. According to a report from Nature Magazine, thousands of papers in academic journals have been traced to paper mills from China, Iran and Russia, and some journals are revamping their review processes."<ref name="COPE">{{cite web | title=Systematic manipulation of the publishing process via paper mills: Forum discussion topic September 2020 | publisher=] (COPE) | url=https://publicationethics.org/systematic-manipulation-paper-mills | access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref><ref name="Nature 2021">{{cite journal | title=The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sham science | journal=Nature | date=2021-03-23 |doi=10.1038/d41586-021-00733-5 |doi-access=free | last1=Else | first1=Holly | last2=Van Noorden | first2=Richard | volume=591 | issue=7851 | pages=516–519 | pmid=33758408 }}</ref>


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In research, a paper mill is a "profit oriented, unofficial and potentially illegal organisation that produce and sell fraudulent manuscripts that seem to resemble genuine research. According to a report from Nature Magazine, thousands of papers in academic journals have been traced to paper mills from China, Iran and Russia, and some journals are revamping their review processes."

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References

  1. "Systematic manipulation of the publishing process via paper mills: Forum discussion topic September 2020". Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. Else, Holly; Van Noorden, Richard (2021-03-23). "The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sham science". Nature. 591 (7851): 516–519. doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00733-5. PMID 33758408.
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