The Da k Sides o Mode n Science:
C edi A ibu ion, Ci a ion and Impac
Taha Sochi (Con ac : .soc[email p o ec ed])
London, Uni ed Kingdom
Abs ac : This is he six h a icle in ou se ies “The Da k Sides o Mode n Science” and
is abou he c edi a ibu ion, ci a ion and impac in he scien i ic ci cles and li e a u e
(whe e science means knowledge in gene al). The ema ks ha we s a ed in he In oduc-
ion o he i s a icle o his se ies (i.e. “Knowledge P oduc ion and Au ho ing”) gene ally
apply o his a icle and hence we do no need o epea .
Keywo ds: E hics o science, e hics o knowledge, mo ali y in science, academic miscon-
duc , co up ion in science, co up ion ela ed o science.
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Con en s
Abs ac 1
Table o Con en s 2
1 Ci a ion Me ics 3
2 Ci a ion Misconduc 8
3 Ci a ion Biases and Dispa i ies 13
4 Ques ionable Types and P ac ices o Ci a ion 17
5 Ci a ion Value 21
6 Ci a ion and A i icial In elligence 24
7 Ci a ion and Ques ionable Publishing 25
8 Ci a ion and Re ac ion 27
9 Ci a ion and Indexing Engines and Da abases 30
10 Awa ds and Hono s 34
11 Idoliza ion, Fab ica ion and In la ion 36
12 Celeb i y Cul u e 39
13 ORCID 40
14 G ade In la ion 40
15 E alua ing and Quan i ying C edi 42
16 Fake Quali ica ions 43
17 Miscellaneous 43
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1 Ci a ion Me ics
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30. M. Jalalian. The s o y o ake impac ac o companies and how we de ec ed hem,
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o mance, 2015. DOI: 10.7557/5.3670
32. E. Callaway. Bea i , impac ac o ! Publishing eli e u ns agains con o e sial me ic,
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33. J. Bohannon. Ha e jou nal impac ac o s? New s udy gi es you one mo e eason, 2016.
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34. M. Dadkhah; G. Bo cha d ; M. Lagzian; G. Biancia di. Academic Jou nals Plagued by
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36. J.A.T. da Sil a; J. Dob anszki. Mul iple e sions o he h-index: cau iona y use o
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53. J.A.T. da Sil a. Pape mills and on-demand publishing: Risks o he in eg i y o jou nal
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55. A. Jain; K.S. Kho ; D. Bea d; e al. Do jou nals aise hei impac ac o o SCImago
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56. Z. Taskin; G. Dogan; E. Kulczycki; A.A. Zuccala. Sel -Ci a ion Pa e ns o Jou nals
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57. E. Quaia; F. Ve nuccio. The H Index My h: A Fo m o Fana icism o a Simple Miscon-
cep ion?, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/ omog aphy8030102
58. M.R. Doughe y; Z. Ho ne. Ci a ion coun s and jou nal impac ac o s do no cap u e
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62. E. Shiah; A.J. Heiman; J.A. Ricci. E alua ion o he i10-Index in Plas ic Su ge y
Resea ch and i s Co ela ion wi h Al me ic A en ion Sco es and T adi ional Au ho
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63. A. Mace. The Limi s o Ci a ion Coun s, 2023. DOI: 10.48550/a Xi .1711.02695
64. D.W. Aksnes; F.N. Pi o; L.W. Fossum. Ci a ion me ics co a y wi h esea che s’ as-
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65. G. Kendall. Mo e T anspa ency is Needed When Ci ing h-Indexes, Jou nal Impac
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66. P. Mo a; S. Pilia. A p oposed amewo k o add ess me ic in la ion in esea ch publi-
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67. M.K. Akh a . The H-index is an un eliable esea ch me ic o e alua ing he publica ion
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68. T. Sochi. P ac ices and Me ics o Ci a ion in Schola ly Publishing, 2025. DOI:
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70. Misleading Me ics.
71. Misleading Me ics.
72. Unde s anding esea ch me ics.
73. Does au ho ship mean any hing when academic pape s a e simply ci able okens?.
74. Pe o mance-d i en cul u e is uining scien i ic esea ch.
75. The p os and cons o key me ics.
76. Me ics o a oid - he impac ac o .
77. The co up ing e ec s o academic ci a ion me ics.
78. F aud by Numbe s: Me ics and he New Academic Misconduc .
79. Edi o manipula ion o impac ac o .
80. Skewed Ci a ions A ec ing Jou nal Impac Fac o - Need o ailo ing jou nal e alua ion
me ics ac oss disciplines.
81. A e s anda d me ics o academic ou pu skewed by he ela i e popula i y o a ield?.
82. The "impac " o he Jou nal Impac Fac o in he e iew, enu e, and p omo ion p ocess.
83. The Impac Fac o Deba e: Assessing Jou nal P es ige and Resea ch Quali y.
84. The allu e o he jou nal impac ac o holds i m, despi e i s laws.
85. Measu ing Wha Ma e s: On he Ty anny o Academic Me ics.
86. Jou nal impac ac o s w ongly used o e alua e esea ch.
87. Sick o Impac Fac o s.
88. Why is i bad o judge a pape by ci a ion coun ?.
89. The academic pape s esea che s ega d as signi ican a e no hose ha a e highly ci ed.
90. Assessing indi idual esea ch pe o mance.
91. Wha ’s w ong wi h he h-index, acco ding o i s in en o .
92. Why he h-index is a bogus measu e o academic impac .
93. Reliabili y o esea che me ic he h-index is in decline.
94. How Bibliome ics Incen i ize Sel -Ci a ion.
95. Fou easons o s op ca ing so much abou he h-index.
96. I I w i e a eally bad, bu con o e sial, pape , can I inc ease my h-index?.
97. Wha a e he limi a ions o using ci a ion coun s o e alua e esea ch impac ?.
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98. The Un ai ness o Ci a ions.
99. Ci a ion indexes make esea ch mo e unequal.
100. How Pe o mance E alua ion Me ics Co up Resea che s.
101. D essing up I esponsible Me ics as Responsible Me ics.
102. Be he educa ed use - A icle me ics.
103. Ci a ion me ics, do hey wo k?.
104. Reading be ween he lines on ci a ion alue.
105. Lis o P eda o y Indexe s and Fake Impac Fac o s.
106. Manipula able Google Schola Ci a ion Coun s.
107. Limi a ions o ci a ion analysis on he measu emen o esea ch impac : A summa y.
108. Th ee Common Pi alls To A oid When Using Ci a ion Me ics.
109. P eda o y and Misleading Me ics.
110. Majo indexing se ice sounds ala m on sel -ci a ions by nea ly 50 jou nals.
111. Ci a ion in la ion.
112. How he In la ion o Jou nal Ci a ions Impac s Academia.
113. Impac Fac o in la ion : Mul idisciplina y Publishing Ins i u e (MDPI).
114. "Resea che s mus play games ha damage he quali y o science".
2 Ci a ion Misconduc
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48. X. Yang; P. Zhou. Un eiling ci a ion bias in economics: Tas e-based disc imina ion
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51. Home bias and China’s global s anding in science.
52. Unin ended Consequences: The Pe ils o Publica ion and Ci a ion Bias.
53. China’s scien is s o en ci e wo k om hei own na ion. Is ha skewing global esea ch
ankings?.
54. Some o The Wo ld’s Mos -Ci ed Scien is s Ha e a Sec e Tha ’s Jus Been Exposed.
55. S op ake ci a ions.
56. Ci a ion Bias - Con i ma ion Bias o Scien is s.
57. Chemis y esea che s ci e hei own wo k he mos .
58. One-sided e e ence bias.
59. Wha is in a Name? Addi ional Sou ces o Bias in Ci a ion Coun s.
60. Weekend eads: Sel -ci a ion a ms; an edi o e uses o e ac ; publishing en e s poli-
ics.
61. Do We Need A Sel -Ci a ion Index?.
62. Use and Abuse o Ci a ions.
63. Re e ence Bias: Iden i ying and Reducing in Su eys and Resea ch.
64. Ci a ion indexes make esea ch mo e unequal.
65. Inequi ies o Race, Place, and Gende Among he Communica ion Ci a ion Eli e, 2000-
16
2019.
66. Why a e women ci ed less han men?.
67. Men Fo ge Abou Female Resea che s, Says S udy On Gende Ci a ion Gap.
68. The Racial Poli ics o Ci a ion.
69. Ci a ional Racism: How Leading Medical Jou nals Rep oduce Seg ega ion in Ame ican
Medical Knowledge.
70. Ci a ions in science a e biased owa ds a hand ul o na ions - and he gap is g owing.
71. The poli ics o ci a ion: Is he pee e iew p ocess biased agains Indigenous academics?.
72. Weal hy na ions ake in he ci a ions while poo e coun ies go unde -acknowledged.
73. Wha o do abou gende and geo/linguis ic bias in academic ci a ions?.
74. The poli ics o ci a ion.
75. Waking up o he poli ics o ci a ion.
76. Academic publishing ends: sel -ci a ions and a o i ism.
77. Ci a ion: Resea ch Managemen Tools.
78. The Poli ics o Ci a ion: An Analysis o Doc o al Theses ac oss Disciplines.
79. Towa ds Ci a ional Jus ice.
80. Aspi a ional me ics - A guide o wo king owa ds ci a ional jus ice.
81. Jou nal sel -ci a ions a e inc easingly biased owa d impac ac o yea s.
82. The ole o us and au ho i y in he ci a ion beha iou o esea che s.
83. Losing he numbe s game: abundan sel -ci a ions pu jou nals a isk o a li e wi hou
an impac ac o .
84. Bias agains no el y in science: A cau iona y ale o use s o bibliome ic indica o s.
4 Ques ionable Types and P ac ices o Ci a ion
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discu si e p ac ice, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/mee .2011.14504801087
5. C.-L. Chang; M. McAlee ; L. Oxley. Coe ci e jou nal sel ci a ions, impac ac o ,
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Jou nal In luence and A icle In luence, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.ma com.2013.04.006
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7. M. Maes. A e iew on ci a ion amnesia in dep ession and in lamma ion esea ch, 2015.
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9. D. Shaw. The T ojan Ci a ion and he "Acciden al" Plagia is , 2016.
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10. J.A.T. da Sil a. The e hics o pee and edi o ial eques s o sel -ci a ion o hei wo k
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an issue o li e a u e e iew, 2017. DOI: 10.1007/s12079-016-0370-6
12. J.D. W en; A. Valencia; J. Kelso. Re iewe -coe ced ci a ion: case epo , upda e on
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13. M. an de Wee ; L. S ella. The dange s o ci ing pape s you did no ead o unde s and,
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14. J. Baas; C. Fennell. When Pee Re iewe s Go Rogue - Es ima ed P e alence o Ci a ion
Manipula ion by Re iewe s Based on he Ci a ion Pa e ns o 69,000 Re iewe s, 2019.
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15. D.S. Chawla. Else ie in es iga es hund eds o pee e iewe s o manipula ing ci a ions,
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16. L. Zhou; U. Amadi; D. Zhang. Is Sel -Ci a ion Biased? An In es iga ion ia he Lens
o Ci a ion Pola i y, Densi y, and Loca ion, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s10796-018-9889-9
17. M. Szomszo ; D.A. Pendlebu y; J. Adams. How much is oo much? The di e ence
be ween esea ch in luence and sel -ci a ion excess, 2020.
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18. R.V. Noo den. Highly ci ed esea che banned om jou nal boa d o ci a ion abuse,
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19. D. Lyu; X. Ruan; J. Xie; Y. Cheng. The classi ica ion o ci ing mo i a ions: a me a-
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a e among C i ical Ca e Medicine jou nals, 2021. DOI: 10.1186/s40560-021-00530-2
21. Z. Taskin; G. Dogan; E. Kulczycki; A.A. Zuccala. Sel -Ci a ion Pa e ns o Jou nals
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Indexed in he Jou nal Ci a ion Repo s, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2021.101221
22. S. Moussa. A "T ojan ho se" in he e e ence lis s: Ci a ions o a hijacked jou nal in
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25. S.P.J.M. Ho bach; F.J.W.O. Maa man; W. Hal man; W.M. Hepkema. Au oma ed
ci a ion ecommenda ion ools encou age ques ionable ci a ions, 2022.
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26. P. Lu. The Righ , W ong, and Une hical Ways in Re e ence Ci a ions, 2023. DOI:
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27. N. Shomoossi; M. Rad. Sel -ci a ion: o do o no o do?, 2023.
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28. D.Z. Basil; S. Bu on; A. Sobole a; P. Nesbi . Coe ci e Ci a ion: Unde s anding he
P oblem and Wo king Towa d a Solu ion, 2023. DOI: 10.5465/amp.2022.0081
29. E.A. Fong; R. Pa nayakuni; A.W. Wilhi e. Accommoda ing coe cion: Au ho s, edi o s,
and ci a ions, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j. espol.2023.104754
30. M. Meh egan; M. Moghiman. The Unno iced Issue o Coe ci e Ci a ion Beha io o
Au ho s, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s12109-024-09994-0
31. J.P. Wahle; T. Ruas; M. Abdalla; e al. Ci a ion Amnesia: On The Recency Bias o
NLP and O he Academic Fields, 2024. DOI: 10.48550/a Xi .2402.12046
32. S. Bu on; D.Z. Basil; A. Sobole a; P. Nesbi . Ci e me! Pe spec i es on coe ci e ci a ion
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33. S. Macdonald. Au ho ship in Academic Publishing and he Thi s o Ci a ion, 2025.
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34. T. Sochi. P ac ices and Me ics o Ci a ion in Schola ly Publishing, 2025. DOI:
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35. Sel -ci a ion: why (o why no ), how, and when?.
36. Add essing Re iewe Misconduc in Schola ly Publishing: MDPI’s P oac i e S eps.
37. Edi o manipula ion o impac ac o .
38. Wha is sel -ci a ion and wha does i ha e o do wi h academic in eg i y?.
39. Do We Need A Sel -Ci a ion Index?.
40. 14 Kinds o Bogus Ci a ions.
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41. E hically Ques ionable Ci a ion P ac ices.
42. The P oblem wi h Too Much Sel -Ci a ion.
43. The E hics o Sel -Ci a ion.
44. I spo ed a pape wi h an absu d amoun o sel ci a ions. Is his no mal?.
45. The dange s o excessi e sel -ci a ion.
46. on he pe ils o sel -ci a ion.
47. The Pe ils o Sel -Ci a ion: How I Can Ruin You Academic Ca ee .
48. Sel -Ci a ion: The Risks and Bene i s.
49. Should you ci e you sel o no ? a oid ci ing you published pape s in his publishe
whene e possible in he u u e.
50. Should sel -ci a ions be included o excluded om measu es o academic pe o mance?.
51. Jou nal sel -ci a ion in he Jou nal Ci a ion Repo s - Science Edi ion (2002).
52. 2 open-access publishe s accused o excessi e sel -ci a ion.
53. Majo indexing se ice sounds ala m on sel -ci a ions by nea ly 50 jou nals.
54. Coe ci e ci a ion.
55. Expe iences wi h ‘coe ci e ci a ion’.
56. Ways o A oid Coe ci e Ci a ions in You Resea ch W i ing.
57. Le ’s alk abou coe ci e ci a ion - and s and up o i .
58. Sel -ci a ions: a e hey good o bad?.
59. Ci a ion amnesia: No good o ou heal h.
60. Fo go en Knowledge: Examining he Ci a ional Amnesia in NLP.
61. Ci a ion amnesia: The esul s.
62. Ci a ion amnesia: New on and Alhacen’s o go en connec ion.
63. F om Ci a ion Amnesia o Bibliog aphic Plagia ism.
64. The Pe ils o Ci a ion.
65. Ci e you sel excessi ely, apologize, hen epublish he pape s wi h ewe sel -ci a ions.
Jou nal says: Fine.
66. Wha does ci a ion mean? Values and p ac ices in schola ly wo k.
67. Su ey on inadequa e and omi ed ci a ions in manusc ip s: a p ecu so y s udy in
iden i ica ion o asks o a li e a u e e iew and manusc ip w i ing assis i e sys em.
68. Ci ing Sou ces ha We e No Read o Tho oughly Unde s ood.
69. The Impac o Inco ec Ci a ions in Academic Wo k.
70. Coe ci e ci a ions: he p ice o being published.
71. How Bibliome ics Incen i ize Sel -Ci a ion.
72. A. Mu a E en’s Pos .
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73. Re iewe asking o ci ing 5 o his i ele an a icles.
74. A ‘joke’: Pape wi h ‘comple ely i ele an ’ ci a ions e ac ed.
75. Timo Mandle ’s Pos .
76. P e en ing Ci a ion Manipula ion Du ing Pee Re iews.
77. Ci ing wo ks in a lis wi hou ha ing ead hem.
78. he ci a ion dump - and h ee mo e ci a ion ac ics o a oid.
79. Edi o and e iewe s equi ing au ho s o ci e hei own wo k.
80. My e iewe o ced me o ci e his pape s.
81. Ci e o be damned: Some Though s on Re iewe -Coe ced Ci a ion.
82. The case o he e iewe who said ci e me o I won’ ecommend accep ance o you
wo k.
83. When Jou nal Edi o s Coe ce Au ho s o Sel -Ci e.
5 Ci a ion Value
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11. L. Leydesdo ; L. Bo nmann; J.A. Comins; S. Miloje ic. Ci a ions: Indica o s o Qual-
i y? The Impac Fallacy, 2016. DOI: 10.3389/ ma.2016.00001
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13. D. He manno a; R.M. Pa on; P. Kno h; C.G. S ahl. Ci a ions and Reade ship a e
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21. M. Se a-Ga cia; U. Gneezy. Non eplicable publica ions a e ci ed mo e han eplicable
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22. D. Lyu; X. Ruan; J. Xie; Y. Cheng. The classi ica ion o ci ing mo i a ions: a me a-
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25. M. Tepli skiy; E. Duede; M. Menie i; K.R. Lakhani. How s a us o esea ch pape s
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26. N. Pon ika; T. Klebel; A. Co eia; e al. Indica o s o esea ch quali y, quan i y, open-
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35. Pe o mance-d i en cul u e is uining scien i ic esea ch.
36. Beyond P eda o y Publishing: Addi ional Ques ionable O e s in Schola ly Publishing.
37. Ci a ion S a is ics and Ci a ion Rings.
38. How housands o in isible ci a ions sneak in o pape s and make o ake me ics.
39. Wha does ci a ion mean? Values and p ac ices in schola ly wo k.
40. Wha a e he limi a ions o using ci a ion coun s o e alua e esea ch impac ?.
41. Limi a ions o ci a ion analysis on he measu emen o esea ch impac : A summa y.
42. Limi a ions o bibliome ics.
43. P os and cons o bibliome ics.
44. Bibliome ics and Resea ch E alua ion.
45. ‘Highly Ci ed,’ Highly Con o e sial.
46. Reading be ween he lines on ci a ion alue.
47. Is ci a ion a ue indica o o someone’s esea ch capabili y?.
48. Do Academic Ci a ions Measu e he Impac o New Ideas?.
49. Ci a ion me ics, do hey wo k?.
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50. Why is i bad o judge a pape by ci a ion coun ?.
51. Why Me ics Canno Measu e Resea ch Quali y: A Response o he HEFCE Consul a-
ion.
52. The ole o us and au ho i y in he ci a ion beha iou o esea che s.
53. Resea ch pape ci a ion may skew i s in luence.
54. Do Academic Ci a ions Measu e he Impac o New Ideas?.
55. When Do Ci a ions Re lec "Impac ?".
56. How Junk Ci a ions Ha e Disc edi ed he Academy.
57. O e 400 Scien i ic Pape s Ha e Ci ed a ‘Phan om’ Re e ence Tha Ne e Exis ed.
58. Ca Becomes Well-Ci ed Schola Wi h New Scam Me hod.
6 Ci a ion and A i icial In elligence
1. T. Day. A P elimina y In es iga ion o Fake Pee -Re iewed Ci a ions and Re e ences
Gene a ed by Cha GPT, 2023. DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2023.2190373
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3. W.H. Wal e s; E.I. Wilde . Fab ica ion and e o s in he bibliog aphic ci a ions gene -
a ed by Cha GPT, 2023. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41032-5
4. M. Bha acha yya; V.M. Mille ; D. Bha acha yya; L.E. Mille . High Ra es o Fab i-
ca ed and Inaccu a e Re e ences in Cha GPT-Gene a ed Medical Con en , 2023. DOI:
10.7759/cu eus.39238
5. A. Chen; D.O. Chen. Accu acy o Cha bo s in Ci ing Jou nal A icles, 2023. DOI:
10.1001/jamane wo kopen.2023.27647
6. H.S. Al-Sinani; C.J. Mi chell. F om Con en C ea ion o Ci a ion In la ion: A GenAI
Case S udy, 2025. DOI: 10.48550/a Xi .2503.23414
7. A. Sha i i. Tackle ake ci a ions gene a ed by AI, 2025.
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8. J. He. Who Ge s Ci ed? Gende - and Majo i y-Bias in LLM-D i en Re e ence Selec ion,
2025. DOI: 10.48550/a Xi .2508.02740
9. E. Gibney. Can esea che s s op AI making up ci a ions?, 2025.
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10. N.T. Camp; J.A. Beng son; J.C. Sands om. The ci a ion ca as ophe: P opaga ion o
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AI-gene a ed coun e ei ci a ions in schola ship, 2025.
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103065
11. Cha GPT and Fake Ci a ions.
12. The Fab ica ion P oblem: How AI Models Gene a e Fake Ci a ions, URLs, and Re e -
ences.
13. S op ake ci a ions.
14. F ee Ci a ion Checke .
15. Sp inge Na u e e ac s book wi h ake ci a ions. Help us ind mo e cases like his.
16. Cha GPT and Gene a i e A i icial In elligence (AI): Inco ec bibliog aphic e e ences.
17. Fake ci a ions in academic pape s: a g owing conce n.
18. AI Ci a ion Fakes: E oding T us in Resea ch and Legal In eg i y.
19. Gene a i e A i icial In elligence : Fake Ci a ions.
20. Cha GPT Fake Ci a ions.
21. AI Sea ch Has A Ci a ion P oblem.
22. Be Ca e ul... Cha GPT Appea s o be Making up Academic Re e ences.
23. Why does Cha GPT gene a e ake e e ences?.
24. Why Cha GPT C ea es Non-Exis ing Scien i ic Ci a ions (And How I Lea ned This he
Ha d Way).
25. Don’ ge ghos ed: Bewa e o Cha GPT gene a ed ci a ions.
26. Don’ be su p ised by AI cha bo s c ea ing ake ci a ions.
27. Wa ch Ou o Fake Ci a ions om Cha GPT.
28. Recen s udy: AI sea ch engines messing up ci a ions.
7 Ci a ion and Ques ionable Publishing
1. T.F. F andsen. A e p eda o y jou nals unde mining he c edibili y o science? A bib-
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24. W. Liu. Ca ea s o he use o Web o Science Co e Collec ion in old li e a u e e ie al
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25. D.S. Chawla. Hund eds o ‘p eda o y’ jou nals indexed on leading schola ly da abase,
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26. Z. Li; A.W. Raine . Academic sea ch engines: cons ain s, bugs, and ecommenda ions,
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28. L. Delgado-Qui os; I.F. Aguillo; A. Ma in-Ma in; e al. Why a e hese publica ions
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29. A. Abalkina. Challenges posed by hijacked jou nals in Scopus, 2023.
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30. T. Asubia o; S. Onaolapo; D. Mills. Regional dispa i ies in Web o Science and Scopus
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31. H. Ib ahim; F. Liu; Y. Zaki; T. Rahwan. Google Schola is manipula able, 2024. DOI:
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32. C. Kacpe ski; M. Bielig; M. Makho ykh; e al. Examining bias pe pe ua ion in aca-
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34. C i icisms o he Ci a ion Sys em, and Google Schola in Pa icula .
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35. Manipula able Google Schola Ci a ion Coun s.
36. Ci a ion indexing and indexes.
37. Wha a e he ad an ages and disad an ages o ci a ion da abases?.
38. ‘So by ele ance’? Algo i hms may bias li e a u e sea ches.
39. Enginee ing he wo ld’s highes ci ed ca , La y.
40. Google Schola is no b oken (ye ), bu he e a e al e na i es.
41. How o Fix Google Schola Indexing Issues o You Resea ch Pape .
42. C i iques o Google Schola .
43. Web o Science: A Web o Nonsense.
44. Scopus is b oken - jus look a i s li e a u e ca ego y.
45. Challenges posed by hijacked jou nals in Scopus.
46. GPT- ab ica ed scien i ic pape s on Google Schola : Key ea u es, sp ead, and implica-
ions o p eemp ing e idence manipula ion.
47. Google Schola is (s ill) doing no hing abou ci a ion manipula ion.
48. Gaming he H-Index: The Da k Side o Google Schola and Resea chGa e.
49. Else ie Une hically P omo es i s Jou nals ia Scopus: The Case o Heliyon.
50. Exclusi e: Web o Science company in ol ed in dubious awa ds in I aq.
51. The wol in Scopus’ clo hing: Ano he hijacked jou nal has indexed nea ly 900 a icles.
52. Scopus: a da a manipula ion ool.
53. A en ion Scopus Use s! S udy Re eals 67 Hijacked Jou nals P omp ing Conce ns.
54. Inciden 724: Pu po edly AI-Gene a ed Pape s A e Alleged o Ha e Manipula ed Sco-
pus Rankings in Top Philosophy Jou nals.
55. Google Schola Shows Bias Agains Non-English Pape s.
56. ‘Biased’ and ‘une hical’: Jou nal objec s o Scopus delis ing.
57. Some o Google schola s co e age migh be p oblema ic.
58. Scopus indexed a jou nal wi h a ake edi o ial boa d and a sham a chi e.
59. Google Schola s. T adi ional Da abases: P os and Cons o Academic Resea ch.
60. P os and Cons o Google Schola .
61. Does Scopus In en ionally Allow Jou nals o Scam Au ho s? E idences Sugges .
62. The Social Science Ci a ion Index: A Black Box-wi h an Ideological Bias?.
63. The Cla i a e Con o e sy: How Ci eSco e Rank P o ides a Response o A bi a y
Delis ing.
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10 Awa ds and Hono s
1. H. Zucke man. Scien i ic Eli e: Nobel Lau ea es in he Uni ed S a es. 1977. ISBN:
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2. E. C aw o d. Nobel : Always he Winne s, Ne e he Lose s, 1998.
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3. D. Do ling. Pu ing Men on A Pedes al: Nobel P izes as Supe human My hs?, 2010.
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4. R.J. Robe s. Ten Simple Rules o Win a Nobel P ize, 2015.
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5. M. Ba any. The Fields Medal should e u n o i s oo s, 2018.
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6. P. Lunnemann; M.H. Jensen; L. Jau ed. Gende bias in Nobel p izes, 2019. DOI:
10.1057/s41599-019-0256-3
7. Y. Ma; D.F.M. Oli ei a; T.K. Wood u ; B. Uzzi. Women who win p izes ge less money
and p es ige, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-00091-3
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9. L.I. Meho. The gende gap in highly p es igious in e na ional esea ch awa ds, 2001-
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10. H.-C.H. Chang; F. Fu. Eli ism in ma hema ics and inequali y, 2021.
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11. T.T. Le; D.S. Himmels ein; A.A. Hippen; e al. Analysis o scien i ic socie y hono s
e eals dispa i ies, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2021.07.007
12. M.A. Lich man. Con o e sies in Selec ing Nobel Lau ea es: An His o ical Commen-
a y, 2022. DOI: 10.5041/RMMJ.10479
13. J.W. Jacobs; L.A. Bibb; E.S. Allen; e al. Women and non-whi e people among Laske
Awa d ecipien s om 1946 o 2022: c oss sec ional s udy, 2023.
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14. M. Lagisz. Resea ch p izes a e opaque and i e wi h bias - i ’s ime o shake hem up,
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15. K. Neiki k; Z. Vue; N. Vue; e al. Dispa i ies in Funding o Nobel P ize Awa ds
in Medicine and Physiology Ac oss Na ionali ies, Races, and Gende , 2024. DOI:
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16. M. Lagisz; J. Ru kowska; U. Aich; e al. "Bes Pape " awa ds lack anspa ency, inclu-
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si i y, and suppo o Open Science, 2024. DOI: 10.1371/jou nal.pbio.3002715
17. A.E. Hul g en; N.M.F. Pa as; J. Hicks. Blinding educes ins i u ional p es ige bias
du ing ini ial e iew o applica ions o a young in es iga o awa d, 2024.
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18. A. Hopkins-Doyle; J. Chalme s; D. To ibio-Flo ez; A. Cichocka. Gende dispa i ies in
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19. C.S. Maldonado-Vlaa . New Pe spec i e o he Pe sis en Gende and Di e si y Gap in
Nobel P izes, 2025. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2341-24.2024
20. Nobel P ize con o e sies.
21. 7 Nobel P ize Scandals.
22. The Nobel P izes: Wha is he poin ?.
23. Nobel Lau ea es Who We e No Always Noble.
24. The Nobel Illusion: Why he Nobel P ize in Economics Needs o be Abolished.
25. The P oblem Wi h he Nobel P izes.
26. Why Nobel p izes ail 21s -cen u y science.
27. Do he Nobel p izes do mo e ha m han good?.
28. The p oblem wi h Nobel’s ‘ ule o h ee’.
29. I lo e ma h and I ha e he Fields Medal.
30. Fields Medal was ne e mean o ‘ he g ea es ma hema ical genius’.
31. The E o s in he Fields Medals, 1982 o S. T. Yau and 1990 o E. Wi en.
32. Men won all he science Nobels his yea . The e’s an e en bigge p oblem.
33. The Nobel P ize Gende Gap Pe sis s o One Simple Reason.
34. The Nobel P ize Gende Gap.
35. SySTEMic Misogyny: Why Women Do No Win Nobel P izes a he Same Ra e as
Men.
36. Age, Gende , and he Highes Awa d in Ma hema ics.
37. E en in ma hema ics, who you know may ma e mo e han you alen .
38. The Jewish Bias o he Nobel P ize.
39. Wha ? No All Jews A e Geniuses?.
40. A Quie Bias Is Keeping Black Scien is s om Winning Nobel P izes.
41. The Fields Medal Fallacy: Why his Ma h P ize Should Re u n o i s Roo s as a Tool
o Shaping he Discipline.
42. The Fo go en D eam o he Fields Medal.
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43. Think Nobel P izes A e Apoli ical? Think Again.
44. The majo i y doesn’ ca e abou Nobel P izes because he winne s ep esen eli ism.
45. The p oblem wi h Nobel p izes and he my h o he lone genius.
46. Nobel P izes ha e a di e si y p oblem e en wo se han he scien i ic ields hey hono .
47. The Folly o Big Science Awa ds.
48. The Absu di y o he Nobel P izes in Science.
49. Ano he All-male Lineup o he Science Nobels: Is I Time o S op Ca ing?.
50. Access o Oppo uni y in he Sciences: E idence om he Nobel Lau ea es.
51. The science behind winning a Nobel p ize? Being a man om a weal hy amily.
52. The science behind winning a Nobel p ize? Being a man om a weal hy amily.
53. Does science need he oes?.
54. Nobel p ize winne s a mo e likely o come om weal hy amilies highligh ing inequali y
in he sciences.
55. Ig Nobel p izes ewa d s udy on why luck, no alen , leads o success.
56. Minding he gende gap in science p izes.
57. When a se ies o en i ely easonable decisions leads o biased ou comes: hough s on
he Wa e man Awa d.
58. Re hinking Awa ds P ocesses.
59. Le ’s Abolish Academic P izes.
60. The glu o p izes is unde mining he ue alue o esea ch and eaching.
61. P izes Like The Nobel A e Unjus –And Bad Fo Science.
62. Why he Nobel P ize Doesn’ Dese e Ou Lo e.
63. Wha he Nobel P izes A e No .
64. The Nobel P ize Is Bad And We Should Feel Bad.
65. The Nobel P ize Is Really Annoying.
11 Idoliza ion, Fab ica ion and In la ion
Also see some o he p e ious a icles in his se ies ela ed o hings like plagia ism and
aud o scien is s (especially he amous ones); e.g. “Plagia ism” sec ion in he i s a icle
and “F aud, Fab ica ion, Chea ing and Dishones y” sec ion in he ou h a icle.
1. W. B oad; N. Wade. Be aye s o he T u h: F aud and Decei in he Halls o Science.
1983. ISBN: 9780712602433
2. J. Giles. Scien is s beha ing badly, 2004. DOI: 10.1038/news040301-9
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3. B.C. Ma inson; M.S. Ande son; R. de V ies. Scien is s beha ing badly, 2005. DOI:
10.1038/435737a
4. M. B ooks. Eins ein’s dealings wi h physics auds e , 2007.
DOI: 10.1016/S0262-4079(07)62922-4
5. J. an Dongen. Emil Rupp, Albe Eins ein and he canal ay expe imen s on wa e-
pa icle duali y: Scien i ic aud and heo e ical bias, 2007.
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6. B. Almassi. T us in expe es imony: Edding on’s 1919 eclipse expedi ion and he
B i ish esponse o gene al ela i i y, 2009. DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2008.08.003
7. N. Kolle s om. The Da k Side o Isaac New on: Science’s G ea es F aud? 2018.
ISBN: 9781526740540
8. R.V. Noo den; D.S. Chawla. Hund eds o ex eme sel -ci ing scien is s e ealed in new
da abase, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-02479-7
9. A.J. Abduh. Hype p oli ic au ho s in he op 2% scien is s o he wo ld, 2022. DOI:
10.22541/au.167243694.40444786/ 2
10. A.J. Abduh. A C i ical Analysis o he Wo ld’s Top 2% Mos In luen ial Scien is s:
Examining he Limi a ions and Biases o Highly Ci ed Resea che s Lis s, 2023. DOI:
10.22541/au.167435298.80209125/ 1
11. M. Ca anza o. Saudi uni e si ies lose highly ci ed esea che s a e paymen schemes
aise e hics conce ns, 2023. DOI: 10.1126/science.zhs1429
12. N. S e cu. Isaac New on Vs. Robe Hooke on he Law o Uni e sal G a i a ion, 2023.
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13. S.B. Xu; G. Hu. Wo yingly high p e alence o e ac ion among op-ci ed esea che s,
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14. P. Mo a; S. Pilia. A p oposed amewo k o add ess me ic in la ion in esea ch publi-
ca ions, 2024. DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2445280
15. F. G aham. Daily b ie ing: Claims o aud plague one o he mos -ci ed neu oscience
esea che s, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-03216-5
16. B.A. Abdalla; A.M. Mus a a; F.H. Fa ah; e al. Sel -ci a ion pa e n among wo ld’s
op 2 % o he scien is s, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42471
17. J. B iggs. The Scien is Who Wasn’ The e: A ue s o y o s agge ing decep ion. 2025.
ISBN: 9781804189726
18. Does science need he oes?.
19. Some o The Wo ld’s Mos -Ci ed Scien is s Ha e a Sec e Tha ’s Jus Been Exposed.
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20. The "Top 2% mos in luen ial scien is s o 2020" acco ding o S an o d.
21. Ci a ion amnesia: New on and Alhacen’s o go en connec ion.
22. Did Isaac New on plagia ize his wo k om Ibn-Al Hay ham?.
23. The Eins ein my h: Why he cul o pe sonali y is bad o science.
24. How au hen ic is his lis ?.
25. Edding on’s excused o aud in 1919, Eins ein says i s okay o commi aud.
26. Decembe 1934: Emil Rupp’s Resea ch, Which Fooled E en Eins ein, is Exposed as
F aud.
27. The Buzz Su ounding he Wo ld’s Top 2% Scien is s.
28. The lis o he wo ld’s mos -ci ed scien is s excludes 1,000 esea che s o e audulen
p ac ices.
29. Scien is s Beha ing Badly.
30. O e 1,000 excluded om highly ci ed esea che lis o ‘ aud’.
31. Albe Eins ein: Plagia is o he Cen u y?.
32. Be aye s o he T u h.
33. His o ies: Eins ein’s con enien un u hs.
34. How easy is i o udge you scien i ic ank? Mee La y, he wo ld’s mos ci ed ca .
35. Gues Pos - The Pe plexing Puzzle o he Top 2% Scien is s Lis .
36. G owing numbe s o ‘highly ci ed’ u n ou o be auds e s.
37. The gian s o science.
38. Among wo ld’s op esea che s 10% publish a un ealis ic le els, analysis inds.
39. I was sca ed and in imida ed by he numbe o ci a ions o op scien is s when I used
Google Schola .
40. S an o d/Else ie ank lis : why all ha gli e s is no gold.
41. The Mo e Widely Ci ed A S udy Is, The Mo e Likely I Is To Exagge a e, Says This
S udy.
42. Dozens o he wo ld’s mos ci ed scien is s s op alsely claiming o wo k in Saudi A abia.
43. Hin on’s Google Schola p o ile keeps in la ing ci a ions o his op pape .
44. Repo : The Top 2% Scien is s Lis -A Hoax Disguised as P es ige.
45. Pu - ec Ci a ions: How a Ca Became he Wo ld’s Mos Ci ed Academic.
46. Saudi uni e si ies su e om pu ge o lis o highly ci ed esea che s.
47. The new academic bandi s in own.
48. The Eins ein Cul : Why Physicis s A e Fundamen alis s.
49. Poinca e, Eins ein and he Rela i i y: he Su p ising Sec e .
50. Leibniz-New on calculus con o e sy.
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51. New on-Hooke p io i y con o e sy o he in e se squa e law.
52. Why Was Isaac New on Was The La e Accused O Plagia ism.
53. Why did Issac New on ake e enge on Robe Hooke?.
54. The Ri al y Be ween Isaac New on and Robe Hooke.
55. My a he he aud: Daugh e e eals how key scien is in P imodos scandal buil ca ee
on lies.
12 Celeb i y Cul u e
1. L.M. K auss. Scien is s as celeb i ies: Bad o science o good o socie y?, 2015. DOI:
10.1177/0096340214563676
2. D. Fahy. The New Celeb i y Scien is s: Ou o he Lab and in o he Limeligh . 2015.
ISBN: 9781442233423
3. P.W. Walsh; D. Lehmann. Academic Celeb i y, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s10767-019-09340-9
4. Scien i ic celeb i y.
5. A e pop s a scien is s bad o science?.
6. Eins ein and he cul o celeb i y.
7. Celeb i y Academics.
8. The Celeb i y Scien is s: A collec i e case s udy.
9. Science hype and celeb i y cul u e make a bad pai .
10. The ise o he Supe P o s: should we be wo ied abou celeb i y academics?.
11. Celeb i y academics and supe s a p o esso s.
12. Do We Need Academic Celeb i ies?.
13. ‘Lame’ celeb i y academics eed ‘psychopa hic ca ee ism’.
14. Galileo was igh : uni e si ies e ol e a ound hei s a s.
15. I wan ed o be an academic, no a ‘c ea i e’: No es on uni e si ies and he new capi al-
ism.
16. A B ie His o y o Scien i ic Celeb i y.
17. Re iew: The New Celeb i y Scien is s. Ou o he Lab and in o he Limeligh .
18. Scien is o T ope? How does pop cul u e shape how we iew scien is s in he eal
wo ld?.
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13 ORCID
1. C.B. Ca e ; C.F. Blan o d. All au ho s mus now supply ORCID iden i ie s, 2017.
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-017-0919-7
2. M. Baglioni; A. Mannocci; P. Manghi; e al. Re lec ions on he Misuses o ORCID iDs,
2021. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4548308
3. J.A.T. da Sil a. Abuse o ORCID’s weaknesses by au ho s who use pape mills, 2021.
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4. J.A.T. da Sil a. Non-compliance wi h e hical ules caused by misuse o ORCID accoun s:
Implica ions o medical publica ions in he COVID-19 e a, 2021.
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5. J.A.T. da Sil a. A dange ous iangula iza ion o con lic ing alues in academic pub-
lishing: ORCID, ake au ho s, and isks wi h he lack o c iminaliza ion o he c ea o s
o ake elemen s, 2021. DOI: 10.12681/eml.27238
6. J.A.T. da Sil a. Is Manda o y ORCID a Viola ion o an Au ho ’s F eedoms and Righ s?,
2022. DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2021.2022395
7. J.A.T. da Sil a. Discon inui y be ween jou nals’ egis a ion and submission equi e-
men s o Open Resea che and Con ibu o ID (ORCID), 2024.
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8. F. Hough on; A. Fos e . Resis ance and Powe in I ish Highe Educa ion: ORCID and
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10. ORCID: Issues and conce ns abou i s use o academic pu poses and esea ch in eg i y.
11. P oblems wi h ORCID, o Why I Don’ Ha e an ORCID Numbe .
12. P oblems wi h ORCID, o 10 easons why I don’ ha e an ORCID numbe .
14 G ade In la ion
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6. E. Ka adag; I.T. Do yol. E idence o g ade in la ion in bachelo o business adminis-
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10. G ade in la ion.
11. Uni e si ies old o end ‘spi alling’ g ade in la ion.
12. The Impac o Unexplained G ade In la ion on Top G ades in UK Uni e si ies.
13. The g ea uni e si y con: how he B i ish deg ee los i s alue.
14. G ade in la ion: a clea and p esen dange .
15. Uni e si ies o be ined o awa ding oo many op deg ees.
16. Is g ade in la ion a wo ldwide end?.
17. G ade in la ion: The bigges h ea o academic s anda ds and uni e si y c edibili y.
18. Wha ’s you deg ee wo h? UoM g ade in la ion e ealed.
19. Explaining "unexplained" g ade in la ion in he UK’s uni e si ies.
20. A Decade o G ade In la ion boos ed by he COVID-19 pandemic - An Empi ical Anal-
ysis o a Top Eu opean Uni e si y.
21. Is g ade in la ion unning wild?.
22. The Pe e se Consequences o he Easy A.
23. G ade In la ion ... Why I ’s a Nigh ma e.
24. To Coun e G ade In la ion, We Need To Change The Way We Teach.
25. ‘Soul-C ushing’: S uden s Slam Ha a d’s G ade In la ion Repo .
26. Main aining he c edibili y o deg ees.
27. Ha a d says i ’s been gi ing oo many A g ades o s uden s.
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