Well, this is a novelty. A case where tortured phrases have been substituted in the names of journals in the reference lists, so instead of "international journal of..." we have "global diary of ..." ! https://pubpeer.com/publications/7FE8E045835CC3D412E2EA141EEB7D#2
Funny, but disturbing that IEEE is still accepting AI Gobbledegook in conference abstracts. #papermills#misconduct#journals
"Intrigued by a citation-boosting service that we unravelled during our investigation, we contacted the service while undercover as a fictional author, and managed to purchase 50 citations. These findings provide conclusive evidence that citations can be bought in bulk, and highlight the need to look beyond citation counts."
Update. " 'The capacity to purchase citations in bulk is a new and worrying development,' says Jennifer Byrne, a cancer researcher at the University of Sydney who has studied problematic publications in the biomedical literature…A researcher’s h-index and the number of citations they’ve garnered are often used for hiring and promotion decisions." https://www.science.org/content/article/vendor-offering-citations-purchase-latest-bad-actor-scholarly-publishing
The #trial stems from a lawsuit brought last year by #NYAG, #LetitiaJames, accusing #Trump & other defendants, including 2 of his adult sons & his companies, of fraudulently inflating the value of their assets to obtain favorable #loans & #insurance deals.
Before the trial, the judge, Arthur #Engoron, ruled that Trump & the other defendants were #liable for #fraud, & that the annual financial statements on which they listed their #assets were filled w/ examples of such #misconduct.
Update. In medical journals, "women were underrepresented among authors of retracted articles, and, in particular, of articles retracted for #misconduct." https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e48529