v_i_o_l_a<p>from the series "what a surprise!" today: "The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientists": "The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientists<br>The ways in which researchers can artificially inflate their reference counts are growing." <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01672-7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-016</span><span class="invisible">72-7</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/citations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citations</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/indicatorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indicatorism</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/predatorypublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predatorypublishing</span></a><br>[via <a href="https://x.com/berendvdkolk/status/1828026468414190034" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/berendvdkolk/status/1828</span><span class="invisible">026468414190034</span></a>]</p>