Paper mill cancer studies get double the number of citations as genuine papers

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01908-8Potentially fraudulent papers often cite each other and could be inflating the impact factor of journals in which they are published.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01908-8

Potentially fraudulent papers often cite each other and could be inflating the impact factor of journals in which they are published.