Title:
Russian journals retract more than 800 papers after 'bombshell' investigation
Author:
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
Published:
Science, 8 January 2020
From the article:
"Academic journals in Russia are retracting more than 800 papers following a probe into unethical publication practices by a commission appointed by the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). The moves come in the wake of several other queries suggesting the vast Russian scientific literature is riddled by plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and so-called gift authorship, in which academics become co-author witout having contributed any work."
To read this article:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/russian-journals-retract-more-800-papers-after-bombshell-investigation