Fake-publications in science, a lecture by Bernhard A. Sabel
In October 2024, Professor Emeritus Bernhard A. Sabel, PhD, from the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, gave a lecture on "Fake-publications in science: a rising concern of knowledge pollution".
Listen to Bernhard A. Sabel, Professor of Medical Psychology, and learn more about the threats from fake science and so-called "paper mills".
Organizer Professor John Axelsson introduces the topic. Professor Dan Larhammar, Uppsala University and former president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, gives a short introduction. Then Professor Bernhard A. Sabel presents the topic. Total time 54:22 min.
Presentation of the lecturer
Bernhard Sabel is a Professor and Chair of Medical Psychology at Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg (now emeritus), with education at M.I.T., and positions at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, as well as having held international visiting professorships at Harvard Medical School, Princeton University and Beijng Central University Medical School. Dr. Sabel has published more than 300 articles on brain injury/plasticity and rehabilitation of vision loss, and has since 2020 studied the phenomenon of fake science publications. His work on fake science has been highlighted by well-known journals like Science, Nature, Financial Times (e.g. www.science.org/content/article/fake-scientific-papers-are-alarmingly-common )
Abstract
"Fact or Fake in Science?" The biggest scientific fraud of all time is rolling over us like an avalanche. Largely unnoticed! The estimate is hundreds of thousands ‘fake publications’ are fabricated every year with the help of artificial intelligence by an international and greedy Fake Mafia. Their customers are unscrupulous scientists who are under enormous pressure to publish in order to scam bonus payments or promotions. So-called “Paper mills” disguise themselves as "editing agencies" and publicly advertise the sale of fake authorships, fake data, fake images and illustrations, and – “no problem” – complete fake manuscripts. They are supported by fake reviewers, fake or bribed journal editors, predatory journals and their publishers. It is a highly profitable, fraudulent mafia-network full of tricks, lies, plagiarism and corruption. The lecture will not only expose the perfidious machinations of this fake mafia, but it also describes the incalculable consequences of fake science for fundamental areas of our modern lives, including biomedicine, technology, economy, the environment, and national security. We need to put an end to the activities of this fake science mafia. It's high time to wake up.
Last updated: January 29, 2025
Source: Department of Psychology