⏰ Last Update: 2025-05-22 at 13:59
🌐 Stable URL: https://www.irit.fr/~Guillaume.Cabanac/problematic-paper-screener
🧑🏫 PPS in a nutshell: problem tackled and method used.
⸻ 🎥 Video in English or in French.
⸻ 📄 Article in The Conversation.
👨💻 Problematic papers are reported on PubPeer, see the tortured phrases collection and more.
📄 Cabanac, G., Labbé, C., & Magazinov, A. (2022). The ‘Problematic Paper Screener’ automatically selects suspect publications for post-publication (re)assessment. Presented at WCRI 2022: 7th World Conference on Research Integrity. arXiv preprint. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2210.04895 ▷ Featured in the Nature's 10 list of 2021 that ‘explores key developments in science this year.’
Modern plagiarists are making use of software and perhaps even emerging AI technologies to draft articles—and they’re getting away with it. https://t.co/fBThIjRwnt— Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (@BulletinAtomic) January 13, 2022
Modern plagiarists are making use of software and perhaps even emerging AI technologies to draft articles—and they’re getting away with it. https://t.co/fBThIjRwnt
I spoke to @gcabanac about his work uncovering fabricated papers containing "tortured phrases" -- weirdly paraphrased versions of scientific terms (like "underground creepy crawly state" for "ant colony") -- for this year's Nature's 10. https://t.co/orRmF0XtXw— Diana Kwon (@DianaMKwon) December 15, 2021
I spoke to @gcabanac about his work uncovering fabricated papers containing "tortured phrases" -- weirdly paraphrased versions of scientific terms (like "underground creepy crawly state" for "ant colony") -- for this year's Nature's 10. https://t.co/orRmF0XtXw
Hundreds of junk-science papers have been retracted from reputable journals after fraudsters used ‘special issues’ to manipulate the publication process. And the problem is growing. https://t.co/FSKKvfV2ez— nature (@Nature) November 9, 2021
Hundreds of junk-science papers have been retracted from reputable journals after fraudsters used ‘special issues’ to manipulate the publication process. And the problem is growing. https://t.co/FSKKvfV2ez
Why say 'colossal information' instead of big data? Or 'counterfeit consciousness' instead of artificial intelligence? These tortured phases in research articles could be evidence of a new and disturbing fabrication trend. https://t.co/TO6U0qckig— nature (@Nature) August 8, 2021
Why say 'colossal information' instead of big data? Or 'counterfeit consciousness' instead of artificial intelligence? These tortured phases in research articles could be evidence of a new and disturbing fabrication trend. https://t.co/TO6U0qckig
Hundreds of nonsensical computer-generated articles, spotted years after the problem was first seen, could lead to a wave of retractions. https://t.co/u89i4315oT— nature (@Nature) May 27, 2021
Hundreds of nonsensical computer-generated articles, spotted years after the problem was first seen, could lead to a wave of retractions. https://t.co/u89i4315oT
#CNRSnews 📰 | This researcher tracks “tortured” expressions in scientific publications to identify those that are unreliable. The software program that he co-developed for this purpose earned him a spot in the 2021 Top 10 selected by @Nature ⤵https://t.co/lqDEqcItU8— CNRS 🌍 (@CNRS) March 9, 2022
#CNRSnews 📰 | This researcher tracks “tortured” expressions in scientific publications to identify those that are unreliable. The software program that he co-developed for this purpose earned him a spot in the 2021 Top 10 selected by @Nature ⤵https://t.co/lqDEqcItU8
Just out @arxiv: “Tortured phrases: A dubious writing style emerging in science. Evidence of critical issues affecting established journals” w/ Labbé & Magazinov https://t.co/eh0YNO5T8v Probable systematic manipulation of the publication process of Microprocessors in Microsystems pic.twitter.com/vrVQUi3TNn— Guillaume Cabanac (@gcabanac) July 15, 2021
Just out @arxiv: “Tortured phrases: A dubious writing style emerging in science. Evidence of critical issues affecting established journals” w/ Labbé & Magazinov https://t.co/eh0YNO5T8v Probable systematic manipulation of the publication process of Microprocessors in Microsystems pic.twitter.com/vrVQUi3TNn
Just out: “Prevalence of nonsensical algorithmically generated papers in the scientific literature” w/ Cyril Labbé in @JASIST https://t.co/N4wVqI8JHF. We report cases of SCIgen-generated publications. 😵 Companion website https://t.co/fSmzEq49x9 + thread: https://t.co/he2nEkzTpC pic.twitter.com/67x3XIuvFc— Guillaume Cabanac (@gcabanac) May 26, 2021
Just out: “Prevalence of nonsensical algorithmically generated papers in the scientific literature” w/ Cyril Labbé in @JASIST https://t.co/N4wVqI8JHF. We report cases of SCIgen-generated publications. 😵 Companion website https://t.co/fSmzEq49x9 + thread: https://t.co/he2nEkzTpC pic.twitter.com/67x3XIuvFc
The Problematic Paper Screener is featured in @ScienceMagazine today ☺️, as we travel to #WCRI2024 in Athens 🇬🇷 w/ @alexcla99 https://t.co/JzaeUDbhGV HT @cathleenogrady— Guillaume Cabanac ⟨here and elsewhere⟩ (@gcabanac) June 1, 2024
The Problematic Paper Screener is featured in @ScienceMagazine today ☺️, as we travel to #WCRI2024 in Athens 🇬🇷 w/ @alexcla99 https://t.co/JzaeUDbhGV HT @cathleenogrady
🗞️ Just out: ‘The papers that most heavily cite retracted studies’ by @MiryamNaddaf @Richvn https://t.co/893LUO6w0X, a companion paper to my Comment: ‘Chain retraction: how to stop bad science propagating through the literature’ https://t.co/GERFzrZMzj feat. PPS Feet of Clay.— Guillaume Cabanac ⟨here and elsewhere⟩ (@gcabanac) August 28, 2024
🗞️ Just out: ‘The papers that most heavily cite retracted studies’ by @MiryamNaddaf @Richvn https://t.co/893LUO6w0X, a companion paper to my Comment: ‘Chain retraction: how to stop bad science propagating through the literature’ https://t.co/GERFzrZMzj feat. PPS Feet of Clay.