Valuy@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSurge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science paperswww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down11
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkSurge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science paperswww.nature.comValuy@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareCreat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 months agoIt’s just one decimal place, not 2. So it’s 250 papers with 2 or more fake references.
It’s just one decimal place, not 2. So it’s 250 papers with 2 or more fake references.
Ah missed a zero.
0.1% of 2.5 million is 2500.