Incident 724: AI-Generated Papers Manipulate Scopus Rankings in Top Philosophy Journals

Description: Three reportedly fake journals published by Addleton Academic Publishers manipulated Scopus rankings by extensively cross-citing each other and using AI-generated papers filled with buzzwords. These journals, placed in the top 10 of Scopus's 2023 CiteScore philosophy list, featured fake authors, affiliations, and grant numbers. This manipulation pushed legitimate journals to lower tiers, affecting academic evaluations and awards.

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Incident ID
724
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-06-12
Editors
Daniel Atherton
How a widely used ranking system ended up with three fake journals in its top 10 philosophy list
retractionwatch.com · 2024

Recently our philosophy faculty at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, like many institutions around the world, introduced a ranking of journals based on Elsevier's Scopus database to evaluate the research output of its employees for awards …

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