Wiley's 'fake science' scandal is just the latest chapter in a broader crisis of trust universities must address - ABC News
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Summary:
"The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Wiley has now pulled more than 11,300 papers and shuttered 19 journals. In the midst of it all, Wiley's chief executive Brian Napack was moved on.
The Hindawi scandal offers a window into a thriving black market worth tens of millions of dollars which trades in fake science, corrupted research and bogus authorship.
It also illustrates what is just another front in a much broader crisis of trust confronting universities and scientific institutions worldwide...."