Research Article | Computer Systems
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A historically minimal manuscript presented in a full journal frame.
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Methods | Publishing Systems
Rapid layout benchmark for journal front pages
A practical checklist for desktop/mobile publication front pages.
Sting Report | Research Integrity
Predatory journal sting with Star Wars midi-chlorians terminology
A parody biomedical manuscript with film lore and broken citations still reached acceptance.
Case Study | Publishing Systems
SCIgen nonsense paper with Simpsons authors accepted by questionable journals
Randomly generated text plus cartoon bylines exposed fake peer-review theater.
Large-Scale Sting | Research Integrity
Who's Afraid of Peer Review?
A flawed fake paper was submitted widely to test open-access review quality.
Field Experiment | Editorial Governance
Predatory journals recruit fake editor (Dr. Fraud experiment)
A fabricated and unqualified scholar profile received editorial invitations.
Meta Analysis | Publishing Systems
SCIgen and the wave of autogenerated-paper retractions
From parody generator to real-world indexing failures and mass retractions.
Community Archive | Peer Review Culture
Shit My Reviewers Say
A crowdsourced wall of extreme and often hostile reviewer comments.
Satirical Initiative | Publishing Systems
Journal of Universal Rejection (JofUR)
A parody journal concept where all submissions are rejected by design.
Case Report | Medical Humanities
The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of writer's block
A famously minimal paper whose near-empty content embodies its own diagnosis.
Sting Report | Research Integrity
Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs? The Surgical and Neoplastic Role of Cacao Extract in Breakfast Cereals
A fabricated biomedical manuscript reportedly accepted by multiple low-quality journals.
Retraction Case | Research Integrity
Hydroxychloroquine, push-scooters, and COVID-19: predatory-journal sting and rapid retraction
A deliberately absurd pandemic-era submission accepted then quickly retracted.
Conference Study | Research Integrity
Predatory publication of AI-generated research papers
A GPT-4 era stress test of suspected predatory journals using generated manuscripts.
Media-Sting Analysis | Research Integrity
Chocolate with high cocoa content as a weight loss accelerator: hoax analysis
A demonstration of how weak study design and hype channels can manufacture credibility.
Historical Satire Case | Medical Humanities
Cello scrotum and the longevity of medical satire in citation networks
A BMJ-era joke case that continued to echo in later scientific references.