Let me correct this: highest fake references rate in an ELSEVIER-owned preprint site (which happened to be SSH-only when they bought it, expanded to all disciplines since then). #openscience
More than 140,000 fake citations across four research repositories were identified in papers and preprints published in 2025 alone
go.nature.com/49KiNZJ
Nature - More than 140,000 fake citations across four research repositories were identified in papers and preprints published in 2025 alone.
