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Title: Quality of Scientific Papers Questioned as Academics 'Overwhelmed' By
the Millions Published

Link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/07/14/1...

A scientific paper featuring an AI-generated image of a rat with an oversized
penis was retracted three days after publication, highlighting broader
problems plaguing academic publishing as researchers struggle with an
explosion of scientific literature. The paper appeared in Frontiers in Cell
and Developmental Biology before widespread mockery forced its withdrawal.
Research studies indexed on Clarivate's Web of Science database increased 48%
between 2015 and 2024, rising from 1.71 million to 2.53 million papers. Nobel
laureate Venki Ramakrishnan called the publishing system "broken and
unsustainable," while University of Exeter researcher Mark Hanson described
scientists as "increasingly overwhelmed" by the volume of articles. The Royal
Society plans to release a major review of scientific publishing disruptions
at summer's end, with former government chief scientist Mark Walport citing
incentives that favor quantity over quality as a fundamental problem.

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