Zen Faulkes

The paper tracks hoaxes targeting academic publishers and conferences since 2000, finding a rise in hoaxes linked to perceived lack of editorial transparency.

The paper analyzes graphs of averages from a 2020 scientific conference and finds most lack necessary information for interpretation, unlike journal publications.

The paper analyzes media coverage of a scientific paper on marbled crayfish, finding that headlines often mislead by omitting new findings and overstating breakthroughs.