The Sting
"Intrigued by a citation-boosting service that we unravelled during our investigation, we contacted the service while undercover as a fictional author, and managed to purchase 50 citations."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.04607
Thiago Carvalho /
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2024-02-09 16:38:40
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