The rise in fake papers passing through the peer review process has cast doubt on the credibility of trusting in science, as ZeroHedge reports. Over 11,000 fake papers were reportedly peer reviewed by 217-year-old science publisher Wiley without detection. Australian blogger Jo Nova described these papers as “naked gobbledygook sandwiches.”
The problem is not just with the use of misleading terminology but also with fields like machine learning. Terms like “random forest” are translated into “irregular backwoods” or “arbitrary timberland,” leading to major errors like converting “local average energy” to “territorial normal vitality.” These errors occur because the fake papers go through the peer review process without proper human oversight.
This highlights the need for greater scrutiny in the academic publishing industry to ensure the integrity of scientific research. The article delves deeper into this issue, questioning the reliability of the scientific process and raising concerns about the potential consequences of relying too heavily on scientific research without proper oversight.
