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Scholarly Black Market.

Shahryar Sorooshian¹

¹Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300, Gambang Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. sorooshian@gmail.com.

Science and Engineering Ethics

|June 22, 2016

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This study reveals the hidden black market of scholarly articles, a growing problem impacting research integrity in science and engineering. Understanding this unethical practice is crucial for maintaining academic standards and trust in published research.

Area of Science:

Ethics in Scientific Publishing
Scholarly Communication
Research Integrity

Background:

The prevalence of fake and unethical publishers is recognized within the scientific community.
This work highlights a less-discussed aspect: the illicit trade in scholarly articles.
This trade undermines the foundational principles of academic publishing.

Discussion:

The black market for scholarly articles represents a significant ethical breach.
This illicit trade compromises the peer-review process and the dissemination of legitimate research.
It erodes trust in scientific and engineering publications and higher education research.

Key Insights:

The existence of a clandestine market for academic papers.
The detrimental impact of this market on research validity and reliability.

Keywords:

Fake and unethical publishers Publication Publication validity and reliability Scholarly black market

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The need for increased awareness and countermeasures against unethical publishing practices.

Outlook:

Further investigation into the scale and mechanisms of the scholarly article black market.
Development of strategies to combat unethical publishing and protect research integrity.
Promoting ethical standards in scholarly communication to safeguard science and engineering.