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Investigating academic misconduct, paper mills, and research fraud, with a primary focus on the Arab world
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Unnatural Citation Trajectories: A Bibliometric Case Study of Two Iraqi Editors

https://t.co/Xc1boWJ8Zi

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UPDATE: Dr. Khalil emailed us post-publication. He defended his 97% self-citation rate with claims of novelty, clarified his ties to the Guest Editor, accused us of slander, attempted to uncover our identity, and demanded we delete the report.

Read here: https://t.co/f8hpaZIQIC

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Iraqi Author Celebrated for his 97% Self-Citation

https://t.co/f8hpaZIQIC

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The #fraud never stops! Will the @mohesr_en ever do anything to stop the #fraud? Here we see #fraud Hayder A Dhahad celebrating another fraud Sarah Qahtan, who recently got a retraction for her #fraud! When oh when will publishers learn? @ElsevierConnect

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Meet #papermill #fraud Mustafa Musa Jaber! At least 10 retractions so far for his fraud, but as usual these frauds get praised and win awards! Fraud pays off! Always! 👇 https://t.co/vFuSjKuqXe

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Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf or under his 'other name' he uses Osama Ibrahem Al Juboury, is a #fraud why now got appointed to full professor at Al-Nahrain University (@AlnahrainU)! He already has 5 retractions (3 shown here) and more to come for his #papermill fraud!

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Well well, another retraction for #papermill frauds Asmaa F. Khafaga & Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack! Again, a paper 'edited' by corrupt editor (and paper mill #fraud) Lotfi Aleya from Laboratoire Chrono-environment! Can we trust this company when they have such frauds?

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The #papermill #fraud Oday A. Al-Owaedi (@al_owaedi) got fired by his university in Iraq for his fraud yet it seems that @Columbia hired him?? For real???

https://t.co/p2uvPS2JEr

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When will @ElsevierConnect ever learn? They now invite #papermill frauds to their headquarters! Seriously inviting #fraud Hayder Abed Dhahad? These publishers really love to enable fraud! @RELXHQ shame on you! More about Dhahad from @RetractionWatch 👇
https://t.co/3ynPIsEvdm

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@Spottingthespot @ElsevierConnect @RELXHQ @RetractionWatch Adding to that, Hayder A. Dhahad has earned his 7th retraction recently, from an Elsevier Journal (JOBE). The retraction notice revealed that during the revision stage, four entirely new names were added to the paper. Hayder's name is in the final draft:
https://t.co/oZPLug6leP

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A Follow-Up on "Iraqi Academic Flagged for Duplicate Papers and Questionable Dates"
https://t.co/RYKlxj98H7

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10 years ago today, @MicrobiomDigest published a preprint heard around the world.
https://t.co/ZhOjo6hgbT

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University of Baghdad Authors Linked to Plagiarism and Paper Mill Activity
https://t.co/4Na4rRofQV

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Iraqi Academic Flagged for Duplicate Papers and Questionable Dates
https://t.co/EVo9Y25tMB

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Meet Ehsan Kianfar from Islamic Azad University. He is a proud '2% idiot' ! At this point, I will automatically assume you are a #fraud when you brag about this '%' thing. Of course, like many of them, he is a #papermill #fraud with several retractions (2 shown as examples).

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Unbelievable, @ClarivateAG//@Clarivate seriously needs to wake up and remove the sh*t from their eyes. Celebrating paper mill frauds from Iraq as if they are the 'science heroes'. Seriously? When will people wake up and stop celebrating those 'prolific' idiots that are frauds.

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Wiley’s Impossible Burden of Proof: Ignoring a Paper Mill's Digital Trail
https://t.co/8Nauc2p0Jy

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You can't make this up! This #fraud, Yasser Fakri Mustafa, has already 20 retractions , yet his university @UniversityofMos , celebrates this idiot as a 'top-performing researchers leading innovation and excellence'. Seriously? https://t.co/Rtde1zOKxm

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Iraq’s Market for Fake Science
https://t.co/gklnUCWot0

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Egypt Integrates RI² into Academic Integrity Policy After Scientific Review
https://t.co/LMvMPcrRp2