Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors' names

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Posted on AllSides May 27, 2026

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A network of fake academic journals masquerading as legitimate publications has published more than a hundred AI-generated papers in recent months, in some cases using the names of real professors at top universities without their knowledge...

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