Policy & Ethicsscholarly communicationacademic publishingfake citations
AI Creates Imaginary Journals And Fake Citations
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On January 7, 2026, Simon Linacre reports in Cabell's The SOURCE that AI is affecting scholarly communications, with accounts of 'imaginary journals' producing fantasy journals and fabricated citations, according to the report.
Key Points
- 1Reports document AI-generated 'imaginary journals' and fabricated citations within scholarly communications
- 2Highlights potential undermining of trust and integrity in academic publishing due to synthetic outputs
- 3Signals need for verification and governance to mitigate fictional journals and citations
Scoring Rationale
Raises notable concerns about AI-driven fake journals; conservative score due to RSS-only source and limited verification.
Sources
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