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Researcher Submits AI Paper Accepted By Predatory Journal
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An academic submitted an AI-generated, nonsensical manuscript to the Clinical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in October–November 2025 to test predatory publishing. The journal accepted the paper, assigned a DOI, and repeatedly demanded a $2,949 article-processing charge after superficial review and fabricated reviewer comments. The episode illustrates weak editorial checks in some open-access journals and risks to researchers' reputations and the scholarly record.
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Solid firsthand exposé showing systemic predatory practices, limited by single anecdotal case and non-systematic sample.
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