Researcher Submits AI Paper Accepted By Predatory Journal

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.