Fake Science for Sale: The Paper Mill Scam Infiltrating U.S. Research

A global scam is infiltrating American science, threatening the credibility of research itself.

In this episode of The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism, Maggie Miller speaks with investigative reporter Vince Bielski about the rise of “paper mills,” underground operations selling fake academic studies and authorship slots to researchers desperate in the publish or perish world of academia.

Once concentrated in Asia and Eastern Europe, these fraudulent networks have spread into the U.S., flooding top journals with fabricated studies. Experts warn that this misleads real scientists, wastes funding, and can distort entire fields of study. We discuss increased distress due to these mills, accountability of bad players, and preserving proper scientific process. Vince's full investigation can be found here.