Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal <i>Bioengineered</i>

René Aquarius, Elisabeth M. Bik, David Bimler, Morten P. Oksvold, Kevin Patrick

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DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2025.2542668
Published: 2025-08-21
Container: Bioengineered
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
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@article{allodium:10.1080/21655979.2025.2542668,
  title = {Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal
                    <i>Bioengineered</i>},
  author = {René Aquarius and Elisabeth M. Bik and David Bimler and Morten P. Oksvold and Kevin Patrick},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Bioengineered},
  doi = {10.1080/21655979.2025.2542668},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2025.2542668}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal
                    <i>Bioengineered</i>
AU  - René Aquarius
AU  - Elisabeth M. Bik
AU  - David Bimler
AU  - Morten P. Oksvold
AU  - Kevin Patrick
PY  - 2025
JO  - Bioengineered
DO  - 10.1080/21655979.2025.2542668
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2025.2542668
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Aquarius, R., Bik, E. M., Bimler, D., Oksvold, M. P., & Patrick, K. (2025). Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal <i>Bioengineered</i>. Bioengineered. https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2025.2542668

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