Storm over science: predatory practices and the fight for research reliability.

de Lorenzo V, Rainey PB, Williams P, Karahan ZC, López-García P, Jonjić S, Timmis KN

DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqaf029
Published: 2025
Container: microLife
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@article{allodium:10.1093/femsml/uqaf029,
  title = {Storm over science: predatory practices and the fight for research reliability.},
  author = {de Lorenzo V and Rainey PB and Williams P and Karahan ZC and López-García P and Jonjić S and Timmis KN},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {microLife},
  doi = {10.1093/femsml/uqaf029},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/femsml/uqaf029}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Storm over science: predatory practices and the fight for research reliability.
AU  - de Lorenzo V
AU  - Rainey PB
AU  - Williams P
AU  - Karahan ZC
AU  - López-García P
AU  - Jonjić S
AU  - Timmis KN
PY  - 2025
JO  - microLife
DO  - 10.1093/femsml/uqaf029
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V, D. L., PB, R., P, W., ZC, K., P, L., S, J., & KN, T. (2025). Storm over science: predatory practices and the fight for research reliability.. microLife. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsml/uqaf029

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