Machine learning based screening of potential paper mill publications in cancer research: methodological and cross sectional study

Baptiste Scancar, Jennifer A Byrne, David Causeur, Adrian G Barnett

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2025-087581
Published: 2026-01-29
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmj-2025-087581,
  title = {Machine learning based screening of potential paper mill publications in cancer research: methodological and cross sectional study},
  author = {Baptiste Scancar and Jennifer A Byrne and David Causeur and Adrian G Barnett},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ},
  doi = {10.1136/bmj-2025-087581},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-087581}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Machine learning based screening of potential paper mill publications in cancer research: methodological and cross sectional study
AU  - Baptiste Scancar
AU  - Jennifer A Byrne
AU  - David Causeur
AU  - Adrian G Barnett
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ
DO  - 10.1136/bmj-2025-087581
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Scancar, B., Byrne, J. A., Causeur, D., & Barnett, A. G. (2026). Machine learning based screening of potential paper mill publications in cancer research: methodological and cross sectional study. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-087581

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