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Of course this is a serious question. Anyone who doubts it is naive to a fault. The only way to not find science scams is to not look.
> The vast majority who read scholarly literature do not know that hundreds of thousands of legitimate-appearing articles are published by unscrupulous journals with minimal scientific validity. Unsuspecting readers may be unable to distinguish between credible research and junk science.
> Thus, they may make personal medical decisions based on promising sounding research, such as “An Advance in Therapy for Lung Cancer,” that was actually published by a predatory journal, motivated only by the high publication fees paid by authors. Also, as health professionals, we use search engines such as PubMed or Google Scholar to research investigative studies and clinical topics in patient care. As a result, we may reference and use seemingly relevant material published in these sham journals.
> Untrustworthy publications have not received the widespread, damning publicity they deserve. If junk science is not confronted and eliminated, it will continue to tarnish and undermine ethical, open-access scholarly publishing.
Klyce, W., & Feller, E. (2017). Junk science for sale: Sham journals proliferating online. Rhode Island Medical Journal, 100(7).
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