Sham journals give good #science a bad name by churning out bogus research papers purely for profit. It's estimated there may be several hundred thousand in circulation, in addition to 55,000 known to have been retracted. This investigative story from @TheConversationUS is a reminder  for #writers and others in #journalism and #media to seek and report on research only from credible sources.

https://medium.com/wise-well/fake-scientific-papers-contaminate-legitimate-scholarly-output-eb6979807c01?sk=6bec51dc8ce8b72c7f1eebbfe62d24df