AI tool labels more than 1000 journals for ‘questionable,’ possibly shady practices

New algorithm could help scientists avoid publishing in shady titles

https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-tool-labels-more-1000-journals-questionable-possibly-shady-practices

“A study of 15,000 open-access journals has used artificial intelligence (AI) to spot telltale signs of “questionable” journals, a genre researchers fear is corrupting the scientific record by prioritizing profits over scientific integrity. The analysis, the most comprehensive use so far of AI to identify potentially problematic journals, flagged more than 1000 titles, about 7% of the sample.”