Papermill publications - Editorial trouble: A first-hand experience

Abstract

The academic contents are facing the threat of papermill attacks in recent years. The undue intrusions of these falsely prepared academic contents in the field of intellect arena are creating a menace in the current stakeholders of the academic field and also surely have long-lasting effects on society. The Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Science has recently faced a huge manuscript submission within a span of a short period. The submissions and listed authors were affiliated with a single institute. All of these manuscripts were incomplete and were submitted through a single email address. The incident jeopardized the manuscript management system and challenged the editorial process of the journal. The current write-up is to make a record of the incident with scientific analyses so that the system can learn and remain better prepared for such attacks in the future.