19 January 2024
United2Act, an international collaboration committed to addressing the challenge of paper mills in scholarly publishing, has today released their Consensus Statement. This statement outlines five key areas of action against the impact of paper mills on the integrity of academic research and publishing.
International stakeholders supporting the Consensus Statement are actively working to develop and execute the plans supporting the five key areas of action in the statement.
Deborah Kahn, Co-chair of United2Act adds “United2Act has mobilised an impressive group of international stakeholders to solve the problem of paper mills. The launch of the Consensus Statement marks the start of concerted efforts by five Working Groups to act on the identified areas. We are all committed to delivering real progress over the next 12 months and will be reporting on these actions regularly.”
There are five key areas for working groups to plan action and execute: education and awareness, improve post-publication corrections, research paper mills, enable the development of trust markers, and continue to bring together the many voices in this area through joint projects and initiatives.
Find out more about the mission of United2Act and the Consensus Statement
About United2Act
United2Act is a group of international stakeholders committed to addressing the collective challenge of paper mills in scholarly publishing. United2Act is supported by COPE and STM