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General Category => Astronomy & Science => Topic started by: Bla on February 27, 2014, 01:13:51 PM

Title: SCIgen - Computer Science Paper Generator
Post by: Bla on February 27, 2014, 01:13:51 PM
Kol this, 120 false, computer-generated papers have made it not only to obcure internet pages, but through peer-review, 16 into Springer and 100 into Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Source: http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Viden/Naturvidenskab/2014/02/26151337.htm (http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Viden/Naturvidenskab/2014/02/26151337.htm)

SCIgen's website:
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/ (http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/)

Example:
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/rooter.pdf (http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/rooter.pdf)

More info in English:
http://www.nature.com/news/publishers-withdraw-more-than-120-gibberish-papers-1.14763 (http://www.nature.com/news/publishers-withdraw-more-than-120-gibberish-papers-1.14763)
http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00641906/ (http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00641906/)

So if Yqt doesn't have time one day, he has an alternative...