On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 10:13 AM, edward <edward(a)logicmuseum.com> wrote:
On 08/05/2014 17:58, geni wrote:
>So while it is unlikely that a published
journal article would be a
complete hoax
This is because they have a robust review process, which Wikipedia
doesn't. Enough said.
Geni did say "unlikely", not "it never happens":
http://www.nature.com/news/publishers-withdraw-more-than-120-gibberish-papeā¦
By which I which I don't mean to say most literature is useless or a fraud:
it's not! But it's also not a 100% black or white picture.
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