Editorial board member dropped from journal site after Retraction Watch-Undark report links him to paper mill

The journal Scientific Reports removed a scientist linked to paper mill activity from its editorial board last year, but didn’t take his name off the web page until last month, after a Retraction Watch-Undark story pointed out his association.  The former editorial board member, Masoud Afrand, is an assistant professor of engineering at the Islamic … Continue reading Editorial board member dropped from journal site after Retraction Watch-Undark report links him to paper mill