Prime Scholars
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| Status | active |
|---|---|
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Publication types | Scientific journals |
| Nonfiction topics | Science, medicine |
| Official website | www |
Prime Scholars is an academic publisher of 56[1] open-access scientific journals. It is affiliated with OMICS Publishing Group and was listed on Beall's List of predatory journals.[2][3] Notably, they have published several articles fraudulently using famous people as authors, despite those people having passed away long ago and not having ever been involved in any research (Charlotte Brontë, William Faulkner, and Walt Whitman, for example).[4] The publisher has also been criticized for listing scientists as editor-in-chief of some of their journals, without the consent of those individuals.[1] For example, the journal Current Neurobiology lists reputed neuroscientist Marina Picciotto as its editor-in-chief, who professed to be "appalled" by this identity theft.[1] Prime Scholars has also published papers attributed to authors who did not actually write them, and refused to retract them when informed.[5]
The company claims to be based in London, but the office at the address provided is where "hundreds of UK companies are incorporated".[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Grove, Jack (2023-02-02). "Identity theft victims back legal action against journals". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ↑ "Identity theft and misuse of the KU/UZ Leuven affiliation by third parties". Research / Onderzoek. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ van Loon, Olaf R.; van Loon, A. J. (Tom) (2023-09-01). "Keeping medical science trustworthy: The threat by predatory journals". Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 76 102943. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102943. ISSN 0965-2299.
- ↑ Marcus, Adam (2022-12-29). "Meet the publisher making the science of Brontë, Faulkner, and Whitman available for the first time". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ↑ Orrall, Avery (2026-04-01). "Biology journal ghosts researcher after holding paper hostage". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
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