Chinese software that produces ready-to-publish research papers in under two hours threatens peer-review system

Statistician Andrea Riebler identified a Chinese vendor selling software that rapidly mines public health data, a discovery she made after noting a surge in citations of her work. The tool enables users to generate ready-to-publish research papers in under two hours. This development threatens the integrity of the peer-review system, as scientific papers represent a researcher’s most valuable currency and often reflect years of dedicated effort.