The crisis of manufactured scholarship: confronting AI-driven “letter-bombing” and profile inflation in medical journals

World Journal of Surgical Oncology · Published 2026-06-24 · DOI 10.1186/s12957-026-04465-6

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Manoj Pandey

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2026

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Pandey, M. (2026). The crisis of manufactured scholarship: confronting AI-driven “letter-bombing” and profile inflation in medical journals. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-026-04465-6

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