Researchers ‘plot promotions using conference collusion rings’

Secret lists of preferred papers have been circulated prior to computer science meetings to help favoured scholars get ahead, says US professor

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June 23, 2021
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June 23, 2021
Jack Grove
Passing a note representing ‘collusion rings’ and computer science conferences
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Print headline: Researchers using secret ‘collusion rings’ to ‘game’ major conferences

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Reader's comments (3)

#1 Submitted by msl_csp on June 23, 2021 - 8:17am
Depressing but not surprising in a system that is so ruthless and metric-driven that anything goes.
#2 Submitted by inuk on June 23, 2021 - 9:29am
Very true.
#3 Submitted by Dr APN on June 23, 2021 - 2:56pm
These huge conferences aren't double blind reviewed but curated - associate chairs can see author names and rely on their teams/phds to review. Hardly impartial.

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