Tortured Phrases Detector
Papers matching 5+ tortured phrases or 1+ obvious tortured phrases (e.g., sign to clamor).
📄 Cabanac, G., Labbé, C., & Magazinov, A. (2022). “Bosom peril” is not “breast cancer”: How weird computer-generated phrases help researchers find scientific publishing fraud.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Online
📄 Cabanac, G., Labbé, C., & Magazinov, A. (2021). Tortured phrases: A dubious writing style emerging in science. Evidence of critical issues affecting established journals.
arXiv preprint. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2107.06751 (supplementary materials)
▷ Featured in Nature (Else, 2021)
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