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Medical journal put a scientist’s name on a fake paper, then demanded 499 euros to remove it

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 09, 2026
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Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis

A journal put Laertis Ikonomou’s name on a paper he never wrote, then tried to charge him 499 euros to take it down. Ikonomou teaches at the University of Buffalo. Last September, he found his name attached to a commentary in the Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis, published by Walsh Medical Media. He’d never …

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