The dodgy academic journals publishing anti-vaxxers and other 'crappy science'

By Timna Jacks, Education Reporter
Updated August 18 2016 - 10:36pm, first published 12:04pm
Astronomer Michael Brown has  discovered a booming black market ensnaring his profession.  Photo: Jesse Marlow
Astronomer Michael Brown has discovered a booming black market ensnaring his profession. Photo: Jesse Marlow

When HIV/AIDS deniers, anti-vaxxers and chemtrail conspiracy theorists started citing "peer-reviewed" research, Associate Professor Michael Brown smelt a rat.

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