1) Intentionally hiding the source of funding; aka taking a bribe.
2) Intentionally publishing in a sham journal to avoid peer review.
These are both tolerable behavior in the free market, but ought to be firable offenses for university professors.
2) Intentionally publishing in a sham journal to avoid peer review.
These are both tolerable behavior in the free market, but ought to be firable offenses for university professors.
No, it doesn't imply that at all.
to buy somebody off:
"to bribe someone to ignore what one is doing wrong."
"To bribe someone in order to ensure cooperation"
The implications carried are that the payments were a bribe and that the actions taken as a result were improper.
I wonder if topics like education, biotech, military engagements, and torture are handled in a likewise fashion? A dime per word so to speak.