'Universe is Like Space Ship' — and the problem with 'predatory' science journals

By Tom Spears. The universe is a spaceship circling around the Earth, our moon and the sun, contends the latest dubious research from a website touting itself as a genuine science journal.
And while the article, which goes on to contend that humans originated on Mars, could be good for a laugh, critics say other practices of the publisher are highlighting the dangers of what some have called “predatory” journals.
The article, called Universe is Like Space Ship, was published in the American Journal of Engineering Research, which isn’t American at all, and is also dicey on the engineering aspect. More...