Criminal organizations selling fraudulent research articles and authorship slots have been on the rise for the last few years. But how big of a problem are these paper mills really? How do they lure researchers into using their services? And how can we stop them? Drawing on our experiences at De Gruyter Brill, we explore what’s really at stake.

Émilie du Châtelet helped reshape Enlightenment science and challenged gendered exclusion. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we explore du Châtelet’s thought, legacy and archival traces in conversation with author Andrea Brill.