The other day I was told by someone not in academia that there are regularly planted independently written 'articles' (quotes mine) to places like the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) https://www.ssrn.com so as to give a 'credible source' for right wing racist media pundits and those who follow them. Thoughts on this process? SSRN is an arm of Elsevier. As apparent by below planted 'article' (quotes again mine) and the multitude of scientific errors, there is no peer review. Does this 'open access' of research journals from Elsevier dilute any credibility they have? Would love to chat with someone at Elsevier about this. I do understand what a tough place the publishing industry is in right now. I was pointed to below link which is being used to back up quotes like "97% of women with children by black male partners get ZERO financial help from their partner." : https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2625893 Ninety Two Percent: Examining the Birth Trends, Family Structure, Economic Standing, Paternal Relationships, and Emotional Stability of Biracial Children with African American Fathers Tiffany N. Calloway <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2418846> Independent June 2, 2015 *Abstract: * This study examines the birth trends, family structure, economic standing, paternal relationships, and emotional stability of biracial children with African American fathers. For study implementation quantitative research methods were used. Questions were asked through a questionnaire that was administered to 1000 women spanning the united States that were equally ranging from 3 different racial groups; Caucasian, Asian, and Hispanic. Participants were recruited through the internet, radio, and news. This study finds that 92% of biracial children with African American fathers are born out of wedlock and 82% end up on government assistance. The results of this study make it very clear that biracial children with African American fathers are fatherless on a scale much larger than the public may realize. *Number of Pages in PDF File:* 12 *Keywords:* Biracial, out of wedlock, fatherless, black fathers, interracial -------------------------- *Sharon Greenfield* PhD Researcher School of Media and Communication RMIT University, Australia *I and RMIT acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners of **the land * *on which the University stands and respectfully recognise Elders past and present.*