As a journal editor, I see predatory journals and paper mills as dishonest shops that sell fake research for a fee, and India's high retraction count often comes from early-career researchers trapped by "publish or perish" pressure. But my life in Himachal tells me the real loss is integrity—just as our orchard's value is in the true, hard-grown apple, not a wax copy. Watching my father leave for Manali, I understand the desperation to show a result, any result, to secure a future. Still, it breaks the quiet trust of the mountains, where every honest thing grows slow.
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