I didn't think this was really a problem in open publishing, but I guess if catfishing is a thing in dating sites, it can be a thing in publishing. But without establishing that it actually is a problem (which this article does not do) I'm not sure if it makes sense to invest in a system that makes sure only 'credentialed' authors are able to publish in scientific journals. And while the author sketches some scenarios where the question of trust in authorship is raised, I think the bigger problem is and has been on the other side of the ledger: fraudulent and predatory journals.
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