Special thanks to our host and organizer Jonathan England and our amazing Trainers & Mentors, Helen Clare, Pedro Principe, Milica Sevkusic, Pascal Flohr
Stay tuned — more to come from this inspiring week of capacity building under the PATTERN project!
#OpenAIRE #TrainTheTrainers #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #DataManagement #PATTERNproject
Ouch. MIT just pulled a buzzy student AI paper claiming AI speeds up science while killing joy. Turns out, the data was bunk. A stark reminder that not all AI breakthroughs are real. #AIHype #ResearchIntegrity #MIT
Have an idea for advancing the information community? Donʻt keep it to yourself—whether itʻs about AI, research Integrity, open research, metadata, or something else, answer the call and submit a session proposal for our virtual #NISOPlus25 Global/Online conference! (Weʻd love to hear from you!) Submissions deadline is June 20: https://niso.plus/2025/05/niso-plus-global-online-call-for-proposals-now-open/
#ScholComm #libraries #publishers #AI #ResearchIntegrity #PIDs #metadata
You say #OpenData is good for science?
🧪 What if it feeds paper mills & AI to churn out 2 fake papers a day?
Science sounds the alarm: public datasets are becoming raw material for junk science.
Time to rethink our standards.
#OpenScience #AI #PaperMills #ResearchIntegrity
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.zgawnij
🚨 Science is under threat and our Library @tibhannover is stepping up! To safeguard vital research, TIB has built a dark archive of #arXiv, preserving millions of scientific preprints in case the main platform goes down. A great step for resilient, decentralized access to knowledge worldwide!
#library #science #darkarchive #USPol #OpenScience #DigitalPreservation #ResearchIntegrity
https://blog.tib.eu/2025/05/14/protecting-science-tib-builds-dark-archive-for-arxiv/
Assuring an Accurate Research Record
https://economics.mit.edu/news/assuring-accurate-research-record
#HackerNews #Assuring #Accurate #Research #Record #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicResearch #MITNews #EthicsInResearch
📚 How can university libraries protect researchers from predatory journals?
At the national seminar on displaced university libraries, I presented a framework for creating local white lists of journals — not as a tool of restriction, but as a way to guide and support responsible publishing.
🛡️ VACUP criteria
📑 Journal screening tools
🌍 Nordic best practices
⚠️ How to spot red flags
📥 Full presentation: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33803.81442
Keynote on author identity from @alicemeadows this morning on the final day at our conference in Oslo.
The recent STM Association report on trusted identity recommends institutionally verified identity and using ORCID trust markers:
https://stm-assoc.org/new-stm-report-trusted-identity-in-academic-publishing/
#EASEevents #EASEoslo #PIDs #Authorship #PersistentIdentifiers #Misinformation #ORCID #OpenInfrastructure #ResearchIntegrity
Practical Tips for Editors: Identifying hallmarks of suspected Gen AI and suspected image manipulation by Dan Stuckey at our conference in Oslo.
#EASEevents #EASEoslo #ImageManipulation #ScientificFigures #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificMisconduct #EditingTips #GenAI #GenerativeAI #ChatBots #AItools #AIethics #AIwriting
Intercepting Misconduct - Practical Tips for Editors is chaired by Jason Roberts, with Paula Saikkonen, Dan Stuckey, and Ines Steffens.
Our final session today brings together experts sharing practical, low-cost ways to detect and prevent research misconduct - especially valuable for editors at smaller journals.
#EASEoslo #EASEevents #ScienceEditing #ScientificMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity
"Clarivate has announced that, from 2025 (2024 data), citations to and from retracted articles will no longer contribute towards the Journal Impact Factor." - Research Information
https://www.researchinformation.info/news/clarivate-removes-citations-to-and-from-retracted-articles-from-jif/
#ImpactFactor #JournalImpactFactor #Retractions #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #Citations #Bibliometrics
My panel this morning at the European Association of Science Editors (@EASE) conference in Oslo was on the use of new tech in research integrity checks, alongside Caroline Sutton in person and Kim Eggleton and Jane Alfred online.
Our conversation was great (if I say so myself), helped by the chairing by Brian Cody. I thought it would be interesting to see how others here would answer Brian's questions:
1. What are the top research integrity concerns for scholarly publishers, and how much are they discipline-specific?
2. Technical checks can be overwhelming for journals. How to manage manuscript checklists from a process perspective?
3. How do publishers considering new automation / tools decide what's necessary vs nice to have?
4. Case studies of implementing tools.
5. Many tools only apply to English publications. What tools should non-English journals know about?
6. How can publishers and editors get involved in tool development?
7. What is the potential for AI to improve research integrity checks vs human oversight?
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #AItools #Automation #EASEevents #EASEoslo #PaperMills #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm
Joined the Elsevier-led editorial training for university journals.
Focused on editorial workflows, journal structure, and improving peer review processes.
Valuable insights for building strong, ethical, and scalable editorial teams.
#AcademicPublishing #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #EditorialWorkflow #PeerReview
Data manipulations alleged in study that paved way for Microsoft's quantum chip
#HackerNews #DataManipulation #QuantumComputing #MicrosoftChip #ResearchIntegrity #ScienceNews
Panel: Preserving the integrity of the scholarly record at the upcoming EASE conference
🗓️ 15 May 2025 | 11:15–12:00
A conversation for editors on using rich metadata to support trustworthy research publishing. Learn key metadata elements and strategies to advance transparency and connectivity in scholarly outputs.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4mnkpd5v
Join us May 9 for an overview of the #RetractionWatch data now available in the Crossref REST API! We'll cover data collection, access, and why it's important for researchers, publishers, and institutions. We'll share a community example from Guillaume Cabanac on how the Problematic Paper Screener uses the Crossref/RW data. Register now: https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/6817458365518/WN_QQBOTI8SSoK7rGiiDY1mUw
Our paper "MIQE 2.0: Revision of the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments Guidelines" is now published in Clinical Chemistry! 📚🔬
This update addresses recent advances in qPCR technology, providing clear recommendations on sample handling, assay design, and data analysis. We emphasize transparency and reproducibility to enhance the reliability of qPCR research.
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf043 #MIQE2_0 #MIQE #qPCR #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificMethodology 📊🔍
Rachel Hardeman is an influential academic at the University of Minnesota. However, three of her colleagues are accusing her of plagiarism.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/04/16/the-frustrating-case-of-rachel-hardeman/
Take a moment to reflect: another respected science leader at the #NIH has been pushed out. Does sidelining top experts move science forward? Short-term politics, long-term damage. Some losses can’t be undone. #ScienceMatters #USPol #ResearchIntegrity
Chief of NIH’s international c...
A small but telling academic exchange: Dr. Oviedo-García raised concerns about how we cited her 2021 paper on watchlists. We clarified it was only a historical reference to Beall’s lists - no claims implied.
:doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103049
Elsevier’s editors now suggest we bury the hatchet. Gladly. 🕊️
#AcademicPublishing #CitationEthics #PredatoryJournals #ScholarlyCommunication #ResearchIntegrity
