The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientists
Scientists can purchase fake citations to inflate their research profiles, raising integrity concerns in academic publishing.
Fake GPT-written studies are flooding Google Scholar. Here's why taking them down could make things worse.
AI-generated papers are increasingly appearing in academic search engines like Google Scholar, raising concerns about misinformation.
Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index
Clarivate removed Chemosphere from Web of Science due to quality concerns, affecting its impact factor and credibility.
Pioneering journal eLife faces major test after loss of impact factor
The loss of eLife's impact factor poses significant challenges for its financial viability and might affect submissions in the future.
Researchers want a 'nutrition label' for academic-paper facts
Encouraging transparency in academic publishing with standardized publication-facts labels can help readers assess scholarly standards quickly and improve research integrity.
The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientists
Scientists can purchase fake citations to inflate their research profiles, raising integrity concerns in academic publishing.
Fake GPT-written studies are flooding Google Scholar. Here's why taking them down could make things worse.
AI-generated papers are increasingly appearing in academic search engines like Google Scholar, raising concerns about misinformation.
Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index
Clarivate removed Chemosphere from Web of Science due to quality concerns, affecting its impact factor and credibility.
Pioneering journal eLife faces major test after loss of impact factor
The loss of eLife's impact factor poses significant challenges for its financial viability and might affect submissions in the future.
Researchers want a 'nutrition label' for academic-paper facts
Encouraging transparency in academic publishing with standardized publication-facts labels can help readers assess scholarly standards quickly and improve research integrity.
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga
The retraction of a highly cited malaria drug study highlights the importance of research ethics and integrity.
Hydroxychloroquine was overhyped due to this discredited study, impacting the development of effective COVID-19 treatments.
An Influential Study Retracted after 22 Years Reveals Challenges in Science
A highly cited research paper was retracted, revealing the challenges in conducting and reporting research, including the pressure for flashy findings and the reluctance to retract flawed papers.
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga
The retraction of a highly cited malaria drug study highlights the importance of research ethics and integrity.
Hydroxychloroquine was overhyped due to this discredited study, impacting the development of effective COVID-19 treatments.
An Influential Study Retracted after 22 Years Reveals Challenges in Science
A highly cited research paper was retracted, revealing the challenges in conducting and reporting research, including the pressure for flashy findings and the reluctance to retract flawed papers.
AI-generated images threaten science - here's how researchers hope to spot them
Generative AI poses significant risks to the integrity of scientific literature, prompting concerns from experts about the proliferation of fake data and manuscripts.
Publishing nightmare: a researcher's quest to keep his own work from being plagiarized
The manuscript sent to bioinformatician Sam Payne plagiarized his work, highlighting serious issues in research integrity and publication processes.
Author Correction: HRG-9 homologues regulate haem trafficking from haem-enriched compartments
The article addresses corrections to images and scale bars in a previously published report, confirming that the findings remain valid despite these changes.
AI-generated images threaten science - here's how researchers hope to spot them
Generative AI poses significant risks to the integrity of scientific literature, prompting concerns from experts about the proliferation of fake data and manuscripts.
Publishing nightmare: a researcher's quest to keep his own work from being plagiarized
The manuscript sent to bioinformatician Sam Payne plagiarized his work, highlighting serious issues in research integrity and publication processes.
Author Correction: HRG-9 homologues regulate haem trafficking from haem-enriched compartments
The article addresses corrections to images and scale bars in a previously published report, confirming that the findings remain valid despite these changes.
The business school scandal revolves around accusations of academic fraud against prominent professor Francesca Gino, raising serious concerns about research integrity in academia.
The Fraudulent Science of Success
The business school scandal involving Francesca Gino highlights serious concerns regarding academic integrity in influential research.
Harvard cancer hospital retractions prove academic rot runs bone-deep
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is retracting six papers and seeking to correct dozens more by four of its top researchers, including the hospital's CEO and COO.
The faked data was only detected by an amateur outsider who was crusading against academic fraud.
The Fraudulent Science of Success
The business school scandal revolves around accusations of academic fraud against prominent professor Francesca Gino, raising serious concerns about research integrity in academia.
The Fraudulent Science of Success
The business school scandal involving Francesca Gino highlights serious concerns regarding academic integrity in influential research.
Harvard cancer hospital retractions prove academic rot runs bone-deep
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is retracting six papers and seeking to correct dozens more by four of its top researchers, including the hospital's CEO and COO.
The faked data was only detected by an amateur outsider who was crusading against academic fraud.
Penn State cancer researcher faces retractions, research ban
Penn State has barred researcher Deborah Kelly from conducting research indefinitely due to unreliable data found in multiple publications. Her work raised significant concerns.
Exclusive: the papers that most heavily cite retracted studies
A recent IEEE paper cited 60% retracted studies, raising concerns about research integrity and the importance of detection tools.
Penn State cancer researcher faces retractions, research ban
Penn State has barred researcher Deborah Kelly from conducting research indefinitely due to unreliable data found in multiple publications. Her work raised significant concerns.
Exclusive: the papers that most heavily cite retracted studies
A recent IEEE paper cited 60% retracted studies, raising concerns about research integrity and the importance of detection tools.
Journals with high rates of suspicious papers flagged by science-integrity start-up
Argos identifies high-risk research papers and highlights publishers with troubling records to promote transparency and integrity in scientific publishing.
Psychedelics Have a Shaky-Science Problem
Vulnerable patients deserve stronger evidence before using powerful hallucinogens despite the hype surrounding their therapeutic potential.
The Insider: How to Blow the Whistle on a Federal Transportation Agency - Streetsblog USA
Research on aerodynamic side guards for trucks showed potential life-saving benefits that were omitted in the final report, raising concerns about regulatory transparency.
Daily briefing: Common diabetes drug slows monkey brain-ageing
Metformin shows potential to slow brain aging by 18 years in monkeys, raising hopes for human applications.
Harvard study finds AI-generated papers on Google Scholar - why it matters
AI-generated misinformation in scholarly literature is a growing concern, especially related to critical areas affecting policy.
How to support Indigenous Peoples on biodiversity: be rigorous with data
The statistic claiming Indigenous Peoples manage 80% of global biodiversity is unverified and inaccurately represents their role in conservation.
Caroline O'Doherty: Don't bet on a world without cement if CRH is picking up climate tab at Trinity College Dublin
Corporate funding for climate science raises concerns about research integrity and perception.
Trinity College emphasizes independence despite CRH's involvement as a major carbon polluter.
Blow that whistle at your own risk
Nancy Olivieri's fight for research integrity highlights the personal toll of advocacy against pharmaceutical giants and institutional resistance.
Using AI in science can add to reproducibility woes
AI in science can hinder reproducibility due to lack of documentation and understanding of AI tools, leading to concerns about the robustness of AI-based discoveries.
Cash for catching scientific errors
Science needs enhanced error detection methods to improve reliability.
The ERROR project aims to systematically identify and correct research mistakes.
Using AI in science can add to reproducibility woes
AI in science can hinder reproducibility due to lack of documentation and understanding of AI tools, leading to concerns about the robustness of AI-based discoveries.
Cash for catching scientific errors
Science needs enhanced error detection methods to improve reliability.
The ERROR project aims to systematically identify and correct research mistakes.
Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years - why?
Research misconduct leading to a growing proportion of retractions, with a fourfold increase in European biomedical-science papers retraction rate from 2000 to 2021.
Star USC scientist faces scrutiny - retracted papers and a paused drug trial
NIH paused trials for stroke drug by USC neuroscientist due to integrity concerns.
Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years - why?
Research misconduct leading to a growing proportion of retractions, with a fourfold increase in European biomedical-science papers retraction rate from 2000 to 2021.
Star USC scientist faces scrutiny - retracted papers and a paused drug trial
NIH paused trials for stroke drug by USC neuroscientist due to integrity concerns.
Star USC scientist faces scrutiny retracted papers and a paused drug trial
Whistleblowers raised concerns about a USC neuroscientist's research integrity and a stroke treatment's safety, leading to NIH pausing clinical trials.
Pay researchers to spot errors in published papers
Investing in bug bounty programs can prevent costly errors and improve trust in various industries, including tech, defense, and science.
Wiley shuts 19 scholarly journals amid AI paper mill plague
Publishing house Wiley discontinued 19 journals due to a scandal involving paper mills and manipulation of the publishing process.
AI Chatbots Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Scientific Publishing
Scientists are concerned about the misuse of AI chatbots like ChatGPT in producing scientific literature.
Structure peer review to make it more robust
Scientific manuscript reviewers should answer a transparent set of questions focusing on methodological, analytical, and interpretative aspects for reliable quality control.
ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis
Researchers used AI chatbot technology to create a fake clinical-trial dataset that supports an unverified scientific claim.
A forensic examination revealed that the fabricated data does not pass as authentic.
The ability of AI to generate realistic but fake data raises concerns about research integrity.