Lisa Weitemeier, Lea Wolz, and Lara Schwenner researched paper mills for this ARD/Studio Q documentary.

#PaperMills
#ResearchIntegrity

This article makes the case for clearer, more consistent ways to disclose how AI is used in research.

Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/research-needs-shared-standard-ai-disclosure-kkyee/

#researchimpact #impactacademy #AIinResearch #ResearchCulture #ResearchIntegrity

OpenAI recently announced that its model has solved one of the most difficult mathematical problems in the world. So who gets the credit for the breakthrough?

www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/09/w...

#AI #OpenAI #ResearchIntegrity #Mathematics #AI

In 24 hours, @andrewgordon.bsky.social and Becca Richards will be diving into what makes a research platform trustworthy.

We’ve already had great questions around data quality which we'll answer live tomorrow, 12 PM EDT / 5 PM BST.

🔗 riverside.com/webinar/regi... | #AcademicSky #ResearchIntegrity

In our latest blog, research integrity expert Duncan A. MacRae, Director of Research Integrity at KGL, explores the idea of a “seal of authenticity” for scholarly research.

Read Duncan’s perspective: buff.ly/CPJGwqS

#ResearchIntegrity #ScholarlyPublishing #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Publishing

🫵 You can help us do that, all while remaining completely anonymous, if you choose.

Share your story with us here and please spread the word! www.animalmethodsbias.org/index.php/sh...

🧪 🔬 #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #BiomedicalResearch #ResearchIntegrity #AnimalMethodsBias

When reviewing a data availability statement, check four things:

• Is it specific?
• Does it match the study?
• Are restrictions explained?
• Is it clear what readers can access and under what conditions?

Save this for your next review.

#PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter

A clearer protocol, a shared dataset or a checklist that people actually use will travel to the next collaborator, then the next lab, then the next field. RIPL is now open with nearly 200 free solutions.

Start the ripples that change research practices: www.sci-integrity.com/ripl
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سيتحدث سفراؤنا أحمد مصطفى ويونس سعيد في ندوة FORM حول البيانات الوصفية ونزاهة البحث العلمي في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا. باللغة العربية. 9 سبتمبر | 1:00 مساءً بتوقيت الخليج.

التسجيل: https://shorturl.at/z1q5c

#Metadata #MENA #ResearchIntegrity

📨 You've got (𝘍𝘌𝘉𝘚) 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴!

📬 Our latest The Scientists' Forum piece proposes an accreditation system to stop predatory publishing — raising standards and restoring public trust in science.

📡#ResearchIntegrity, #ScholarlyPublishing, #Science

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Has AI been a net positive or negative for survey research?

In episode 1 of The Signal, @davmicrot.bsky.social (Microsoft Research, AAPOR) joins @andrewgordon.bsky.social on where AI helps, where synthetic data breaks down, and why transparency beats standards.

#AcademicSky #ResearchIntegrity

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Reference checking is a good example.

Tools can surface retractions, incomplete citations, or unusual patterns quickly, while the reviewer decides whether those signals affect the manuscript.

#PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity

C'mon y'all: "Of 31 references in the editorial, at least nine are nonexistent articles or contain incorrect journals or inaccurate author names."

retractionwatch.com/2026/09/08/e...

#retraction #highered #research #researchintegrity

COPE Members are welcome to submit cases for advice from other COPE Members and COPE Council.

If you have a publication ethics issue you would like to to present to the September COPE Forum submit your case:
https://ow.ly/7PIQ50ZG7CP

#COPEForum #COPEMembers #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity

📝 Latest Article Alert! 📝

"A study of compliance with data-sharing requests by Social Science researchers"

Ashok Ghuge et al.

→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...

#Reproducibility
#OpenScience
#ResearchIntegrity
#DataSharing

Well done, @mumumouse2.bsky.social and @nvitiensis.bsky.social ! 🤝
Retraction #41 for JRX from Saveetha engineering college, India
#ResearchIntegrity 🔍 #ImageForensics #FoSci #ThisImageIsFine 🕵️ #ScientificIntegrity #Academia

📢 Ethical considerations around data sharing 📢
Topic discussion at the next COPE Forum, introduced by COPE Trustee
Ana Marušić.

Tuesday 22 September, 16:00-17:30 BST / UTC+1

👉 Register: https://ow.ly/VfUF50ZG8xT

#COPEMembers #COPEForum #DataSharing #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity

#ResearchIntegrity Is Becoming a Leadership Priority

Research integrity used to sit almost entirely with editorial teams.

That's changing.

Learn more and get in touch: buff.ly/u0MqUTD