#research-integrity
#research-integrity

Data science

Author Correction: Structure of the human dopamine transporter in complex with cocaine

Corrections made to the structure analysis of hDAT with no impact on overall conclusions.

fromArs Technica

US news

Trump admin accused of censoring NIH's top expert on ultra-processed foods

Hall alleges censorship and editing of his study responses by aides for Kennedy, impacting his ability to disseminate research.

Why retractions data could be a powerful tool for cleaning up science

Increased pressure for rapid research publishing can lead to compromised research integrity, resulting in higher retraction rates.

Media industry

Invasion of the 'journal snatchers': the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue

'Journal snatchers' are transforming reputable scholarly journals into predatory publications, undermining 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.

fromBusiness Insider

Artificial intelligence

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.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

3 weeks ago

OMG science

Journal targeted by paper mill still grappling with the aftermath years later

Despite claims of addressing the issue, Bioengineered still contains hundreds of dubious papers linked to paper mills.

Artificial intelligence

Publishers Adopt AI Tools to Bolster Research Integrity

The academic publishing industry is under pressure to improve integrity and efficiency, increasingly turning to AI technologies despite concerns over content quality.

Data science

2 months ago

Why retractions data could be a powerful tool for cleaning up science

Increased pressure for rapid research publishing can lead to compromised research integrity, resulting in higher retraction rates.

Media industry

Invasion of the 'journal snatchers': the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue

'Journal snatchers' are transforming reputable scholarly journals into predatory publications, undermining 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.

fromBusiness Insider

Artificial intelligence

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.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

3 weeks ago

OMG science

Journal targeted by paper mill still grappling with the aftermath years later

Despite claims of addressing the issue, Bioengineered still contains hundreds of dubious papers linked to paper mills.

Artificial intelligence

Publishers Adopt AI Tools to Bolster Research Integrity

The academic publishing industry is under pressure to improve integrity and efficiency, increasingly turning to AI technologies despite concerns over content quality.

more#academic-publishing

fromHackernoon

4 weeks ago

Artificial intelligence

Hallucinations by Design - (Part 3): Trusting Vectors Without Testing Them | HackerNoon

Embedding models struggle to differentiate between significant and insignificant statistical results, endangering effective research.

OMG science

Publishers trial paying peer reviewers - what did they find?

Paying peer reviewers may accelerate manuscript reviews without sacrificing quality, but the practice has potential risks for scientific integrity.

Miscellaneous

Author Correction: Endocytosis in the axon initial segment maintains neuronal polarity

Errors in figure assembly were corrected without affecting the study's conclusions.

#science

'What would Albert do?': Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump's policy changes

Scientists oppose federal job and funding cuts affecting research and education.

Miscellaneous

Why we need a body to oversee how science is used by governments

Science and politics are often misaligned, with researchers succumbing to biases rather than pursuing objective truths.

'What would Albert do?': Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump's policy changes

Scientists oppose federal job and funding cuts affecting research and education.

Miscellaneous

Why we need a body to oversee how science is used by governments

Science and politics are often misaligned, with researchers succumbing to biases rather than pursuing objective truths.

Exclusive: These universities have the most retracted scientific articles

China's crackdown on medical publication fraud has revealed alarming rates of misconduct among researchers, especially in hospitals.

Intellectual property law

China's supreme court calls for crack down on paper mills

China's supreme court is addressing fraudulent paper mills to combat research misconduct.

UK news

Intellectual property law

2 months ago

Exclusive: These universities have the most retracted scientific articles

China's crackdown on medical publication fraud has revealed alarming rates of misconduct among researchers, especially in hospitals.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

China's supreme court calls for crack down on paper mills

China's supreme court is addressing fraudulent paper mills to combat research misconduct.

more#china

US news

2 months ago

More calls for Michigan colleges to end Chinese partnerships

Republican politicians urge U.S. colleges to end partnerships with Chinese universities to protect sensitive research and technology.

3 months ago

Daily briefing: Cancer 'poisons' the immune system by giving it faulty machinery

Microplastics in mice cause brain obstructions, leading to mobility impairments, raising concerns about similar effects in humans.

Miscellaneous

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.

Medicine

Giant study finds untrustworthy trials pollute gold-standard medical reviews

Fake or flawed research is increasingly affecting medical systematic reviews, prompting a need for rigorous integrity checks.

#publication-ethics

Artificial intelligence

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.

Media industry

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.

Miscellaneous

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.

Artificial intelligence

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.

Media industry

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.

Miscellaneous

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.

more#publication-ethics

#science-communication

Data science

Public trust in science can be diminished by communicating uncertainty

Public science communication should adhere to integrity standards akin to academic research.

Communicating uncertainty in scientific results is crucial for maintaining public trust.

Science

Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards

Uncertainty is integral to science, and researchers must confidently communicate this to the public.

Data science

Public trust in science can be diminished by communicating uncertainty

Public science communication should adhere to integrity standards akin to academic research.

Communicating uncertainty in scientific results is crucial for maintaining public trust.

more#science-communication

Science

Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards

Uncertainty is integral to science, and researchers must confidently communicate this to the public.

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.

fromThe Atlantic

Tech industry

The Fraudulent Science of Success

The business school scandal involving Francesca Gino highlights serious concerns regarding academic integrity in influential research.

Miscellaneous

fromThe Atlantic

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.

fromThe Atlantic

Tech industry

The Fraudulent Science of Success

The business school scandal involving Francesca Gino highlights serious concerns regarding academic integrity in influential research.

Worryingly high prevalence of retraction among top-cited researchers

The 2023 Stanford List reveals concerning levels of retractions among highly-cited researchers, highlighting issues of research integrity.

Data science

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.

Medicine

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.

Medicine

Worryingly high prevalence of retraction among top-cited researchers

The 2023 Stanford List reveals concerning levels of retractions among highly-cited researchers, highlighting issues of research integrity.

Data science

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.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

Medicine

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.

more#retractions

Higher education

6 months ago

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.

fromStreetsblog

6 months ago

SF politics

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.

Artificial intelligence

fromZDNET

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.

fromIndependent

OMG science

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.

Medicine

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.

#reproducibility

fromTheregister

Artificial intelligence

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.

OMG science

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.

fromTheregister

Artificial intelligence

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.

OMG science

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.

more#reproducibility

Medicine

fromwww.bostonherald.com

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.

fromTheregister