A relationship that lasted nearly 50 years and which saw the publication of some key papers in the history of science, and some complete nonsense.

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It has been proposed that medical research questions can be categorised into three classes: causal, predictive, and descriptive. This distinction was proposed to encourage researchers to think clearly...

Data sleuths and research-integrity officers have different views on how to handle allegations of wrongdoing in science.

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Companies selling authorship slots thrive in a culture that equates success with a strong publication record. Customers, sleuths and the shadowy owner of a paper mill explain why.

SciElo, other platforms work to help journals reach readers around the world

Academic journals, archives, and repositories are seeing an increasing number of questionable research papers clearly produced using generative AI. They are often created with widely available, genera...