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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Studies originating from paper mills are being cited in clinical guidelines, policy docs, & patents, according to a new @digital-science.com study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/09/17/p... @maclomaclee.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, @mcintold.bsky.social
retractionwatch.com
Paper mill studies get cited by clinical guidelines, policy docs and more, analysis finds
Bank Phrom/Unsplash Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.  The work, posted on arXi…
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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 24/09/2026
Aaron Swartz is no longer here to tell us what he saw like twenty years ago. futurism.com/artificial-i...
Swartz had been batchmates with Altman in the inaugural class of 2005 at the Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator, and warned his friends about Altman shortly before his passing.

“You need to understand that Sam can never be trusted,” he told one confidante. “He is a sociopath. He would do anything.”
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models — especially over the past few years. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Hundreds of ‘free’ academic journals have started charging fees
A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models — especially over the past few years.
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 17/09/2026
Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.
retractionwatch.com
Paper mill studies get cited by clinical guidelines, policy docs and more, analysis finds
Bank Phrom/Unsplash Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.  The work, posted on arXi…
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Studies originating from paper mills are being cited in clinical guidelines, policy docs, & patents, according to a new @digital-science.com study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/09/17/p... @maclomaclee.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, @mcintold.bsky.social
retractionwatch.com
Paper mill studies get cited by clinical guidelines, policy docs and more, analysis finds
Bank Phrom/Unsplash Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.  The work, posted on arXi…
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Due to funding concerns, @cos.io's Open Science Framework will no longer allow researchers to post their code and data on the platform from 16 November onwards. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social, @katiecorker.bsky.social
nature.com
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The policy change was “necessitated because of financial realities”, says @briannosek.bsky.social: it costs US$4-5 million annually to manage the OSF. New @nature.com, @cos.io to stop hosting data & code, plus private data, from 16 Nov. By @dalmeet.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Due to funding concerns, @cos.io's Open Science Framework will no longer allow researchers to post their code and data on the platform from 16 November onwards. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social, @katiecorker.bsky.social
nature.com
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This week, @nature.com features the World Bank's reproducibility project, under which the Bank is publishing 'reproducibility packages' alongside all their reports, papers and technical notes. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
The World Bank is right to prioritize reproducibility
The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies should do the same.
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Nature @nature.com · 08/09/2026
When studies in social and behavioural sciences cannot be reproduced, there are direct implications for health and well-being go.nature.com/4gWSEKj
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The World Bank is right to prioritize reproducibility
The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies should do the same.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This week, @nature.com features the World Bank's reproducibility project, under which the Bank is publishing 'reproducibility packages' alongside all their reports, papers and technical notes. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
The World Bank is right to prioritize reproducibility
The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies should do the same.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/j...
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Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication
Shinya Yamanaka The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University in Japan is defending Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka against claims of  image manipulation in mu…
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 27/08/2026
The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University in Japan is defending Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka against claims of image manipulation in multiple studies on which he was an author. retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/j...
retractionwatch.com
Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication
Shinya Yamanaka The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University in Japan is defending Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka against claims of  image manipulation in mu…
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/j...
retractionwatch.com
Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication
Shinya Yamanaka The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University in Japan is defending Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka against claims of  image manipulation in mu…
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Hey, @learnedpublishing.bsky.social, I'm not a scientist. Stop sending me peer review requests. Thanks. I tried to click "decline" but your site doesn't work.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Feel like this should have got more attention "Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025"
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UKHSA report shows 2,877 excess deaths caused by May and June heatwaves
The 2,877 excess deaths represents a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025.
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 30/07/2026
Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found.
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Just over 400 U.S. patents contain citations to retracted scientific papers
Surendra/Adobe Stock Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new  study has found.  The analysis, posted last month to the preprint server…
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social
nature.com
Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted
Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/07/30/u...
retractionwatch.com
Just over 400 U.S. patents contain citations to retracted scientific papers
Surendra/Adobe Stock Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found.  The analysis, posted last month to the preprint server SSRN, anal…
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social
nature.com
Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted
Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Good to see that a report released this week by the White House OSTP cites my 2023 @nature.com article about the US National Science Foundation considering using 'golden tickets' in their grant peer review system: www.whitehouse.gov/science/ Here's the 2023 article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
⚠️ Ugh. Protecting knowledge base crucial. ⚠️ Doctored data sets could trick AI agents www.nature.com/articles/d41... It is easy "for fraudsters to ‘poison’ these resources by uploading manipulated data sets that closely resemble the original ones but lead to different conclusions."
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Doctored data sets could trick AI agents
Researchers warn that ‘poisoned’ information can undermine the reliability of tools that analyse data autonomously.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Professional rivalries, scandals and retractions mar graphyne research, but could the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @alexrgroves.bsky.social, @uohaleylab.bsky.social, @cranfordmatter.bsky.social #ChemSky
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
SCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social
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Nature @nature.com · 16/07/2026
This team are trying to make replication studies more visible go.nature.com/4poJwla
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Will making ‘replication studies’ easier to find help science self-correct?
Project on peer-review platform Pubpeer aims to make replication studies more visible.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
SCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Researchers increasingly use #AI agents to mine online resources for new insights. New @nature.com, @dalmeet.bsky.social reports on a study that documents how easy it is to 'poison' these datasets to support false conclusions. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Doctored data sets could trick AI agents
Researchers warn that ‘poisoned’ information can undermine the reliability of tools that analyse data autonomously.
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. #chemsky 🧪
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80-year-old US Navy asbestos study faces call for retraction
The controversial study was presented as evidence before the US Supreme Court as recently as 2018
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Neuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi is not guilty of research misconduct or negligence, a probe of three dozen studies at the University of Zurich has found. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuro... @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @charlespiller.bsky.social
thetransmitter.org
Neuropathologist found not guilty of research misconduct
The investigation determined that seven papers by Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #ChemSky
cen.acs.org
80-year-old US Navy asbestos study faces call for retraction
The controversial study was presented as evidence before the US Supreme Court as recently as 2018
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #ChemSky
cen.acs.org
80-year-old US Navy asbestos study faces call for retraction
The controversial study was presented as evidence before the US Supreme Court as recently as 2018
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Neuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi has been cleared of research misconduct and negligence in a probe of 36 studies he co-authored over 28 years. #neuroskyence By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuro...
thetransmitter.org
Neuropathologist found not guilty of research misconduct
The investigation determined that seven papers by Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Neuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi is not guilty of research misconduct or negligence, a probe of three dozen studies at the University of Zurich has found. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuro... @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @charlespiller.bsky.social
thetransmitter.org
Neuropathologist found not guilty of research misconduct
The investigation determined that seven papers by Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hidden prompts to detect #AI use in #PeerReview. That's what @neuripsconf.bsky.social organisers embedded in papers submitted to their conference. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...
thetransmitter.org
Pushback on use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews
The invisible messages, which instruct LLMs to use telltale phrases in a peer-review report, catch AI misuse but also erode trust, some say.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
To catch illicit AI use in peer review, the organizers of the NeurIPS conference have deliberately concealed instructions for large language models in papers sent out for peer review—a practice that some reviewers say erodes trust. By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...
thetransmitter.org
Pushback on use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews
The invisible messages, which instruct LLMs to use telltale phrases in a peer-review report, catch AI misuse but also erode trust, some say.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hidden prompts to detect #AI use in #PeerReview. That's what @neuripsconf.bsky.social organisers embedded in papers submitted to their conference. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...
thetransmitter.org
Pushback on use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews
The invisible messages, which instruct LLMs to use telltale phrases in a peer-review report, catch AI misuse but also erode trust, some say.
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 22/06/2026
Springer Nature will start issuing expressions of concern notices for books after investigating hundreds of its books for integrity-related problems in recent years.
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Springer Nature to start issuing expressions of concern for books
Hermann/Pixabay Springer Nature will start issuing expressions of concern notices for books after investigating hundreds of its books for integrity-related problems in recent years. The publishing …
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Graphyne research remains a hot topic: theorists have proposed that graphyne could prove important for a range of electronic, mechanical, and optical applications. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪
Graphyne, retractions, and bad blood between chemists.
Professional rivalries in an insular field impede progress for a promising new material.
by Dalmeet Singh Chawla.
An image of hands pulling a graphyne molecule in a tug of war.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Professional rivalries, scandals, and retractions mar graphyne research, but can the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 19/06/2026
A new study has shown that as scientists get older, they deliver less disruptive research – likely due to building on their earlier disruptive work – but do produce more novel research. Read: @dalmeet.bsky.social #chemsky www.chemistryworld.com/news/scienti...
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Scientists produce more novel but less disruptive work as they age
Analysis poses tough questions on who should receive more funding - younger researchers or older ones?
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Professional rivalries, scandals, and retractions mar graphyne research, but can the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Professional rivalries, scandals and retractions mar graphyne research, but could the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @alexrgroves.bsky.social, @uohaleylab.bsky.social, @cranfordmatter.bsky.social #ChemSky
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#AI overriding journal editors' decisions? That's what @michael-okun.bsky.social resigned over from his position at a @frontiersin.bsky.social journal. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e... @earlkmiller.bsky.social
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Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns
The editor resigned after the journal’s AI system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 17/06/2026
"Even after I decided to reject a manuscript, the system invited another reviewer without my permission."
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Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns
The editor resigned after the journal’s AI system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
An associate editor of Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience has resigned in protest of the publisher’s artificial-intelligence system, arguing that its misuse is undermining academic integrity at the journal. By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e...
thetransmitter.org
Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns
The editor resigned after the journal’s AI system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#AI overriding journal editors' decisions? That's what @michael-okun.bsky.social resigned over from his position at a @frontiersin.bsky.social journal. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e... @earlkmiller.bsky.social
thetransmitter.org
Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns
The editor resigned after the journal’s AI system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.
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Nature @nature.com · 04/06/2026
From 2016 to 2020, almost one-third of papers by authors in China had multiple corresponding authors — but policy reforms are expected to have dampened the trend. go.nature.com/3PHuY33
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What’s behind China’s historically high counts of corresponding authors?
From 2016 to 2020, almost one-third of papers by authors in China had multiple corresponding authors — but policy reforms are expected to have dampened the trend.
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Between 2016 and 2020, researchers based in China were up to nine times more likely to list multiple corresponding authors on a paper than were academics in other countries, according to a new analysis. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
What’s behind China’s historically high counts of corresponding authors?
From 2016 to 2020, almost one-third of papers by authors in China had multiple corresponding authors — but policy reforms are expected to have dampened the trend.
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