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Dr. Maria Zalm

@drmariazalm.bsky.social
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Senior Editor, Team Manager Publication Ethics @plos.bsky.social. Posts about #PublicationEthics and #ResearchIntegrity, and occasionally cats. Previously studied the role of periplasmic chaperones in Salmonella. Views are my own.

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It should not be like this 😔 Our computers and science software should be default set up in a way that supports scientific integrity and academic autonomy. If you agree, please read, sign, and share our open letter if you have not yet. openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
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World Conferences on Research Integrity @wcrifoundation.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
👉 We are happy to inform you that the Athens Statement is now being shared via our website: www.wcrif.org/guidance/ath....
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Insights from @elisabethbik.bsky.social's plenary talk at #WCRI2026, where she discusses the history of her work, the hidden costs of sleuthing, and her thoughts on combatting scientific misconduct to fix the scholarly record.
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I enjoyed a great talk by Tim Kersjes at #WCRI2026. Researchers should be careful when interpreting papermill "labels" in databases; the papermill classificarion is not sufficiently standardised, and in the age of generative AI the lines between fake and just low quality are increasingly blurred.
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Andrew Porter @retropz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
With the World Conference on Research Integrity getting into full swing, thought I'd reshare the #ResearchIntegrity #StarterPacks go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N go.bsky.app/QN5upY5 Room for more #Bluesky Research Integrity people - so just let me know if you want to be added or suggest anyone #WCRI2026
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PLOS @plos.org · 16/03/2026
Explore research‑sharing trends with our new interactive Open Science Indicators dashboard prototype. See how practices like study registration, data, code, protocol sharing and preprints vary across fields, countries, funders and organizations. 🔗 Explore #OpenScience Indicators: plos.io/3PFvT3h
A black and white image of a butterfly on a flower with a colored overlay. The PLOS logo is displayed in the top left corner. A blue text box reads: "Explore Open Science Indicators. Our interactive dashboard brings open research-sharing signals together in one place, helping you explore how openness is developing across the research landscape and where progress is emerging.
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PLOS One @plosone.org · 11/12/2025
Open science empowers transparency and scrutiny. See how our editorial checks and review processes protect the scientific record at every stage. plos.io/3MsfiP2 #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #TrustInScience
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The PLOS Publication Ethics team is expanding further, looking for an Associate Editor to strengthen our team (permanent contract, fully remote, UK and select USA states only). See info below: UK link: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46... USA link: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...
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Associate Editor, Publication Ethics
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The PLOS Publication Ethics team is expanding further, currently recruiting an Associate Editor (editorial) and a Specialist (editorial support). 12 mo Fixed Term contracts, UK based candidates only. Follow this link or my thread below for more information job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos
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Public Library of Science
<p>Thank you for your interest in careers at PLOS. Our Talent Acquisition team strives to create a positive and equitable interview experience for all candidates. We look forward to receiving your app...
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
My team is recruiting two Senior Editor, Team Managers. This is a unique opportunity to join an enthusiastic and highly driven team dedicated to upholding publication ethics standards in PLOS submissions and published articles. UK and USA (select states) only. job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos
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Public Library of Science
<p>Thank you for your interest in careers at PLOS. Our Talent Acquisition team strives to create a positive and equitable interview experience for all candidates. We look forward to receiving your app...
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
One of those rare days when two of my biggest passions (publication ethics and board games) collide. My copy of The Publish or Perish Game just arrived 🥳 #PublishOrPerish #BoardGames
Image showing the "Publish or Perish" party game and expansion packs "The full campus meltdown trilogy" as well as "Incomplete Submission" part 1 and 2.
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Natalie Evans @natalieclaireevans.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Really interesting looking phd on #papermills #researchintegrity at Leiden/Sheffield www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
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PhD Paper Mills and Systematic Manipulation in Research Publishing
PhD candidate Paper Mills and Systematic Manipulation in Research PublishingThe past decade has seen the rise of distinct new challenges for research integrity in the context of scientific publishing....
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Nonia Pariente @npariente.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Vacciness have saved > 6 lives/min in the last 50 years, yet their importance & safety is often questioned “We should not allow misinformation, disinformation, ignorance and defunding to hinder vaccine development, deployment and use” My latest @plosbiology.org journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Vaccines work… and do not cause autism
Vaccines have saved millions of lives, yet their importance and safety is repeatedly in question. W e cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health – it is not time to def...
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 21/02/2025
PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH
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PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
It's #Caturday so here is a picture of Stitch carelessly snoozing. Hopefully these remote purrs bring you some much needed positive vibes to help withstand the insanity of the current hellscape.
Snoozing tabby and white cat snoozing on my blanket covered legs. He's folded himself in half and rests his head on a front paw that also tucks his tail. His other front paw is slightly stretched out and "making biscuits".
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 30/01/2025
Very happy to see that the Cochrane Library is now using the Retraction Watch Database to flag retracted papers.
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Cochrane launches new feature to identify retracted publications
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 29/01/2025
Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research @joelving.bsky.social @gcabanac.cpesr.fr and Cyril Labbé have the stories, the data, and this receipts in our partnership with @theconversation.com
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Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.
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George Vousden @georgevousden.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
@plosone.org is hiring! We're looking for several new associate editors as we continue to grow. Successful candidates can expect: - A comprehensive onboarding process - A remote first, supportive organization committed to drive open science forward job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/45...
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PLOS One Associate Editor
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
PLOS Pub Ethics is hiring a Sr Editor. Are you an experienced editor with interest in preventing, investigating, and resolving large-scale issues including paper mills, peer-review rings, and citation cartels? Link below for more info. UK or USA only. job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/45...
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Senior Editor, Publication Ethics
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The Dunn School, Oxford @dunnschool.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We just can't stop recruiting! Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly Come and be our colleague Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 02/01/2025
We're thrilled to announce the creation of the Retraction Watch Sleuth in Residence Program.
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Introducing the Retraction Watch Sleuth in Residence Program
We’re thrilled to announce the creation of the Retraction Watch Sleuth in Residence Program, an opportunity for a sleuth to spend a year working with us. Too often, sleuths work for free, often at …
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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Happy Advent! Day 7. Every day a new case is created to highlight problems and inconsistencies in academic papers and scientific journals. Today's case about #hijackedjournals. #researchintegrity papermills.tilda.ws/advent
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
This #Caturday, a blast from the past, back to the days when these two were still small enough to share a cat tree.
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
For today's #caturday, Stitch. The best office buddy I could wish for.
Tabby and white cat sleeping on his side, on a blanket on a desk, belly exposed and tail tucked between his legs.
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Jamie Males @jamiemales.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Made a starter pack featuring PLOS Climate editors who are here on Bluesky! Give us a follow, and check out the journal 😊 plosclimate.org
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
It's #Caturday! So here is a picture of Stitch. Despite being litter mates, he is nearly 3 times his sister's size.
Picture of a tabby-and-white cat sitting regally amidst the blanket fort he created from the laundry hanging to dry.
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Jennifer Byrne @jabyrnesci.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🧪"A call for research to address the threat of paper mills" 5 key research questions needing resourcing & support Proof: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 💙 @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social @saraheaton.bsky.social @nhwise.bsky.social, United2Act co-authors and members, COPE & STM
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A call for research to address the threat of paper mills
Research paper mills are covert organizations that provide low quality or fabricated manuscripts to paying clients. This Perspective, written by members of the United2Act Research Working Group, propo...
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Publication Integrity Week Day 5. Today’s topic is ethics approval. There are different types of ethics approval, but the two that I encounter the most are human ethics approval and animal ethics approval. 🧵
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Publishing Integrity Week Day 4. Today, I will be talking about the publication ethics topic I am most passionate about: image integrity. 🧵
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Publishing integrity day 3. Today I will share more information about redundant publications, specifically two related topics: dual submission/publication and salami slicing. 🧵
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Publication Integrity Week day 2. Today's topic: Competing Interests. Competing interests are often poorly defined and poorly understood, and different journals may have different policies and requirements for the declaration of competing interests.
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Research integrity and pub-ethics investigations are different. The former investigates culpability, whereas the latter focusses on the reliability of the scholarly record. Swift corrective action is only possible if we decouple culpability from reliability when investigating pub-ethics concerns.
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I'll be speaking at the ALPSP webinar "Retractions 101: Maintaining Accuracy in Scholarly Publishing" tomorrow, discussing the the newly issued NISO Recommended Practice for the Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern. Register here: alpsp.cventevents.com/event/15e74d...
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Retractions 101: Maintaining Accuracy in Scholarly Publishing
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
It is Publication Integrity week, and as promised this week I will post daily sharing information, and my personal thoughts and experiences on different publication ethics concerns that I encounter in my day-to-day work. Starting of with Authorship and Data-ownership disputes in the thread below.
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
It's Caturday, so here is a picture of our Lilo, who has claimed both my desk chair and my Oodie as her own.
A picture of a smallish black-and-white cat comfortably settled on an Oodie with cartoon elephant print, draped over a desk chair, green eyes staying out into the distance.
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Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD @kmpanthagani.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well. Neither do you. Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction Graphic from Edward Tufte More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.
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Andrew Porter @retropz.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
For any new @bsky.app users who are interested in #ResearchIntegrity matters, I've got a #StarterPack for you to help build your #Bluesky feed: go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N I like this method for finding new people to follow and interact with. And do let me know if you'd like to be added to the list
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ReproducibiliTea @reproducibilitea.org · 14/11/2024
✨We are looking for new members for the ReproducibiliTea Steering Committee✨ Full announcement: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Application form: forms.gle/XJtFqPxu91Wi... 📅 Applications are open until 30th November 2024 (midnight CET).
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Dr. Maria Zalm @drmariazalm.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
With Publication Integrity week just around the corner, I will be posting about my day-to-day job next week, commenting on topics and policies, and hopefully help demystify the editorial processes involved in handling publication ethics concerns. Potential topics I consider covering listed below.
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