Many scientists use artificial intelligence in their work, but agents are increasingly soliciting researchers for collaborations.

Credit: tadamichi/iStock Like many college professors today, Sarah S. Richardson has seen AI-hallucinated citations in work submitted by her students. But she was surprised when an editor recently …

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Briefe an die Herausgebenden oder Kommentare (engl. Letters to the Editor oder Comments) sind eine Form des „post-publication review“. Ihnen kommt in der wissenschaftlichen Kommunikation eine wichtige...

Paper mills are making it easier than ever for researchers to buy authorship of bogus academic papers, fueling concerns that mounting pressure to publish is undermining research integrity.

“The academic record is being quietly haunted” by researchers with names like Elena Vasquez and Marcus Chen.

Over the past several years, LLM-powered chatbots and agents have become widely used as a tool for academic writing. LLM-assisted writing can be valuable by removing language barriers but at the same ...

This study presents estimates of the global expenditure on article processing charges (APCs) paid to 14 publishers for open access (OA) between 2019 and 2025. APCs are charged for publishing in fully ...

The publish-or-perish paradigm puts pressure on academics worldwide to produce internationally visible research, with journal reputation, citation rates and open-access publications, which all togethe...

By addressing these questions, this study aims to advance conversations that can continue to push for the creation of a scholarly publishing ecosystem that both increases access to research and remains reliable and trustworthy.

Hochwertige Trainingsdaten werden knapp, teuer und exklusiv. Das bedroht KI-Modelle nicht sofort mit dem Kollaps, verschiebt aber die Macht im Markt.

Im Bibliothekskontext schlägt das Thema „KI-generierte Referenzen“ häufig auf, wenn Volltexte nicht beschafft werden können. Hintergrund: Das generative

While it’s true that AI may be viewed as "legitimate," it’s far from universally loved. Understanding that distinction tells us something important about how the technology may ultimately be adopted —...

In 2025, Elizabeth Selvin and her colleagues published in Nature Medicine for free. In 2026, it cost them $12,850, she writes.

Following the UK High Court’s decision on academic freedom, Chirantan Chatterjee explains how narrowing academic debate negatively impacts the wider economy.

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Background: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are increasingly used in scientific research to support literature searches, evidence synthesis, and manuscript preparation. While these sy...

The preprint server is the latest to impose stiff penalties on authors who contribute to AI ‘slop’ — but not everyone is convinced it’s the right approach.

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A new report suggests the NIH's promised APC caps will reduce global OA spending. But so far, funder efforts to control publisher and author behavior have largely been ineffective. Here's why.

Eine Analyse zeigt: Jeder 277te biomedizinische Forschungsartikel enthält erfundene Referenzen, und die Quote steigt schnell. Dahinter stecken vor allem halluzinierende KI-Sprachmodelle. Doch das ...

Wir pflegen im Rahmen der Publikationsberatung seit Jahren ein informatives FAQ für Forschende, welches möglichst aktuell gehalten wird. Dafür muss immer

An analysis of thousands of paper-mill adverts could help journals to crack down on misconduct.