If journals reject papers due to review shortages, the peer review process itself becomes compromised.

Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense.

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.

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.

Frequencies of reasons 10 publishers have given for retracting articles (source). While Elsevier outcompetes other publishers in terms of sheer volume, it also has the lowest retraction rate and hi…

OPINION - It is not surprising that a case of scientific fraud occasionally comes to light, according to associate professor Empirical Political Science Alex Lehr. ‘Many of us are doing our stinking b...

Scientific Reports - RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP

Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence

One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...

One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...

Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence

Scientific Reports - RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP

If journals reject papers due to review shortages, the peer review process itself becomes compromised.

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Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews.

The rise of predatory publishing poses a significant challenge to the integrity of scientific research, potentially undermining the credibility of scholarly communications. As parts of the academic co...

Letters: Readers respond to an article on how too many low-quality papers and journals are being churned out

Universities, journals, regulators all have a role in identifying scientific misconduct.

AI screening of journals identifies over a thousand questionable journals, helping experts review where it is needed most.

Letters: Readers respond to an article on how too many low-quality papers and journals are being churned out

Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

Mandate from health agency is response to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on ‘woke ideology’ and has big implications for researchers.

Integrity investigator Elisabeth Bik urges publishers, journals and institutions to take responsibility

To the Editor A recent Editorial1 by editors representing the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) highlighted the pressing issues surrounding predatory journals. Although the ch...

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.

Researchers studying research must avoid the temptation to get too stuck in the academic weeds.

Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with citations that appear to be made up? If not, you might want to pass on purchasing Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Ad…

Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro

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.

To the Editor A recent Editorial1 by editors representing the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) highlighted the pressing issues surrounding predatory journals. Although the ch...

A Sage journal that holds the distinction of highest number of retracted articles in the Retraction Watch Database likely made in excess of $400,000 in revenue from those papers, by our calculation…

Clarivate will no longer include citations to and from retracted papers when calculating journal impact factors, the company announced today.  The change comes after some have wondered over th…

Editor’s note: We asked Elsevier to respond to some of the findings in this post. In response, a spokesperson told us they will now remove the journal from Scopus. See Elsevier’s response in this s…