Join us on May 3 for a series of workshops. Workshop 4: Together We Are Strong(er): An Interactive NERQ Market Place for Educators 🕘 9:00 AM–12:00 PM May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver 9th #WCRI

Join us on May 3 for a series of workshops. Workshop 3: Bridging the Gap: Turning Research Misconduct Cases into Ethics Training Tools 🕘 9:00 AM–12:00 PM May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver 9th #WCRI

Authorship order and performance from the perspective of field and academic capital: Time for a distributive ethics journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The What, Why, and How of the Paper Mill Industry for Young Scholars www.jsaapd.com/abstractArti...

Join us on May 3 for a series of workshops. Workshop 2: AI in Bioimaging: Challenges and Solutions to Facilitate FAIR Image Data 🕘 9:00 AM–12:00 PM May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver 9th #WCRI

Do we really need to worry about hyper-prolific authors? www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/do-we-...

Predatory university rankings jeopardise the value of Webometrics #HigherEducation #UniversityRanking #WCRI2026 #WCRI blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

The Lancet retracts half-century-old unsigned commentary on talc for undisclosed industry ties #Lancet #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI retractionwatch.com/2026/03/25/l...

The Role of Gossip in Scholarly Publishing #ScholarlyPublishing #WCRI2026 #WCRI scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/23/t...

We should focus less on research impact and more on research value #ResearchEvaluation #Australia #WCRI2026 #WCRI blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Commission’s EU-wide open access idea prompts concerns #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Here's Why Dozens of Autism Publications Were Retracted #ResearchEthics #ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

‘Unusually steep’ decline in US university autonomy, index shows #AcademicFreedom #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.timeshighereducation.com/news/unusual...

Ninety-seven ignored: A personal reflection on the hidden struggles of an academic editor #AcademicPublishing #Editor #WCRI2026 #WCRI doi.org/10.3897/ese....

Even on their own terms university rankings have failed in India blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

EU considers model contracts for academic researchers #Researchers #EU #WCRI2026 #WCRI sciencebusiness.net/news/europea...

Creating a responsible authorship culture in science: Anchoring authorship practices in principles of transparency, credit, and accountability #Authorship #Science #Accountability #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Societies 2030: The Community Advantage in an AI-First World #AcademicPublishing #AI #GenAI #Journals #WCRI2026 #WCRI scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/10/g...

Research time ‘sacrificed’ as universities cut costs and jobs #HigherEducation #University #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Scientific sleuths come in from the cold #ResearchIntegrity #Sleuths #WCRI2026 #WCRI cen.acs.org/research-int...

Academic integrity across educational levels: Exploring students’ engagement with grey-zone and non-compliant practices in four European countries #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Editors-in-Chief address tough questions facing scientific journals #AcademicPublishing #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.aaas.org/news/editors...

Australian councils launch national research integrity review #ResearchIntegrity #Australia #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Join us at #WCRI2026 for a networking session for anyone working on #PaperMills and #GenAI on the context of #ResearchIntegrity. There'll be lightning talks, networking and probs drinks/ dinner afterwards. May 4, 6.00-7.30 pm, all welcome!

More ways to connect at #WCRI2026 in Vancouver: 🔹 Pre-conference workshops (May 3) 🔹 NERQ Reception (May 4, 9–11 PM) 🔹 Paper Mills & Generative AI rapid insights session (May 4) Learn more and join us in May. wcri2026.org/pre-conferen...

Robbert Dijkgraaf will deliver the Steneck–Mayer Lecture at the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver. Join us May 3–6, 2026. #WCRI2026 #ResearchIntegrity wcri2026.org/program/?utm...

Threat of libel ‘chilling academic freedom’, say UK researchers #AcademicFreedom #UK #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.timeshighereducation.com/news/threat-...

‘No one quite like her’: meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science #Science #Research #Female #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Preprint server removes study attributing increased infant mortality to vaccines #ResearchIntegrity #Vaccines #Science #WCRI2026 #WCRI retractionwatch.com/2026/03/02/p...

Beyond metrics: Restoring integrity to India's research ecosystem #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #India #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.tribuneindia.com/news/upsc/be...

Plenary Series Preview #4 Open science or research security? Exploring the balance between integrity, geopolitics, and global collaboration. 🗓 May 6, 2026, 8:30 - 10:00 AM

Plenary Series Preview #3 Who safeguards research integrity in the age of AI? Einstein Foundation Award winners share how open science, post-publication peer review, and image forensics are strengthening accountability and transparency worldwide. 🗓 May 5, 1:30–3:00 PM

A broader vision of open research is needed to include the arts, humanities and social sciences #OpenAccess #OpenScience #WCRI2026 #WCRI blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

A Delphi survey on attitudes to serious research misconduct: Exploring convergence vs. polarization of views of research “sleuths” and research integrity experts #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchEthics #WCRI2026 #WCRI @deevybee.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The age of animal experiments is waning. Where will science go next? #ResearchEthics #Experiments #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Your bot of choice is not a filing cabinet’ #DataManagement #AI #GenAI #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/your-...

Is research ethics discipline-specific? A survey of researchers' and ethics reviewers' views on research misconduct and questionable practices #ResearchEthics #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Major Chinese funder to stop paying fees for 30 pricey open-access journals #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.science.org/content/arti...

Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix #OpenScience #OpenAccess #WCRI2026 #WCRI phys.org/news/2026-02...

Plenary Series Preview #2 How is GenAI reshaping research integrity across global contexts? Chair: Prof. David Moher Join leading scholars exploring global ethics, African wisdom, and shared responsibility in the age of AI. 🗓 May 5, 8:30–10:00 AM #WCRI2026

Can AI Agents Solve the Publication Crisis in Academia? #GenAI #AI #AcademicPublishing #WCRI2026 #WCRI avi-loeb.medium.com/can-ai-agent...

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Commentary urges balance between research integrity and technology transfer in biomedicine #ResearchIntegrity #Biomedicine #WCRI2026 #WCRI phys.org/news/2026-02...

From Top Cohorts to Paper Mills: The Quality Gap in Chinese Medical Research #PaperMill #WCRI2026 #WCRI #ResearchIntegrity www.ntvg.nl/artikelen/va...

Documenting a ‘Drastically Changing’ Scientific Landscape #US #AcademicFreedom #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/i...

University of Michigan student accused of using AI for college papers sues for disability discrimination #AcademicIntegrity #AI #GenAI #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

‘Retract papers based on flawed citations’, urges integrity tsar #Retraction #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.timeshighereducation.com/news/retract...

Commentary urges balance between research integrity and technology transfer in biomedicine #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI phys.org/news/2026-02...

Plenary Series Preview #1 We open WCRI 2026 with a critical question: How are paper mills misusing AI? Chair: @jabyrnesci.bsky.social Join leading experts from research, publishing, and AI for this opening plenary. 🗓 May 4, 8:30–10:00 AM #WCRI2026 #ResearchIntegrity

Staff at management school say they feel forced to publish in ‘narrow’ subset of elite journals to boost REF standing, restricting types of research they can pursue #AcademicPublishing #Journals #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c...