‘Most people who study retraction think that there’s not enough retraction. ‘The real story is we have to make it easier to retract,’ information scientist Jodie Schneider tells @dalmeet.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/more-th...

More than half of all retracted papers list academic institutions in China — my latest for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/more-th... @malte.the100.ci

[email protected] organizers have apologized and altered course after issuing a policy that barred submissions from researchers at U.S.-government-sanctioned institutions — my latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-... @tonyzador.bsky.social

Organizers of a leading neuroscience conference are trying to allay concerns after a policy that bars submissions from researchers based at institutions sanctioned by the United States government attracted intense scrutiny online. By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

[email protected] organizers have apologized and altered course after issuing a policy that barred submissions from researchers at U.S.-government-sanctioned institutions — my latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-... @tonyzador.bsky.social

What you’ve seen on your phone cannot prepare you for the nightmarish reality.

Just seen my secondary royalties statement from @alcs.co.uk for this year. Scientists/Writers/Journalists: Sign up to become ALCS members to receive royalties if you are publishing articles in journals/magazines run out of the UK that have ISSNs. Sign for ALCS here: www.alcs.co.uk/join-alcs/ho...

The publishing of subpar or bogus academic papers is on the rise. Increasing numbers of sleuths are dedicated to exposing this fraud. Some sleuths want to organize, while others prize their independence. Read more: cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

Research sleuths are starting to organize, but the field, and the people, remain idiosyncratic — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @mcintold.bsky.social, @reeserichardson.bsky.social, @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @sholtodavid.bsky.social, @eugenie-reich.bsky.social

Research sleuths are starting to organize, but the field, and the people, remain idiosyncratic — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @mcintold.bsky.social, @reeserichardson.bsky.social, @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @sholtodavid.bsky.social, @eugenie-reich.bsky.social

A researcher told us at the time that a post he found on Telegram offered authorship slots on S’s study for less than $200 apiece.

A chemistry researcher has had 35 of his papers retracted within 24 months for a variety of reasons, including fundamental errors in chemical analyses, compromised peer review, image-related problems, and citation manipulation. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

Chemist Hitler Louis has had 35 of his studies retracted within the last 24 months — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int...

Chemist Hitler Louis has had 35 of his studies retracted within the last 24 months — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int...

A preprint server has withdrawn a Children's Health Defense study that suggested children vaccinated in the second month of life are more likely to die soon after when compared to those who did not receive the vaccinations.

My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/03/02/p...

Weekend reads: Institute to stop paying fees for some OA journals; sleuths’ tips for spotting fraud; Bayer sues J&J over ‘false and misleading claims’

Can temporary pop-up journals (designed to answer one specific research question) become popular among researchers? My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @mattsclancy.bsky.social, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca

On AI bots overwhelming academic journals that was just mentioned at #R2RConf by @ianmulvany.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

About @frontiersin.bsky.social’s AIRA tool just mentioned by @simoneragavooloo.bsky.social just mentioned at #R2RConf: www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/s...

On ‘subscribe to open’ (S20) being discussed at #R2RConf: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hearing about destruction of scientific infrastructure in Ukraine at #R2RConf. Would love to hear the same about Palestinian universities and academia. #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide

I'm quoted in this article about pitching stories by @lucilapinto.bsky.social 👇

Can temporary pop-up journals (designed to answer one specific research question) become popular among researchers? My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @mattsclancy.bsky.social, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca

About researchers being paid when AI chatbots use their work that’s being discussed at #R2RConf: www.chemistryworld.com/news/should-...

On the IOP’s survey on using AI in peer review that’s being discussed at #R2RConf: physics.aps.org/articles/v18...

On self-citations at MDPI journals being discussed at #R2RConf: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

About peer review fatigue being discussed at #R2RConf: undark.org/2018/10/01/s...

About @cassyni.bsky.social, which aims to make online seminars traceable and citable that is being discussed at #R2RConf right now: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Has your research influenced policy? www.nature.com/articles/d41... #R2RConf

A new metrics-based approach aims to analyze paper citations, patents, news articles, and more to predict areas that are primed to provide the most benefit for the research dollar. cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky 🧪

Can we predict which chemistry projects will eventually pay off? I explore for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/physical-che... #ChemSky

Can we predict which chemistry projects will eventually pay off? I explore for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/physical-che... #ChemSky

“You know which papers are your ‘baby’, which papers you really love...”

Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has closed one beamline at the country's synchrotron and scrapped plans to close another — my latest for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/austral... #ChemSky

“You know which papers are your ‘baby’, which papers you really love." by @dalmeet.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has closed one beamline at the country's synchrotron and scrapped plans to close another — my latest for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/austral... #ChemSky

Can authors' self-rankings — combined with peer review — offer a powerful way to identify highly impactful papers? My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @emmapierson.bsky.social, @icmlconf.bsky.social, @neuripsconf.bsky.social #AI #PeerReview

Citation cartels are now using journal waivers and fake author names to target reputed chemistry journals — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @abalkina.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mumumouse2.bsky.social

Can authors' self-rankings — combined with peer review — offer a powerful way to identify highly impactful papers? My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @emmapierson.bsky.social, @icmlconf.bsky.social, @neuripsconf.bsky.social #AI #PeerReview

The journal @nature.com has corrected a highly-cited study about a robot chemist producing new materials from scratch — but some questions remain unanswered. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @robertpalgrave.bsky.social #ChemSky

The prominent scientific journal Nature has corrected a highly cited study about a robot designed to synthesize entirely new materials from scratch, but critics say their concerns haven’t been fully addressed. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

Weekend reads: Why 500 retractions per month matter; another EOC for former Stanford president; and an argument for ‘slow science’

15,000 INR for first author 10,000 INR for second author 5,000 INR for any other author slot

Lithium mining study is retracted despite authors’ protests Parties connected to mining projects in Serbia prompted the retraction, one author claims. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

The journal @nature.com has corrected a highly-cited study about a robot chemist producing new materials from scratch — but some questions remain unanswered. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @robertpalgrave.bsky.social #ChemSky

The year 2026 didn't start off kindly for Dr Vijayalakshmi S. Apparently somebody stole her study, sent it to a paper mill, which then sold its authorship slots, and published it in a journal. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/01/26/s...

The year 2026 didn't start off kindly for Dr Vijayalakshmi S. Apparently somebody stole her study, sent it to a paper mill, which then sold its authorship slots, and published it in a journal. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/01/26/s...

The man who discovered that S’s paper was probably sold on Telegram knew about paper mills because he had previously paid 10,000 INR with the hope of receiving help in publishing quickly in a journal indexed by Scopus.

The authors of a study about the environmental effects of exploratory drilling for a proposed lithium mine in Serbia say their analysis was retracted at the behest of employees working for the mining company, who allegedly sent criticisms of the paper to the journal. cen.acs.org/research-int... 🧪