Hidden prompts to detect #AI use in #PeerReview. That's what @neuripsconf.bsky.social organisers embedded in papers submitted to their conference. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...

To catch illicit AI use in peer review, the organizers of the NeurIPS conference have deliberately concealed instructions for large language models in papers sent out for peer review—a practice that some reviewers say erodes trust. By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...

Hidden prompts to detect #AI use in #PeerReview. That's what @neuripsconf.bsky.social organisers embedded in papers submitted to their conference. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...

Springer Nature will start issuing expressions of concern notices for books after investigating hundreds of its books for integrity-related problems in recent years.

Graphyne research remains a hot topic: theorists have proposed that graphyne could prove important for a range of electronic, mechanical, and optical applications. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

Professional rivalries, scandals, and retractions mar graphyne research, but can the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky

A new study has shown that as scientists get older, they deliver less disruptive research – likely due to building on their earlier disruptive work – but do produce more novel research. Read: @dalmeet.bsky.social #chemsky www.chemistryworld.com/news/scienti...

Professional rivalries, scandals, and retractions mar graphyne research, but can the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky

Professional rivalries, scandals and retractions mar graphyne research, but could the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @alexrgroves.bsky.social, @uohaleylab.bsky.social, @cranfordmatter.bsky.social #ChemSky

#AI overriding journal editors' decisions? That's what @michael-okun.bsky.social resigned over from his position at a @frontiersin.bsky.social journal. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e... @earlkmiller.bsky.social

"Even after I decided to reject a manuscript, the system invited another reviewer without my permission."

An associate editor of Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience has resigned in protest of the publisher’s artificial-intelligence system, arguing that its misuse is undermining academic integrity at the journal. By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e...

#AI overriding journal editors' decisions? That's what @michael-okun.bsky.social resigned over from his position at a @frontiersin.bsky.social journal. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e... @earlkmiller.bsky.social

From 2016 to 2020, almost one-third of papers by authors in China had multiple corresponding authors — but policy reforms are expected to have dampened the trend. go.nature.com/3PHuY33

Between 2016 and 2020, researchers based in China were up to nine times more likely to list multiple corresponding authors on a paper than were academics in other countries, according to a new analysis. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

An analysis of citation patterns of more than 12.5 million scientists who published 3 or more scholarly works between 1960 and 2020 reveals that scientists are less likely to produce disruptive research as they get older. My latest for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/scienti...

Older scientists are less likely to be performing disruptive research as they’re likely already building on the disruptive work they did in their youth. @dalmeet.bsky.social reports: www.chemistryworld.com/news/scienti...

#arXiv is banning researchers for one year whose manuscripts contain hallucinated references. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social, @tdietterich.bsky.social, @richardsever.bsky.social, @dermotlynott.bsky.social, @philipncohen.com, #WCRI2026

The physical-sciences repository arXiv is banning researchers from posting their manuscripts on the platform for one year if a submission is found to contain references that have been hallucinated by artificial-intelligence tools. go.nature.com/4nDfXvv

#arXiv is banning researchers for one year whose manuscripts contain hallucinated references. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social, @tdietterich.bsky.social, @richardsever.bsky.social, @dermotlynott.bsky.social, @philipncohen.com, #WCRI2026

Brokers of scientific fraud are constantly innovating and expanding. Companies looking to spot and tackle their activities are doing the same. cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪

As Elsevier sues Meta over AI, other scholarly publishers are keeping a watchful eye Some publishers have instead pursued licensing deals with AI companies for training large language models: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪

Brokers of scientific fraud are constantly innovating and expanding. Companies looking to spot and tackle their activities are doing the same. My latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... @clearskiesadam.bsky.social, @stmassoc.bsky.social, @gcabanac.cpesr.fr #WCRI2026

As Elsevier files a lawsuit against Meta, other scholarly publishers are keeping a close watch — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... @lisalibrarian.bsky.social, @authorsalliance.bsky.social

As Elsevier files a lawsuit against Meta, other scholarly publishers are keeping a close watch — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... @lisalibrarian.bsky.social, @authorsalliance.bsky.social

Brokers of scientific fraud are constantly innovating and expanding. Companies looking to spot and tackle their activities are doing the same. My latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... @clearskiesadam.bsky.social, @stmassoc.bsky.social, @gcabanac.cpesr.fr #WCRI2026

OpenAlex catalogues hundreds of millions of scientific documents and charts connections between them: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #WCRI2026

ChatGPT is corrupting peer review: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #WCRI2026

Study finds artificial intelligence reviewers accept AI-generated scientific studies 4 out of 5 times: cen.acs.org/research-int... #WCRI2026

Researchers want a ‘nutrition label’ for academic-paper facts: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #WCRI2026

Publishers and funders should stop allowing researchers from recommending who evaluates their work: www.nature.com/nature-index... #WCRI2026

The Swiss National Science Foundation banned grant applicants from suggesting potential reviewers after an internal analysis detected biases: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #WCRI2026

British universities fail at research integrity self-regulation: www.nature.com/nature-index... #WCRI2026

ChatGPT tends to ignore retractions on scientific papers: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #WCRI2026

Citation cartels are now masquerading as researchers in war zones or low-income countries to obtain journal fee waivers, according to @abalkina.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #WCRI2026

$300 for 50 citations: the citation black market: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #WCRI2026

NEW: I’ve written a call to arms. Journalists are being murdered in unprecedented numbers by a Western ally that operates with total impunity. Enough. Publishers & editors have failed us. But if we can’t speak up about this, what is journalism even for? open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Sci-Hub has created an AI chatbot. Is it any good? cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #WCRI2026

Around $1,000 can buy you first author slot on a dodgy scientific paper: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #WCRI2026

Researchers who are using generative AI to write papers are publishing more: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #WCRI2026

UK Committee on Research Integrity mentioned at #WCRI2026: www.chemistryworld.com/news/dedicat...

HH: 2025 Article: Ethiopia has highest rate of scientific paper retraction @dalmeet.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... We studied magnitude, attitudes, and factors associated with misconduct. 37.7% of participants admitted to wrongdoing. Publish or perish mentality. #WCRI2026

Paper mill content growing faster than legitimate research, according to study by @reeserichardson.bsky.social & colleagues — which @elisabethbik.bsky.social mentioned in her talk at #WCRI2026: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

Posting this in light of discussion at #WCRI2026 by @elisabethbik.bsky.social & colleagues. www.chemistryworld.com/news/legal-t...

COSIG guidelines being discussed at #WCRI2026 reported here: www.chemistryworld.com/news/guideli...

Code of conduct for sleuthing being discussed at #WCRI2026 reported here: cen.acs.org/research-int...

AI chatbots aren’t yet completing online research surveys widely, according to a new study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/04/30/a... @joinprolific.bsky.social, @davmicrot.bsky.social, @justinsulik.bsky.social, @seanjwestwood.bsky.social

Are AI chatbots infiltrating online survey data? Not yet, says new study

AI chatbots aren’t yet completing online research surveys widely, according to a new study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/04/30/a... @joinprolific.bsky.social, @davmicrot.bsky.social, @justinsulik.bsky.social, @seanjwestwood.bsky.social

The average cost of buying the first-author slot on a scientific publication that has nothing to do with you is just over $1,030, according to a new analysis of social media advertisements by major brokers of fraudulent scientific papers. cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪