Patricia
@apayala.bsky.social
Librarian. Knowledge synthesis, Open Science, research integrity. Coffee jedi. Painter. Sailor mouth, nomad heart.
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New paper:
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
With @deadneanderthals.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
With @deadneanderthals.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
Taylor & Francis journal Bioengineered has been targeted by paper mills. Our goal is to identify problematic articles published in Bioengineered during the period 2010 to 2024. Dimensions was used ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
New paper:
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
With @deadneanderthals.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
With @deadneanderthals.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I found a watermark of an Indian paper mill, which helped me identify 100+ papers over the weekend. So far, 490 papers have been detected. Most authors are from India, China, and Saudi Arabia. Only 4 papers have been retracted. Papers are full of fake data, yet they still get published. #papermills
September 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I found a watermark of an Indian paper mill, which helped me identify 100+ papers over the weekend. So far, 490 papers have been detected. Most authors are from India, China, and Saudi Arabia. Only 4 papers have been retracted. Papers are full of fake data, yet they still get published. #papermills
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So far, the best review on using GenAI in #EvidenceSynthesis & #SystematicReviews
Current evidence doesn't support GenAI use without human involvement/oversight. For most tasks other than searching, GenAI may have a role in assisting humans
doi.org/10.1017/rsm....
#AI #HTA #LLM #medlibs
Current evidence doesn't support GenAI use without human involvement/oversight. For most tasks other than searching, GenAI may have a role in assisting humans
doi.org/10.1017/rsm....
#AI #HTA #LLM #medlibs
Generative artificial intelligence use in evidence synthesis: A systematic review | Research Synthesis Methods | Cambridge Core
Generative artificial intelligence use in evidence synthesis: A systematic review
doi.org
April 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
So far, the best review on using GenAI in #EvidenceSynthesis & #SystematicReviews
Current evidence doesn't support GenAI use without human involvement/oversight. For most tasks other than searching, GenAI may have a role in assisting humans
doi.org/10.1017/rsm....
#AI #HTA #LLM #medlibs
Current evidence doesn't support GenAI use without human involvement/oversight. For most tasks other than searching, GenAI may have a role in assisting humans
doi.org/10.1017/rsm....
#AI #HTA #LLM #medlibs
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People receiving an #NIH grant must now promise not to participate in #DEI programs or any boycott of #Israel or companies doing business in Israel. NIH calls this a #CivilRights condition on the grant.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
#DefendResearch #Medicine #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
#DefendResearch #Medicine #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
grants.nih.gov
April 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Very exciting opportunity! #rigourinresearch
Get a PhD detecting fraudulent science
(with nice pay and benefits!)
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
(with nice pay and benefits!)
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
April 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Very exciting opportunity! #rigourinresearch
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I’m sorry but if your students use AI to write papers and you use AI to grade them zero school is happening. You are running together on a hamster wheel
Why even have a brain, any ideas, any ability to express them, any kind of communication with other people, any desire to solve problems or invent anything, any reason to learn, any use for your eyes or your heart, or any reason to teach or create
April 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I’m sorry but if your students use AI to write papers and you use AI to grade them zero school is happening. You are running together on a hamster wheel
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Today (20.03.25, Thursday) at 14.00 I'll give an online talk "Hijacked journals: current challenges and solutions" (in English).
I'd like to thank Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw for hosting the event. Information and links are here:
openaccess.nrw/index.php/mc...
I'd like to thank Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw for hosting the event. Information and links are here:
openaccess.nrw/index.php/mc...
Thematische Sprechstunde: Hijacked Journals / 20. März 2025Kategorie: General
openaccess.nrw
March 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today (20.03.25, Thursday) at 14.00 I'll give an online talk "Hijacked journals: current challenges and solutions" (in English).
I'd like to thank Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw for hosting the event. Information and links are here:
openaccess.nrw/index.php/mc...
I'd like to thank Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw for hosting the event. Information and links are here:
openaccess.nrw/index.php/mc...
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Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
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If you missed my Bristol talk, worry not!
It's been recorded and chaptered for you to watch/listen to. :)
"Using AI in Automation of Evidence Synthesis: What Does Research Tell Us?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZM3...
#AI #Automation #ML #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReview #HTA #HEOR
It's been recorded and chaptered for you to watch/listen to. :)
"Using AI in Automation of Evidence Synthesis: What Does Research Tell Us?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZM3...
#AI #Automation #ML #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReview #HTA #HEOR
Using AI in Automation of Evidence Synthesis: What Does Research Tell Us?
YouTube video by Farhad Shokraneh
www.youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you missed my Bristol talk, worry not!
It's been recorded and chaptered for you to watch/listen to. :)
"Using AI in Automation of Evidence Synthesis: What Does Research Tell Us?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZM3...
#AI #Automation #ML #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReview #HTA #HEOR
It's been recorded and chaptered for you to watch/listen to. :)
"Using AI in Automation of Evidence Synthesis: What Does Research Tell Us?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZM3...
#AI #Automation #ML #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReview #HTA #HEOR
I am running a webinar on April 30 2025, commissioned by La Fédération des milieux documentaires in Canada. The title is 'Techniques and tools for identifying noise in literature searches and reducing its impact on searches'.
Further details here: www.fmdoc.org/evenement/id...
Further details here: www.fmdoc.org/evenement/id...
Techniques and tools for identifying noise and reducing its impact on searches - Fédération des milieux documentaires
An exceptional training opportunity with renowned speaker Julie Glanville. Une opportunité de formation exceptionnelle avec la conférencière de renom Julie Glanville.
www.fmdoc.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
What could possibly go wrong? #medlibs
Nothing to see here, just Nature advocating LLM peer review.
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What could possibly go wrong? #medlibs
Exclusive: U.S. federal research integrity teams take hits with departures
@katetravis.bsky.social reports
@katetravis.bsky.social reports
Exclusive: U.S. federal research integrity teams take hits with departures
Amid efforts by the Trump administration to “put an end to fraudulent and wasteful spending” and “enhance” accountability, two key offices charged with investigating fraud and holding scientists an…
retractionwatch.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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2025 scoping review of LLMs to support SRs = not ready yet.
📠SR lit searching n=15; 41% of 37 papers
📠Searching most frequent SR step aided by LLMs; also, most reported as non-promising (n=8)
🏔️Rated as non-promising ie. "limitations"
#medlibs still needed
jclinepi.com/article/S089...
📠SR lit searching n=15; 41% of 37 papers
📠Searching most frequent SR step aided by LLMs; also, most reported as non-promising (n=8)
🏔️Rated as non-promising ie. "limitations"
#medlibs still needed
jclinepi.com/article/S089...
jclinepi.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
2025 scoping review of LLMs to support SRs = not ready yet.
📠SR lit searching n=15; 41% of 37 papers
📠Searching most frequent SR step aided by LLMs; also, most reported as non-promising (n=8)
🏔️Rated as non-promising ie. "limitations"
#medlibs still needed
jclinepi.com/article/S089...
📠SR lit searching n=15; 41% of 37 papers
📠Searching most frequent SR step aided by LLMs; also, most reported as non-promising (n=8)
🏔️Rated as non-promising ie. "limitations"
#medlibs still needed
jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@dangerwhale.bsky.social Paul, you're awesome. That's the message.
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
@dangerwhale.bsky.social Paul, you're awesome. That's the message.
Are you ready to hear an amazing speaker on OS and editorial policies? Wait no longer!!! #openscience P.S. Please, do swear 🙃
I am on a panel about how open science and trust come together in our editorial policies at Evidence-Based Toxicology. If that sounds like your bag, you should sign up! If you are lucky, I will accidentally do a swear in front of proper people. authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/events/build...
Event | Building and maintaining trust with open research
This webinar will show authors how they can increase the trustworthiness of their research, with a special focus on open research practices.
authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Are you ready to hear an amazing speaker on OS and editorial policies? Wait no longer!!! #openscience P.S. Please, do swear 🙃
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A highly publicized new paper that reported high levels of microplastics in human brain tissue contains duplicated images, according to the study’s principal investigator.
@callimcflurry.bsky.social reports for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
@callimcflurry.bsky.social reports for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
‘Spoonful of plastics in your brain’ paper has duplicated images
The duplications likely do not alter the conclusions, but the paper contains other methodological issues, two independent microplastics researchers say.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A highly publicized new paper that reported high levels of microplastics in human brain tissue contains duplicated images, according to the study’s principal investigator.
@callimcflurry.bsky.social reports for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
@callimcflurry.bsky.social reports for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
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Really important point! With fake citations sometimes that time burden falls on library staff fielding inter-library loan requests for articles that don't exist.
Remember, you personally might save a little time now on a task with chatgpt, but that time doesn't just vanish. It gets kicked down the road, often increasing in load, either to someone else who is already underpaid and overworked or back to you.
February 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
100%
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Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition #medlibs libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Home
This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides l...
libguides.umn.edu
February 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition #medlibs libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
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You as non-editor researchers can also have influence here!
Write to your journals' editorial board or EIC, asking them to make explicit a policy that they will not comply with these requests.
Sometimes all it takes is a quick email for an editor who didn't think about it or to prioritize it more.
Write to your journals' editorial board or EIC, asking them to make explicit a policy that they will not comply with these requests.
Sometimes all it takes is a quick email for an editor who didn't think about it or to prioritize it more.
Thing you can actually, tangibly do: Make a clear policy statement that your journal policies are not subject to and will not be impacted by the recent request for retractions.
Because there is no scientific or integrity grounds for these requests, there will be no compliance with these requests.
Because there is no scientific or integrity grounds for these requests, there will be no compliance with these requests.
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You as non-editor researchers can also have influence here!
Write to your journals' editorial board or EIC, asking them to make explicit a policy that they will not comply with these requests.
Sometimes all it takes is a quick email for an editor who didn't think about it or to prioritize it more.
Write to your journals' editorial board or EIC, asking them to make explicit a policy that they will not comply with these requests.
Sometimes all it takes is a quick email for an editor who didn't think about it or to prioritize it more.
"Publication ethics and professional standards define the work of medical journals, editors, and researchers. These are safeguards of best scientific practice and integrity—and will not yield to bad practice like gag orders, suppression, and authoritarian whims."
tinyurl.com/24v53u6y
#medlibs
tinyurl.com/24v53u6y
#medlibs
Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology
The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...
www.bmj.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"Publication ethics and professional standards define the work of medical journals, editors, and researchers. These are safeguards of best scientific practice and integrity—and will not yield to bad practice like gag orders, suppression, and authoritarian whims."
tinyurl.com/24v53u6y
#medlibs
tinyurl.com/24v53u6y
#medlibs
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ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
archive.org
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
So, I finally joined. Be gentle!
January 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
So, I finally joined. Be gentle!