Graham Kendall
@grahamkendall.bsky.social
Ethics in publishing, my other research interests, as well as personal posts
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I was passed this Google Scholar profile (via DM, so will respect the privacy).
Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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Received this email from the Journal of Applied Engineering Education(JAEE), ISSN: 3066-3679, which is published by opastpublishers.
We'll take a look at this journal and publisher in later posts.
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We'll take a look at this journal and publisher in later posts.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Received this email from the Journal of Applied Engineering Education(JAEE), ISSN: 3066-3679, which is published by opastpublishers.
We'll take a look at this journal and publisher in later posts.
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We'll take a look at this journal and publisher in later posts.
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What Retractions Tell Us About Research Integrity in Mexican Academia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
What Retractions Tell Us About Research Integrity in Mexican Academia
Research integrity remains a challenge to public trust in science around the world. Retracted scientific papers can erode the public's trust by raising doubt about the reliability of the published…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What Retractions Tell Us About Research Integrity in Mexican Academia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
DOI celebrated in new scholarly community video - Research Information www.researchinformation.info/news/doi-cel...
DOI celebrated in new scholarly community video - Research Information
Leading voices from across global research and publishing ecosystem reflect on the Digital Object Identifier's enduring legacy
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November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
DOI celebrated in new scholarly community video - Research Information www.researchinformation.info/news/doi-cel...
BadScientist: Can a Research Agent Write Convincing but Unsound Papers that Fool LLM Reviewers? arxiv.org/abs/2510.180...
BadScientist: Can a Research Agent Write Convincing but Unsound Papers that Fool LLM Reviewers?
The convergence of LLM-powered research assistants and AI-based peer review systems creates a critical vulnerability: fully automated publication loops where AI-generated research is evaluated by AI…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
BadScientist: Can a Research Agent Write Convincing but Unsound Papers that Fool LLM Reviewers? arxiv.org/abs/2510.180...
Ethical publishing has become one of the most important, and most overlooked, responsibilities for universities today.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ethical publishing has become one of the most important, and most overlooked, responsibilities for universities today.
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“We can write your thesis” is contract cheating.
I came across this Facebook advert recently which promoted “Need a thesis that is 100% original and designed according to your needs? Don't worry! We will help you write your thesis from scratch and make it a successful one in no time.”
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I came across this Facebook advert recently which promoted “Need a thesis that is 100% original and designed according to your needs? Don't worry! We will help you write your thesis from scratch and make it a successful one in no time.”
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November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“We can write your thesis” is contract cheating.
I came across this Facebook advert recently which promoted “Need a thesis that is 100% original and designed according to your needs? Don't worry! We will help you write your thesis from scratch and make it a successful one in no time.”
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I came across this Facebook advert recently which promoted “Need a thesis that is 100% original and designed according to your needs? Don't worry! We will help you write your thesis from scratch and make it a successful one in no time.”
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Looking at the Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences (JCRMHS) (ISSN: 2832-1286). I received this email (the highlight is theirs, not mine).
The email says "Note: Indexed in ISI (Web of Science)- giving your research the recognition it deserves"
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The email says "Note: Indexed in ISI (Web of Science)- giving your research the recognition it deserves"
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November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Looking at the Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences (JCRMHS) (ISSN: 2832-1286). I received this email (the highlight is theirs, not mine).
The email says "Note: Indexed in ISI (Web of Science)- giving your research the recognition it deserves"
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The email says "Note: Indexed in ISI (Web of Science)- giving your research the recognition it deserves"
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Could We Cope Without COPE? blog.cabells.com/2025/11/19/c...
The Source / Could We Cope Without COPE?
This week is COPE’s Publication Integrity Week 2025, with five days of online events and activities to highlight issues around publishing integrity. It is COPE’s (the Committee on Publication…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Could We Cope Without COPE? blog.cabells.com/2025/11/19/c...
A Few days ago I posted the same two posts on both LinkedIn and X (Twitter). I put arguments forward for only focusing on publishing in Q1/Q2 @Scopus indexed journals and also for why you should not focus on Q1/Q2 journals.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A Few days ago I posted the same two posts on both LinkedIn and X (Twitter). I put arguments forward for only focusing on publishing in Q1/Q2 @Scopus indexed journals and also for why you should not focus on Q1/Q2 journals.
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Research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts retractionwatch.com/2025/11/18/r...
Research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts
The first of three themes for next year’s World Conference on Research Integrity will be the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence for research integrity. In an ironic and possibly predicta…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts retractionwatch.com/2025/11/18/r...
To reform universities, first tackle global rankings www.nature.com/articles/d41...
To reform universities, first tackle global rankings
Universities are in thrall to a rankings system that prioritizes narrow aspects of academic life. Three changes would give institutions the freedom to explore fresh ways of working.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
To reform universities, first tackle global rankings www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The uncomfortable truth about mandatory publications for PhD students
There’s a point in this debate that many people tiptoe around: mandatory publication doesn’t just create pressure, it also creates inequality.
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There’s a point in this debate that many people tiptoe around: mandatory publication doesn’t just create pressure, it also creates inequality.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The uncomfortable truth about mandatory publications for PhD students
There’s a point in this debate that many people tiptoe around: mandatory publication doesn’t just create pressure, it also creates inequality.
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There’s a point in this debate that many people tiptoe around: mandatory publication doesn’t just create pressure, it also creates inequality.
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In Langkawi, Malaysia and saw this building. Do they just have a small footprint to build on?
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
In Langkawi, Malaysia and saw this building. Do they just have a small footprint to build on?
Looking at the Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences (JCRMHS) (ISSN: 2832-1286). I received this email (the highlight is theirs, not mine).
I wonder how much the DOI charges are. It's not in the email, and I can't find it on the web site.
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I wonder how much the DOI charges are. It's not in the email, and I can't find it on the web site.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Looking at the Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences (JCRMHS) (ISSN: 2832-1286). I received this email (the highlight is theirs, not mine).
I wonder how much the DOI charges are. It's not in the email, and I can't find it on the web site.
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I wonder how much the DOI charges are. It's not in the email, and I can't find it on the web site.
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More than 200 Korean papers retracted over AI use www.donga.com/en/article/a...
More than 200 Korean papers retracted over AI use
More than 200 academic papers in South Korea have been retracted over suspicions that artificial in…
www.donga.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
More than 200 Korean papers retracted over AI use www.donga.com/en/article/a...
Peer Review Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal buff.ly/h1EZF1d
Peer Review Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Within academia, there seems to be a growing consensus that the peer-review system—once the backbone of academic scholarship—is broken. But is it irreparably so? Perhaps. At the very least, the…
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November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Peer Review Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal buff.ly/h1EZF1d
STOP, don't scroll, read the image and just think about it. ........ Yes it is crazy!
Now read the (X) post.
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Now read the (X) post.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
STOP, don't scroll, read the image and just think about it. ........ Yes it is crazy!
Now read the (X) post.
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Now read the (X) post.
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This is one of the stray cats that has been adopted by the Temple Tree hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia. He may look a bit miserable but he was very friendly and liked being stroked. Kudos to the hotel for welcoming in cats that have no where else to go.
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is one of the stray cats that has been adopted by the Temple Tree hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia. He may look a bit miserable but he was very friendly and liked being stroked. Kudos to the hotel for welcoming in cats that have no where else to go.
Dodgy behaviour ‘still rife’ in international education www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dodgy-b...
Dodgy behaviour ‘still rife’ in international education
Assistant minister doubles down on integrity measures, saying those who doubt the government’s determination ‘have rocks in their heads’
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November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Dodgy behaviour ‘still rife’ in international education www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dodgy-b...
Looking at the Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences (JCRMHS) (ISSN: 2832-1286). I received this email (the highlight is theirs, not mine).
On the journal's home page, it says that it has a Google Scholar account, which it does. We took a look at it (buff.ly/xn9Epiv)
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On the journal's home page, it says that it has a Google Scholar account, which it does. We took a look at it (buff.ly/xn9Epiv)
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November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Looking at the Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences (JCRMHS) (ISSN: 2832-1286). I received this email (the highlight is theirs, not mine).
On the journal's home page, it says that it has a Google Scholar account, which it does. We took a look at it (buff.ly/xn9Epiv)
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On the journal's home page, it says that it has a Google Scholar account, which it does. We took a look at it (buff.ly/xn9Epiv)
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Pie News spoke with Tim Jones, vice-chancellor of the University of Liverpool, about the university’s forthcoming India campus, his guidance for sector newcomers, and more.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pie News spoke with Tim Jones, vice-chancellor of the University of Liverpool, about the university’s forthcoming India campus, his guidance for sector newcomers, and more.
thepienews.com/tim-jones-un...
thepienews.com/tim-jones-un...
Scientific fraud: analysis of a growing phenomenon www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/s...
Scientific fraud: analysis of a growing phenomenon
Scientific fraud: analysis of a growing phenomenon – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights
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November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Scientific fraud: analysis of a growing phenomenon www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/s...
We talk a lot about predatory journals and publishers, but we rarely talk about (or just ignore) when behaviour that we would regard as predatory is exhibited in what we regard as legitimate journals.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We talk a lot about predatory journals and publishers, but we rarely talk about (or just ignore) when behaviour that we would regard as predatory is exhibited in what we regard as legitimate journals.
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Quiet quitting in academia is increasingly visible?
In most universities, staff rarely “quit loudly.” Instead, they gradually withdraw from the parts of academic life that once gave their work meaning.
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In most universities, staff rarely “quit loudly.” Instead, they gradually withdraw from the parts of academic life that once gave their work meaning.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Quiet quitting in academia is increasingly visible?
In most universities, staff rarely “quit loudly.” Instead, they gradually withdraw from the parts of academic life that once gave their work meaning.
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In most universities, staff rarely “quit loudly.” Instead, they gradually withdraw from the parts of academic life that once gave their work meaning.
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Should PhD students be required to publish a peer-reviewed paper before graduation?
It’s a question that often divide universities and it rarely has a simple answer.
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It’s a question that often divide universities and it rarely has a simple answer.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Should PhD students be required to publish a peer-reviewed paper before graduation?
It’s a question that often divide universities and it rarely has a simple answer.
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It’s a question that often divide universities and it rarely has a simple answer.
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