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Official account of the World Conference on #ResearchIntegrity
#WCRI2026
Vancouver, Canada
3-6 May 2026
https://wcri2026.org/
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World Conferences on Research Integrity @wcrifoundation.bsky.social · Sep 26
🚨 Registration is OPEN!

Join us in Vancouver for the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity (#WCRI2026), May 3–6, 2026.

🌍 All disciplines, all career stages

📍 Venue: The Westin Bayshore

🔗 Register now + book your stay: wcri2026.org/registration/
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‘Highly problematic’ policy has Saudi university pressuring faculty to cite its research 

#ResearchIntegrity #Science #Citation #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Exclusive: ‘Highly problematic’ policy has Saudi university pressuring faculty to cite its research
Prince Sultan University At Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia, faculty members must help raise their school’s academic standing not by doing impactful work, but by citing the institution’s r…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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What a Declining System Looks Like: Fraud Crisis in Science Grows

#Science #Fraud #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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What a Declining System Looks Like: Fraud Crisis in Science Grows
Profits are artificially maintained by tax dollars so sinking quality does not send the alarm signals it would otherwise.
scienceandculture.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Re-sharing this for anyone who missed it — registration for #WCRI2026 is now open!

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wcrifoundation.bsky.social World Conferences on Research Integrity @wcrifoundation.bsky.social · Sep 26
🚨 Registration is OPEN!

Join us in Vancouver for the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity (#WCRI2026), May 3–6, 2026.

🌍 All disciplines, all career stages

📍 Venue: The Westin Bayshore

🔗 Register now + book your stay: wcri2026.org/registration/
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science

#AcademicPublishing #Trust #Science #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science - Impact of Social Sciences
Have the interests of commercial publishers now become antithetical to the pursuit of knowledge?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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AI use widespread in research offices, global survey finds

#AI #GenAI #Research #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
AI use widespread in research offices, global survey finds - Research Professional News
RPN’s Research Offices of the Future survey also reveals fears for impact on research integrity
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Do acts to correct the scientific record need to move out of the shadows?

#Science #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Do acts to correct the scientific record need to move out of the shadows? - Impact of Social Sciences
Scientists prefer to correct errors in the scientific record informally, but is this a sustainable mechanism in expanding world of global research?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Google Scholar Labs uses AI to find studies but ditches citations

#AI #GenAI #Google #GoogleScholar #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.techbuzz.ai/articles/goo...
Google Scholar Labs uses AI to find studies but ditches citations
Google's new AI-powered academic search tool prioritizes content over popularity metrics
www.techbuzz.ai
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Men far more likely than women to author retracted papers

#ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/men-far...
Men far more likely than women to author retracted papers
Disparity reflects broader under-representation of women in senior roles rather than increased likelihood men will make mistakes, researcher says
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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👀Some interesting news: In the upcoming Newsletter of WCRI2026🕙, you will find an invitation link to provide your feedback on the new version of the Athens Statement, to help finalise it before WCRI2026🗓️.
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Systematic review with cross sectional comparative analysis identifies adverse event reporting discrepancies between ClinicalTrials.gov and published glaucoma randomized controlled trials

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchEthics #WCRI2026 #Glaucoma

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Systematic review with cross sectional comparative analysis identifies adverse event reporting discrepancies between ClinicalTrials.gov and published glaucoma randomized controlled trials - Scientific...
Scientific Reports - Systematic review with cross sectional comparative analysis identifies adverse event reporting discrepancies between ClinicalTrials.gov and published glaucoma randomized...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Doing your own research isn’t a bad thing, I tell my patients. But just how will they spot the fraudulent papers?

#MedicalScience #ResearchIntegrity #Medicine #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Doing your own research isn’t a bad thing, I tell my patients. But just how will they spot the fraudulent papers? | Ranjana Srivastava
While every self-aware doctor knows no one is an expert on everything, the average person turning to the internet cannot distinguish evidence from gloss
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Science of The Total Environment has been officially removed from the Web of Science.

Once a Top-tier journal, it was placed “On Hold” in Oct 2024 after investigations revealed peer-review manipulation, fake reviewer identities, and conflict-of-interest.

#ResearchIntegrity
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Cheating beyond ChatGPT: Agentic browsers present risks to universities

#HigherEducation #Integrity #AI #GenAI #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Cheating beyond ChatGPT: Agentic browsers present risks to universities
Pangram reports that new AI-enabled browsers, such as OpenAI's Atlas, raise concerns about academic integrity and student data privacy in universities.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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New study on 452 WCRI abstracts finds that only 28% of empirical studies were registered, and this rate didn’t improve across conferences. Verifiable registrations rose from 44% to 88%.

#WCRI #WCRI2026 #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience #ResearchEthics
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Preprints ‘not taking off’ in Africa

#OpenScience #Preprint #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-afri...
Preprints ‘not taking off’ in Africa - Research Professional News
Researchers’ career incentives, poor infrastructure and weak policy support blocking wider uptake
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Open science crucial to reversing scant access to knowledge

#OpenScience #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....
Open science crucial to reversing scant access to knowledge
How can the global principles of open science enable African higher education to build self-sustaining knowledge ecosystems that are not only accessib...
www.universityworldnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing

#AcademicPublishing #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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‘Hyperprolific authors’ omitted from highly cited researcher list

#ResearchIntegrity #Citation #Author #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hyperpr...
‘Hyperprolific authors’ omitted from highly cited researcher list
Chinese researchers worst affected as hundreds excluded from influential ranking because of ‘extreme’ level of authorship
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Can’t wait for this year-end #WCRI webinar! 🚀
Mentorship isn’t just guidance — it’s how we sustain integrity, curiosity, and kindness in research.
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Excited for this! 🎉

Join the WCRI Early Career Researchers & Professionals Network for the year-end webinar “Let’s Talk About Mentorship!” on 13 Nov 2025 | 10:30–12:00 UTC.

Let’s share, learn, and build a stronger mentoring culture together.

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Register below!
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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AI peer reviewers are fine with AI-fabricated papers

#AI #GenAI #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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AI peer reviewers are fine with AI-fabricated papers
Study finds artificial intelligence reviewers accept AI-generated scientific studies 4 out of 5 times
cen.acs.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Setting the standards for responsible AI use in evidence synthesis

#AI #GenAI #Evidence #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Setting the standards for responsible AI use in evidence synthesis | Cochrane
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November 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Mass AI cheating scandal uncovered at Yonsei University, hundreds of students reportedly involved

#Korea #AcademicIntegrity #AI #GenAI #WCRI2026 #WCRI

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11...
Mass AI cheating scandal uncovered at Yonsei University, hundreds of students reportedly involved
A large-scale cheating scandal has erupted at Yonsei University, in which hundreds of students enrolled in a class are suspected of using AI tools such as ChatGPT to take their midterm exam.
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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PhD Data Misuse Sparks Retractions, Ethics Probe, and Lab Fallout

#ResearchIntegrity #PhD #Education #Data #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.the-scientist.com/phd-data-mis...
PhD Data Misuse Sparks Retractions, Ethics Probe, and Lab Fallout
A research misconduct case at the University of Melbourne exposed unethical authorship, led to retractions, and cost a PhD student his scholarship and a job offer.
www.the-scientist.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Non-existent AI-generated references in paper spark University of Hong Kong probe

#ResearchIntegrity #AI #GenAI #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Paper’s non-existent AI-generated references spark University of Hong Kong probe
HKU says it has a stringent set of policies and guidelines governing the use of AI in academic research after social media allegations surface.
amp.scmp.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Can’t wait for this year-end #WCRI webinar! 🚀
Mentorship isn’t just guidance — it’s how we sustain integrity, curiosity, and kindness in research.
wcrifoundation.bsky.social World Conferences on Research Integrity @wcrifoundation.bsky.social · 20d
Excited for this! 🎉

Join the WCRI Early Career Researchers & Professionals Network for the year-end webinar “Let’s Talk About Mentorship!” on 13 Nov 2025 | 10:30–12:00 UTC.

Let’s share, learn, and build a stronger mentoring culture together.

@lexbouter.bsky.social

Register below!
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM