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Polarization in research or mere dissent – a need for better demarcation

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · 2d

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"Polarization in research or mere dissent – a need for better demarcation"

Bor Luen Tang

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Dr Bjørn Hofmann’s views on polarization in research are insightful. However, many if not most types of differences in scientific opinions might thus be included as polarization. It could be argued...

On and off-the-record correction practices: A survey-based study of how chemistry researchers react to errors

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · 5d

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"On and off-the-record correction practices: A survey-based study of how chemistry researchers react to errors"

freddie2310.bsky.social

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This survey-based study (982 participants) explores chemistry researchers’ practices and motivations in correcting errors in scientific publications.While respondents believe errors should be corre...

A classroom exercise for improving mentor/mentee relationships

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · 12d

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"A classroom exercise for improving mentor/mentee relationships"

Robert Klitzman

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Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) courses seek to heighten awareness of the importance of mentor/mentee interactions and other topics, but questions remain – e.g., how best to train mentors/men...

Psychiatry vs. medicine editor-in-chiefs’ research publications in their own journals before, during, and after their tenures – An exploratory study

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · 29d

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"Psychiatry vs. medicine editor-in-chiefs’ research publications in their own journals before, during, and after their tenures"

Justin Nguyen, Christopher Tuohino, Charlotte Horowitz, & Robert T. Rubin

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To compare self-publication rates by editors-in-chief (EICs) of psychiatry vs. medicine journals before, during, and after their editorships.Frequency of self-publication by 25 psychiatry EICs and ...

Assessing the influence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on awareness and behavior in medical research integrity: An online survey study

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Sep 8

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"Assessing the influence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on awareness and behavior in medical research integrity: An online survey study"

Xiaoting Peng, et al.

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Generative Artificial Intelligence(GenAI) significantly enhances medical research efficiency but raises ethical concerns regarding research integrity. The lack of systematic guidelines for its ethi...

AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Sep 2

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"AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues"

Daniel Crean, Michał Wieczorek, Bert Gordijn & Alan J. Kearns

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Guided by Brey’s Anticipatory Technology Ethics, we examined AI-based research mentors (AIRMs) through technology foresight as well as identification and evaluation of ethical issues. Scenario plan...

Ranking-based sanctions for retraction-afflicted elite researchers

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 26

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"Ranking-based sanctions for retraction-afflicted elite researchers"

Shaoxiong Brian Xu & Guangwei Hu

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The 2024 Stanford career-long list of the world’s top 2% scientists (WTSs) by citation impact, which for the first time includes retraction data, offers a unique opportunity to explore research int...

Randomised clinical trials integrity and patient, carer and public involvement: A scoping umbrella review

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 18

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"Randomised clinical trials integrity and patient, carer and public involvement: A scoping umbrella review"

Balázs Juhász et al.

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Patient, carer and public involvement (PCPI), an approach being endorsed in research, may also improve research integrity. After prospective registration (https://osf.io/nfgxp), we conducted a scop...

Embedding ethics in synthetic life research: A case study on Ethical Foresight Analysis

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 14

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"Embedding ethics in synthetic life research: A case study on Ethical Foresight Analysis"

Sander Joachim Boerema & Daphne Desiree Brandenburg

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Innovative research in emerging fields may give rise to future ethical issues. Yet at developmental stages it cannot be reliably known what those issues are. This presents a problem, because it is ...

Research on retractions: A systematic review and research agenda

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 13

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"Research on retractions: A systematic review and research agenda"

Sefika Mertkan, David Mills, Aygil Takir, Esma Emmioğlu

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There is a growing concern about the scale of journal retractions across the globe science system, and about the implications of the increase in retractions for scientific record and research integ...

GAIDeT (Generative AI Delegation Taxonomy): A taxonomy for humans to delegate tasks to generative artificial intelligence in scientific research and publishing

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 12

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"GAIDeT (Generative AI Delegation Taxonomy): A taxonomy for humans to delegate tasks to generative artificial intelligence in scientific research and publishing"

Yana Sychikova et al.

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The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in research raises concerns about transparency, accountability, and task delegation. While frameworks such as CRediT and the NIST AI Use ...

AI disclosure, moral shame, and the punishment of honesty

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 11

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"AI disclosure, moral shame, and the punishment of honesty"

Aorigele Bao & Yi Zeng

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Disclosure of AI use is seen as a sign of the author’s honesty and commitment to the principle of transparency. However, existing discussions have paid little attention to a special case: authors w...

Balanced examination of positive publication bias impact

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 7

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"Disparate data retention standards in biomedical research"

Carolyn Lye, MD, JD, Minal Caron, Lauren Walsh, Barbara Bierer, Mark Barnes

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Aug 1

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"Balanced examination of positive publication bias impact"

Mark Louie F. Ramos

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Positive publication bias is the tendency to favor studies that reject null hypotheses for publication and is widely regarded as detrimental to research enterprise quality. However, this view overs...

AI, originality, and attribution: Researchers’ perspectives on distinguishing contributions

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jul 22

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"Analysis of scientific paper retractions due to data problems: Revealing challenges and countermeasures in data management"

Wanfei Hu et al.

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Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social · Jul 18

+1 year ago we limited manuscript submissions to 4 per author p/y @accountabilityair.bsky.social, but overall, submissions have grown anyway. I wonder if the NIH would face the same challenge.

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jul 21

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"AI, originality, and attribution: Researchers’ perspectives on distinguishing contributions"

Yanyi Wu, Xinyu Lu & Chenghua Lin

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into research, significantly challenging established scholarly norms around originality, contribution, and authorship. While policies are dev...

Evaluating the effectiveness of a Delphi-validated educational video in enhancing awareness and understanding of predatory journals among residents and medical students

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jul 16

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"Evaluating the effectiveness of a Delphi-validated educational video in enhancing awareness and understanding of predatory journals among residents and medical students"

Alessandro Martinino et al.

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This study seeks to assess the impact of a Delphi-validated educational video on improving comprehension of predatory journals among medical students and residents.Participants completed pre-video ...

Implementation, barriers, and improvement strategies for CRediT: A scoping review

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jul 15

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"Implementation, barriers, and improvement strategies for CRediT: A scoping review"

Tove Godskesen, Gert Helgesson & Stefan Eriksson

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This scoping review aims to investigate the reasons for adopting the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) in scholarly publishing, identify barriers to its implementation or concerns about its use, ...

Managing data in collaborative research starts with the researcher: A Soil CRC case study

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jul 14

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"Managing data in collaborative research starts with the researcher: A Soil CRC case study"

Nathan Robinson, Jude Channon, Simon Clarendon & David Medyckyj-Scott

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Multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research centers are central to the concept of collaborative science. A challenge to the success of these research centers is their “data sharing readiness”...

A data mining-based study on academic publication retractions in the 21st Century

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jul 7

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“A data mining-based study on academic publication retractions in the 21st Century"

Qian Shen, Xueyan Gao & Xiaomeng Xiong

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#Scientometrics

Background: The rising number of academic retractions has drawn increasing attention across the academic community. With the availability of large-scale retraction data from Crossref and Retraction...

Author academic influence and manuscript acceptance: Evidence from peer review in cell press journals

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jun 24

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“Author academic influence and manuscript acceptance: Evidence from peer review in cell press journals"

Guangyao Zhang, Lili Wang, Yixian Yin & Xianwen Wang

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Prior studies on peer review have largely focused on manuscript characteristics as the primary determinants of acceptance decisions. Although author academic influence is widely recognized in pract...

Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jun 20

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“Developing, implementing, and transferring a faculty-led RCR training program"

Kory Trott & Lisa M. Lee

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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy @accountabilityair.bsky.social · Jun 20

We are thrilled to report that with the release of the new Impact Factors from Web of Science, Accountability in Research received a 4.0!

Thank you to our amazing Associate Editors, Editorial Board, and very hard-working reviewers - it's an amazing group!

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