@innostudy.bsky.social
한국 사례란다.
“I have looked at thousands of @pubpeer.com allegations, and this is the first time I have come across what appear to be fabricated allegations."
Fabricated allegations of image manipulation baffle expert
The fabricated claim about image manipulation raises a question: Why bother? Mike Rossner had never seen anything like it. At first, the anonymous comment on PubPeer, which claimed a lane of a west…
retractionwatch.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM
한국 사례란다.
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Many discussions about 🇪🇺 tech sovereignty. 👇🏻
A fascinating aspect, sometimes overlooked, is the public's behavioral reaction to MAGA: e.g., how many people and institutions will drop PayPal and use Wero?
(A coordination problem where every user attracts others.)
werotracker.eu
A fascinating aspect, sometimes overlooked, is the public's behavioral reaction to MAGA: e.g., how many people and institutions will drop PayPal and use Wero?
(A coordination problem where every user attracts others.)
werotracker.eu
January 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Many discussions about 🇪🇺 tech sovereignty. 👇🏻
A fascinating aspect, sometimes overlooked, is the public's behavioral reaction to MAGA: e.g., how many people and institutions will drop PayPal and use Wero?
(A coordination problem where every user attracts others.)
werotracker.eu
A fascinating aspect, sometimes overlooked, is the public's behavioral reaction to MAGA: e.g., how many people and institutions will drop PayPal and use Wero?
(A coordination problem where every user attracts others.)
werotracker.eu
Predatory publishing lists: a systematic review
journals.lww.com/annals-of-me...
journals.lww.com/annals-of-me...
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Predatory publishing lists: a systematic review
journals.lww.com/annals-of-me...
journals.lww.com/annals-of-me...
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El Pais covers our paper on guest editors publishing papers in their own special issue, something we denote as Publishing in Support of Self, PISS.
Have a read!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
Want to know if your favourite journal is full of PISS?
Data here: paolocrosetto.shinyapps.io/Editors_as_a...
Have a read!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
Want to know if your favourite journal is full of PISS?
Data here: paolocrosetto.shinyapps.io/Editors_as_a...
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
El Pais covers our paper on guest editors publishing papers in their own special issue, something we denote as Publishing in Support of Self, PISS.
Have a read!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
Want to know if your favourite journal is full of PISS?
Data here: paolocrosetto.shinyapps.io/Editors_as_a...
Have a read!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
Want to know if your favourite journal is full of PISS?
Data here: paolocrosetto.shinyapps.io/Editors_as_a...
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Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of dollars of public money
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of dollars of public money
An analysis of 100,000 special issues of academic journals reveals that one in eight is filled with articles written by the editor, particularly at the publisher MDPI
english.elpais.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of dollars of public money
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
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It's only a week away to the TCC Africa Webinar "Reframing University Rankings: Visibility, Open Science & Global South Leadership." Our PM Giovanna Lima will share about the interplay between responsible assessment and rankings. You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
It's only a week away to the TCC Africa Webinar "Reframing University Rankings: Visibility, Open Science & Global South Leadership." Our PM Giovanna Lima will share about the interplay between responsible assessment and rankings. You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Our monthly review of the coverage of the major bibliographic databases (January 2026).
We excluded Xueshu Baidu and FatCat and duplicated the OpenAlex info and added PubMed, a relevant IA source
We excluded Xueshu Baidu and FatCat and duplicated the OpenAlex info and added PubMed, a relevant IA source
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Our monthly review of the coverage of the major bibliographic databases (January 2026).
We excluded Xueshu Baidu and FatCat and duplicated the OpenAlex info and added PubMed, a relevant IA source
We excluded Xueshu Baidu and FatCat and duplicated the OpenAlex info and added PubMed, a relevant IA source
GPTZero finds 100 new hallucinations in NeurIPS 2025 accepted papers gptzero.me/news/neurips/
GPTZero finds 100 new hallucinations in NeurIPS 2025 accepted papers
GPTZero's analysis 4841 papers accepted by NeurIPS 2025 show there are at least 100 with confirmed hallucinations
gptzero.me
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 AM
GPTZero finds 100 new hallucinations in NeurIPS 2025 accepted papers gptzero.me/news/neurips/
Questioning the Predator of the Predatory Journals: How Fair Are Global Publishing Standards? doi.org/10.1002/leap...
Questioning the Predator of the Predatory Journals: How Fair Are Global Publishing Standards?
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Questioning the Predator of the Predatory Journals: How Fair Are Global Publishing Standards? doi.org/10.1002/leap...
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A new book about science misconduct:
'The Misinformation Machine: How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science' by James L. Powell
www.amazon.com/Misinformati...
'The Misinformation Machine: How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science' by James L. Powell
www.amazon.com/Misinformati...
The Misinformation Machine: How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science
The Misinformation Machine: How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science [Powell, James Lawrence] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Misinformation Machine: How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science
www.amazon.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:37 AM
A new book about science misconduct:
'The Misinformation Machine: How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science' by James L. Powell
www.amazon.com/Misinformati...
'The Misinformation Machine: How Fraud, AI, and Greed are Corrupting Science' by James L. Powell
www.amazon.com/Misinformati...
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👉Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of euros of public money
👇by @manuelansede.bsky.social in @elpais.com
coverage of "The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self" doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ResearchIntegrity
👇by @manuelansede.bsky.social in @elpais.com
coverage of "The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self" doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ResearchIntegrity
Miles de científicos hinchan su currículum con estudios autopublicados que cuestan millones de euros de dinero público
Un análisis de 100.000 números especiales de revistas académicas revela que uno de cada ocho está lleno de artículos de autobombo del propio editor, sobre todo en la editorial MDPI
elpais.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
👉Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of euros of public money
👇by @manuelansede.bsky.social in @elpais.com
coverage of "The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self" doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ResearchIntegrity
👇by @manuelansede.bsky.social in @elpais.com
coverage of "The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self" doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ResearchIntegrity
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The Peer‑Review Problem and the Explosion of Retractions
#ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #WCRI2026 #WCRI
www.independent.org/article/2026...
#ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #WCRI2026 #WCRI
www.independent.org/article/2026...
The Peer‑Review Problem and the Explosion of Retractions: News Article - Independent Institute
“What is often forgotten in peer review are the extraordinary effects of groupthink in rear-ending the scientific process.” “Groupthink” is the idea that seasoned scientists are too entrenched in thei...
www.independent.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The Peer‑Review Problem and the Explosion of Retractions
#ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #WCRI2026 #WCRI
www.independent.org/article/2026...
#ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #WCRI2026 #WCRI
www.independent.org/article/2026...
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Yet another #IEEE Paper with tortured phrases (arxiv.org/abs/2107.0...).
As I wrote in my recent essay, it is time we tackle these papers to keep our field trustworthy (doi.org/10.48550/arX...).
The paper is accessible here: doi.org/10.1109/amat...
pubpeer.com/publicat...
As I wrote in my recent essay, it is time we tackle these papers to keep our field trustworthy (doi.org/10.48550/arX...).
The paper is accessible here: doi.org/10.1109/amat...
pubpeer.com/publicat...
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Yet another #IEEE Paper with tortured phrases (arxiv.org/abs/2107.0...).
As I wrote in my recent essay, it is time we tackle these papers to keep our field trustworthy (doi.org/10.48550/arX...).
The paper is accessible here: doi.org/10.1109/amat...
pubpeer.com/publicat...
As I wrote in my recent essay, it is time we tackle these papers to keep our field trustworthy (doi.org/10.48550/arX...).
The paper is accessible here: doi.org/10.1109/amat...
pubpeer.com/publicat...
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One of the issues that has come up again and again in my reporting on misinformation and social media is the massive influence social media companies have on research in the field.
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Nearly a third of social media research has undisclosed ties to industry, preprint claims
Industry-linked studies were also more likely to focus on particular topics, suggesting these ties may be skewing the field
www.science.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
One of the issues that has come up again and again in my reporting on misinformation and social media is the massive influence social media companies have on research in the field.
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
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Less is more. This aphorism is constantly on my mind. The scientific publication system is under tremendous strain, the last thing it needs is a massive dump of LLM generated/aided papers. If you love science, then show it some love. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
www.nature.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Less is more. This aphorism is constantly on my mind. The scientific publication system is under tremendous strain, the last thing it needs is a massive dump of LLM generated/aided papers. If you love science, then show it some love. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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When is publishing just self-promotion? When it is PISS
Once again the geniuses behind 'the Strain' bring new insights and massive data to highlight problematic publishing.
Fight the Strain: shorturl.at/z7XMv
Stop the Drain: shorturl.at/M9rVM
Cleanse the Stain: shorturl.at/sYseu
Chapeau!
Once again the geniuses behind 'the Strain' bring new insights and massive data to highlight problematic publishing.
Fight the Strain: shorturl.at/z7XMv
Stop the Drain: shorturl.at/M9rVM
Cleanse the Stain: shorturl.at/sYseu
Chapeau!
January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
When is publishing just self-promotion? When it is PISS
Once again the geniuses behind 'the Strain' bring new insights and massive data to highlight problematic publishing.
Fight the Strain: shorturl.at/z7XMv
Stop the Drain: shorturl.at/M9rVM
Cleanse the Stain: shorturl.at/sYseu
Chapeau!
Once again the geniuses behind 'the Strain' bring new insights and massive data to highlight problematic publishing.
Fight the Strain: shorturl.at/z7XMv
Stop the Drain: shorturl.at/M9rVM
Cleanse the Stain: shorturl.at/sYseu
Chapeau!
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🗣️"Six papers accounted for nearly half of all research references across hundreds of articles."
#SocialMedia #SciComm
#SocialMedia #SciComm
Why fear still sells research on screen time - Impact of Social Sciences
Regardless of quality research that deploys fear based framing drives public debate on screen time for children.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:23 PM
🗣️"Six papers accounted for nearly half of all research references across hundreds of articles."
#SocialMedia #SciComm
#SocialMedia #SciComm
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Most PISS comes from journals where only 20-30% of issues are PISS. But when you publish 100s-1000s of special issues per year... oof.
Analysing just 904 journals, we find ~16-43k excess endogenous articles in PISS issues.
PISS in just these 904 journals rivals #ResearchIntegrity and fraud.
8/n
Analysing just 904 journals, we find ~16-43k excess endogenous articles in PISS issues.
PISS in just these 904 journals rivals #ResearchIntegrity and fraud.
8/n
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Most PISS comes from journals where only 20-30% of issues are PISS. But when you publish 100s-1000s of special issues per year... oof.
Analysing just 904 journals, we find ~16-43k excess endogenous articles in PISS issues.
PISS in just these 904 journals rivals #ResearchIntegrity and fraud.
8/n
Analysing just 904 journals, we find ~16-43k excess endogenous articles in PISS issues.
PISS in just these 904 journals rivals #ResearchIntegrity and fraud.
8/n
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Systematic self- and ring-citation is established scientific misconduct. Why don't we treat editors publishing in their own special issues the same?
Groups like COPE and DOAJ have now issued guidelines to limit this, but a lack of data has prevented enforcement.
You know what that means...
3/n
Groups like COPE and DOAJ have now issued guidelines to limit this, but a lack of data has prevented enforcement.
You know what that means...
3/n
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Systematic self- and ring-citation is established scientific misconduct. Why don't we treat editors publishing in their own special issues the same?
Groups like COPE and DOAJ have now issued guidelines to limit this, but a lack of data has prevented enforcement.
You know what that means...
3/n
Groups like COPE and DOAJ have now issued guidelines to limit this, but a lack of data has prevented enforcement.
You know what that means...
3/n
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We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
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The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self. arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
Thanks @hansonmark.bsky.social for putting the effort in documenting this plague.
We need to stop it. #PISS is damaging academia.
Thanks @hansonmark.bsky.social for putting the effort in documenting this plague.
We need to stop it. #PISS is damaging academia.
The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self
The recent exceptional growth in the number of special issues has led to the largest delegation of editorial power in the history of scientific publishing. Has this power been used responsibly? In thi...
arxiv.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self. arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
Thanks @hansonmark.bsky.social for putting the effort in documenting this plague.
We need to stop it. #PISS is damaging academia.
Thanks @hansonmark.bsky.social for putting the effort in documenting this plague.
We need to stop it. #PISS is damaging academia.
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Dinero gastado, tiempo invertido y menos confianza en el sistema: cómo las cuatro grandes editoriales "drenan" la ciencia.
Estudio de @danbrockington.bsky.social ICTA-UAB muestra que priman el beneficio sobre la difusión del conocimiento y distorsionan el sistema.
www.eldiario.es/1_c4840d?utm...
Estudio de @danbrockington.bsky.social ICTA-UAB muestra que priman el beneficio sobre la difusión del conocimiento y distorsionan el sistema.
www.eldiario.es/1_c4840d?utm...
Dinero gastado, tiempo invertido y menos confianza en el sistema: cómo las cuatro grandes editoriales "drenan" la ciencia
La deriva de las últimas décadas ha otorgado el control sobre la ciencia a los grandes grupos editoriales privados, sostiene un estudio que indica que Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley y Taylor & Franc...
www.eldiario.es
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Dinero gastado, tiempo invertido y menos confianza en el sistema: cómo las cuatro grandes editoriales "drenan" la ciencia.
Estudio de @danbrockington.bsky.social ICTA-UAB muestra que priman el beneficio sobre la difusión del conocimiento y distorsionan el sistema.
www.eldiario.es/1_c4840d?utm...
Estudio de @danbrockington.bsky.social ICTA-UAB muestra que priman el beneficio sobre la difusión del conocimiento y distorsionan el sistema.
www.eldiario.es/1_c4840d?utm...
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📣 Call for MeSSH #conference (Methods for Social #Sciences and #Humanities). A new annual conference (Paris) whose aim is to create an academic forum focused on discussing methodological issues and bringing together all disciplines in #SSH. Informations and calls on messh26.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM
📣 Call for MeSSH #conference (Methods for Social #Sciences and #Humanities). A new annual conference (Paris) whose aim is to create an academic forum focused on discussing methodological issues and bringing together all disciplines in #SSH. Informations and calls on messh26.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
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The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on?
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A 🧵 1/n
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A 🧵 1/n
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
November 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on?
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A 🧵 1/n
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A 🧵 1/n
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
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📣 Submit to our track 'Making Science Better?' at the STS NL Conference which will take place in Twente from April 15 to 17, 2026! More details in the link below.
🔗 www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-n...
🔗 www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-n...
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
📣 Submit to our track 'Making Science Better?' at the STS NL Conference which will take place in Twente from April 15 to 17, 2026! More details in the link below.
🔗 www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-n...
🔗 www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-n...