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Irene Hames

@irenehames.bsky.social

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Retired journal editor, still interested in seeing the highest standards maintained in research integrity, research publication, peer review and publication ethics. Book on peer review. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3806-8786

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · Dec 4

Fake peer review: @retractionwatch.com has lots of examples, COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) has guidance on helping recognise it and features/patterns of questionable reviewer activity
publicationethics.org/resources/fl...

#PeerReview #PublicationEthics #FakePeerReview #ResearchIntegrity

How to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process

How to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 22h

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 1d

Great opportunity! Applications are open for @theplantjournal.bsky.social Fellowship scheme - provides support and mentorship for early-year PIs establishing themselves as independent group leaders.

Also great chance to learn about the editorial side of #JournalPublishing #PlantScience #PeerReview

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 2d

A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 2d

2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on peripheral immune tolerance:

“The laureates identified the immune system’s security guards, regulatory T cells, which prevent immune cells from attacking our own body”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 4d

Conventional wisdom says motherhood should wait for tenure as before you land a permanent post, #academia is just not that family friendly🙁

@carersinstemm.bsky.social are calling for change and to celebrate their new report, a Saturday🧵on parenting & academia! 1/9 👩‍🔬🧪🔭⚛️

ℹ️: carersinstemm.co.uk

From 2006. A younger and shell-shocked looking Catherine on a balcony holding a very tiny baby with the mountains of Vancouver in the background. The baby is so new, Catherine still has the pregnant bump.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Are you a postdoctoral researcher? Don't miss the application deadline for British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants on 5 November. Funding is available for research projects across all areas of the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3K4kEyA

White banner with an image of a researcher focused on his work. The words 'BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants' are written on the right-hand side.

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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 12d

We need good practices for DOI registration for publish-review-curate platforms like @metaror.bsky.social and others.

@andre-brasil.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post about this: doi.org/10.64000/76j...

Together with @crossref.bsky.social we hope to receive input from the community on this issue!

Innovation in scientific publishing and its implications for Crossref DOI registration practices - Request for input - Crossref

Lots of exciting innovations are being made in scientific publishing, often raising fundamental questions about established publishing practices. In this guest post, Ludo Waltman and André Brasil disc...

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 14d

“In 2022, AI was seen as an efficiency tool for image analysis and language polishing. By 2025, AI has become a participant in the process, shaping writing, influencing review, and challenging the concept of authorship and accountability.”

Very interesting report

#PRC10 #ScholarlyPublishing

The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · 14d

Guest Post – How the AI Debate Has Changed in Just a Few Short Years scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/24/g...

Guest Post – How the AI Debate Has Changed in Just a Few Short Years - The Scholarly Kitchen

Tony Alves reflects on the 2025 Peer Review Congress and the rapid evolution of discussions about AI and peer review since 2022.

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 14d

Useful Authorship Integrity Toolkit has just been launched by UKRIO, commissioned by @ukri.org. Includes guidance on good authorship practice, a template authorship strategy agreement, and a model procedure for handling authorship disputes.

#Authorship #AcademicSky #ResearchPublishing #ECRchat

The Authorship Integrity Toolkit - UK Research Integrity Office

The Authorship Integrity Toolkit Practical resources to support responsible authorship in research UKRIO is pleased to present the Authorship Integrity Toolkit – a new collection of resources to help ...

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 18d

Drummond Rennie, a Yorkshireman in the US, leaves a great legacy in the #PeerReview Congresses. These rules made them special places to be:

-research to be presented, not opinions
-no parallel sessions, everyone could attend every session
-audience given equal time to debate

#PeerReviewWeek

Remembering Drummond Rennie—Champion of Integrity in Science and Scientific Publication

Drummond Rennie, physician, scientist, editor, climber, tireless promoter of integrity and transparency in science, and mentor to many, died on September 12, 2025, at the age of 89.

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 22d

Drummond Rennie (1936-2025), in his own words

Rennie, who died on September 12, was a towering figure in scientific publishing, known for promoting improved standards in medical journals, and for organizing the first Peer Review Congress, held in 1989, and every four years since.

Drummond Rennie (1936-2025), in his own words

Drummond Rennie I first became aware of the work of Drummond Rennie almost by accident: By borrowing his office. It was the summer of 1997, and as a rising fourth-year medical student, I was spendi…

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JAMA @jama.com · 18d

Editorial: "Remembering Drummond Rennie—Champion of Integrity in Science and Scientific Publication."

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A tribute to Drummond Rennie, a champion of integrity in science. The image features Rennie at his desk, talking on the phone with a laptop and papers. Article mentions his work as a physician, scientist, editor, climber, and mentor.

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Lex Bouter @lexbouter.bsky.social · 21d

I've just updated my preprint on short personal reviews of novels on hashtag#ResearchIntegrity bit.ly/409E5ff
Please attend me to novels which you believe to belong to this list, but are not yet included.
The preprint recently also has been published in a Chinese journal: bit.ly/3K6P17B

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 22d

10 years ago I gave a talk at the @stmassoc.bsky.social #PublicationEthics and #ResearchIntegrity seminar. We were, as now, on a cusp in the range, novelty and scale of problems we were seeing.

Posting a link here for #PeerReviewWeek as may be useful

#PRW2025 #PeerReview #ScholarlyPublication

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YouTube video by STM - International Association of STM Publishers

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 22d

It’s #PeerReviewWeek! Lots of events and activities “aimed at celebrating and highlighting the value of peer review in research and #scholarlycommunication”. Theme is ‘Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era’.

#PRW2025 #PeerReview #ScholarlyPublication #ECRchat #PhDchat
peerreviewweek.net/events.php

Peer Review Week

PRW Events

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · 29d

Good post from Brian McGill at Dynamic Ecology on the peer reviewing crisis – 83 wide-ranging responses, many thoughtful comments

#PeerReview #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicSky #NewPI #ECRchat #PhDchat

dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/y...

You’re probably why it takes so long for your paper to get reviewed and your excuses are bad

A weird thing happened in scientific publishing during COVID. And it hasn’t gone away. Publications went up 30-50%. And responses to requests to review went down 30-50%. I know the actual statistic…

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · Aug 14

Although I spend a lot of time talking about universities, HE isn't for everyone - and rightly so. This is a lovely piece on different career pathways which might be very timely for special people in your life on results day www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I didn't go to uni - now I work as a celebrity photographer

The BBC speaks to four young people who say skipping university does not have to mean missing out on success.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Irene Hames @irenehames.bsky.social · Aug 14

“At the time of publishing, 297 products rest in this graveyard, each representing someone's essential workflow that simply... stopped working one day.”

#AcademicSky

Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

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Ginny Hendricks @ginsta.bsky.social · Aug 14

Very good article and thread about open alternatives to google scholar, which clearly will go away when its founder retires. The @barcelonadori.bsky.social movement is getting a lot if attention and OpenAlex.org a lot of support. The Lens currently looking for new home about.lens.org/expressions-...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Aug 6

We're excited to announce our plan to make the Royal Society journals fully open access in 2026 by adopting the ‘Subscribe to Open’ model. This change supports global access to research without shifting costs to authors and relies on continued library participation. Find out more: buff.ly/18m5g6z

Royal Society sets out plan to move journals to full open access in 2026 through Subscribe to Open | Royal Society

The Royal Society has agreed plans that would make its journals fully open access in 2026 by adopting the ‘Subscribe to Open’ model.

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · Aug 8

Monoclonal antibodies are 50! 🎂

The story of their discovery shows how the free exchange of ideas can revolutionize molecular biology & lead to life-changing treatments. It was a kind of scientific ‘relay race’.
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@nature.com (now & in 1975)

Monoclonal antibodies revolutionized biomedical science and health care

The story of the discovery of these molecules 50 years ago shows how the free exchange of ideas can lead to life-changing treatments.

www.nature.com

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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · Aug 3

Great initiative by Wiley! The publisher has started marking retracted papers in reference lists. When you click on the retraction notice, you can also see the date and reason for the retraction.
All publishers should adopt this practice. But also screen references during submission.

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · Aug 4

Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community.

reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...

A do-or-die moment for the scientific enterprise

Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · Aug 4

A better scientific enterprise is possible--but only if we fight for it.

A better summation of my thoughts is here: reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...

A do-or-die moment for the scientific enterprise

Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”

reeserichardson.blog

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UKSG @uksg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Making plans for our 50th Anniversary* in 2027!

We made a video for our 40th about UKSG, how we started and who we are - you might be interested :) dub.sh/G7KDxgi (hello @charlierapple.bsky.social)

(*Feels faint)

UKSG 40th Anniversary Film

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

dub.sh

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