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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 7d

The #EinsteinFoundationAward hosts a plenary showcasing winners advancing transparency, reproducibility & responsible science. Timothy Errington @cos.io, @brandonstell.bsky.social @pubpeer.com & @elisabethbik.bsky.social share insights on open science, post-publication peer review & error detection.

World Conferences on Research Integrity @wcrifoundation.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 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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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · 9d

Their winning comment: pubpeer.com/publications...

All award details and previous winners: pubpeer.com/static/award

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · 9d

Congrats to anonymous commenter Gymnothorax javanicus, winner of the August PubPeer Award for a comment on a 2025 @natneuro.nature.com paper. To claim the $1000 prize, log in with the same account and add a follow-up comment with contact info (that won't be published by moderators).

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · 9d

Reminder: each month PubPeer awards $1000 for outstanding comments that bring new insight to articles. It's not too late to have a chance at the September prize.

See what comments have won in the past → pubpeer.com/static/award

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · 9d

Catching up on a summer backlog: congrats to @reeserichardson.bsky.social, winner of the July PubPeer Award for a comment on a 2024 article in @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social pubpeer.com/publications...

Reese donated his $1000 prize to @msf.ca and the @elisabethbik.bsky.social Science Integrity Fund

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Rino Pescitelli @rinopescitelli.bsky.social · Aug 15

while our commentary to the infamous paper is still stuck at the editor after 2 months with no reason, the preprint has become a top download :D papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #ChemSky #researchintegrity @pubpeer.com

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Brandon Stell @brandonstell.bsky.social · Jul 16

Grateful for the invitation from the Royal Society — and heartening to see the growing momentum, evident throughout the meeting, behind separating evaluation from publication.

Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · Jul 14

Brandon Stell of PubPeer makes good points about taking focus off publication and onto content of publication. Until we do that, we are treating symptoms.

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Ulrike Pannasch @up8.bsky.social · Jul 16

Great to see our awardees @elisabethbik.bsky.social & @brandonstell.bsky.social (founder of @pubpeer.com) among the speakers at the @royalsociety.org Future of Scientific Publishing conference.
Their work continues to shape responsible publishing. Joined by @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social and others.

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COSIG @cosig.net · Jul 16

On Monday, July 21 at @reeserichardson.bsky.social will be giving a talk about COSIG for Open Research Summer School, organized by @kingsioppn.bsky.social!

Online attendance for all of Open Research Summer School is free! Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-resea...

Open Research Summer School

Join us at the Open Research Summer School for a deep dive into the world of research - see you there on 21 to 25 July 2025 at 8:30 AM!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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polecopub @polecopub.bsky.social · Jun 20

Recommended talk about @pubpeer.com after 10 years of comments, including questions and answers on the platform's economic model, moderation rules, and litigations! #openscience

Peer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social · Jun 20

You can now watch the recording of Brandon Stell's PCI webinar!
⏯️ Check it out here youtu.be/PXshwcUmTog?...

PCI Webinar - Brandon Stell - Elevating Scientific Standards: Community-Driven Assessment on PubPeer

PubPeer was created in 2012 to facilitate the correction of science and accelerate the convergence of ideas through open, public discussion. By focusing on t...

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Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist @elisabethbik.bsky.social · Jun 18

While I am sad that it took eleven years to retract this paper, @PLOS.org journals make good decisions about when to correct or retract. They are also one of the few publishers that keep me informed of retractions. Other publishers should follow their example.

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · Jun 4

‘Anyone can do this’: Sleuths publish a toolkit for post-publication review

@averyorrall.bsky.social reports on an initiative from @reeserichardson.bsky.social and colleagues

‘Anyone can do this’: Sleuths publish a toolkit for post-publication review

For years, sleuths – whose names our readers are likely familiar with – have been diligently flagging issues with the scientific literature. More than a dozen of these specialists have teamed up to cr...

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Peer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social · May 20

📣 Save the date for the 11th PCI webinar on June 18, 2025, at 4 PM CET!! Brandon Stell (CNRS, Paris) will present "Elevating Scientific Standards: Community-Driven Assessment on PubPeer ". For more details and registration, visit: buff.ly/XuownT0

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · May 18

Learn more about the PubPeer Monthly Prize—made possible by the Einstein Foundation (@einsteinberlin.bsky.social‬)—and explore past winning comments to see what makes a strong entry so that you can win the next one!

pubpeer.com/static/award

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · May 18

Congratulations to Placida kingstoni for winning the latest $1000 PubPeer Monthly Prize for outstanding comment! 🏆

Their analysis offers fresh perspective on a key Nature study linking herpes zoster virus to dementia: pubpeer.com/publications...

The anon user can get in touch to claim the award.

PubPeer - A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccinat...

There are comments on PubPeer for publication: A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia (2025)

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · May 11

If you're looking for critical comments we know where to find some:

pubpeer.com/search?q=neu...

PubPeer - Search publications and join the conversation.

PubPeer enables scientists to search for their publications or their peers publications and provide feedback and/or start a conversation anonymously.

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dickretired @dickretired.bsky.social · May 9

#neuroscience I don’t see discussions on BlueSky. It is just a list of mentions of papers.Surely the point of the site is more than that?

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · May 4

After every encounter with the current scientific publishing system

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · Apr 28

I reviewed a paper recently. It was flawed & rejected. It later appeared unchanged in another journal.

So how is peer review a “gold standard”?

You can’t have a gold standard if people can’t tell the difference between gold and bauxite..

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · Apr 9

Congratulations to Florence Débarre @flodebarre.bsky.social for winning the March PubPeer Monthly Prize for her outstanding comment on a 2025 arXiv preprint! 🏆 pubpeer.com/publications...

Insightful contributions like this help strengthen the scientific record—thank you!

PubPeer - Purported quantitative support for multiple introductions of...

There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Purported quantitative support for multiple introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into humans is an artefact of an imbalanced hypothesis testing framework (2025)

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · Mar 22

While i agree we need to be alert to weaponisation, the threat to put all Sylvain's papers on the #PubPeer site to obtain their retraction is empty. I think we should avoid amplifying this view of PubPeer as some kind of unmoderated site where anyone can make false accusations.

Graham Kendall @grahamkendall.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Fraud, Blackmail, and the Weaponization of Integrity" We were not aware that this sort of intimidation went on. Shocking | Thank you to @mcintold.bsky.social for highlighting | fosci.substack.com/p/fraud-blac...

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Sciences & médias @sciencesmedias.bsky.social · Mar 19

A Sciences & médias, on est force de solutions. Comme avec cette table ronde : "Junk science et junk journalism : comment sortir de la poubelle ?"
On vous a préparé une table ronde de toute beauté, avec :

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · Mar 15

www.rutgers.edu/news/physics...

Physics Professor Aims on Setting Science Right

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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · Mar 14

🏆 Research integrity consultant and image forensics expert @elisabethbik.bsky.social has uncovered fraudulent data in over 7,600 scientific papers and exposed the practices of ‘paper mills’ that produce counterfeit scientific articles. She is honoured with the €200K Individual Award. Congrats!

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PubPeer @pubpeer.com · Mar 14

Anything published with a DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, etc.

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