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"AI ‘slop’ is a social judgement," say researchers. nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
AI ‘slop’ is a social judgement

AI ‘slop’ is a social judgement

Nature Human Behaviour - Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content increasingly saturates our information environment. Efforts to detect and remove it are failing. We propose that calling...

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"AI beats scientists at finding errors in clinical research papers," preprint finds. science.org/content/article/… medrxiv.org/content/10.64898…
AI beats scientists at finding errors in clinical research papers

AI beats scientists at finding errors in clinical research papers

New findings demonstrate AI’s aptitude for identifying technical flaws in studies where medical decisions are on the line

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"The glut of disciplinary overviews is understandable but if they come faster than new data, the returns rapidly diminish." timeshighereducation.com/opi…
Systematic reviews are publishing us out of a job

Systematic reviews are publishing us out of a job

The glut of disciplinary overviews is understandable but if they come faster than new data, the returns rapidly diminish, says Malcolm Schofield

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"Tracking down scientific fraud": A podcast in French. sciencepresse-detecteurderum…
Le Détecteur de rumeurs | Traquer la fraude scientifique

Le Détecteur de rumeurs | Traquer la fraude scientifique

Quand une revue scientifique rétracte une étude, c’est qu’un problème sérieux a été découvert : erreur méthodologique, données manipulées, plagiat ou conflit d’intérêts non déclaré. De prime abord,...

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"Canada’s new open‑access policy expands access to research, but leaves publishing fees unchecked." theconversation.com/canadas-…
Canada’s new open-access policy expands access to research, but leaves publishing fees unchecked

Canada’s new open-access policy expands access to research, but leaves publishing fees unchecked

Ending paywalls for Canadian research is a public win. But until funders cap commercial publishing fees, taxpayer money will keep fuelling publisher profits.

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Misconduct cases remain unresolved for years in South Korea, data show. retractionwatch.com/2026/11/…
Misconduct cases remain unresolved for years in South Korea, data show

Misconduct cases remain unresolved for years in South Korea, data show 

The National Research Foundation of Korea in Daejeon. Misconduct inquiries in South Korea meant to be completed within months are taking years instead, according to data from the country’s primary …

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"Preprint platform offers to pay researchers to review papers, but questions remain." nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Preprint platform offers to pay researchers to review papers, but questions remain

Preprint platform offers to pay researchers to review papers, but questions remain

Nature - A reviewer can earn US$200 through XSci’s scheme if they deliver their work within five days.

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"The scientific fraud behind the IEEE’s prestige." ilfoglio.it/en/science/2026/…
The scientific fraud behind the IEEE’s prestige

The scientific fraud behind the IEEE’s prestige

One of the world’s most authoritative scientific organisations has retracted 1,417 articles in a single day, following an investigation into the market for the buying and selling of publications....

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Diabetes association VP resigns over response to editorial boycott after protest at annual meeting. retractionwatch.com/2026/11/…
Diabetes association VP resigns over response to editorial boycott following protest at annual...

Diabetes association VP resigns over response to editorial boycott following protest at annual...

The top publishing executive at the American Diabetes Association has resigned over how the organization has handled an editorial boycott at one of its journals following a protest at its annual me…

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Editor-in-chief of ophthalmology journal says he is “more interested in dealing with issues in a current submission than probing into a paper from 23 years ago." iovs.arvojournals.org/articl…
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"‘AI slop’ papers published under prominent academics’ names." timeshighereducation.com/new…
‘AI slop’ papers published under prominent academics’ names

‘AI slop’ papers published under prominent academics’ names

High-profile researchers listed among authors at little-known titles, sparking concern that PhD students could be tempted to submit their work there, too

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"Galway university 'fake news' expert claims fake doctorate." rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/1…
Galway university 'fake news' expert claims fake doctorate

Galway university 'fake news' expert claims fake doctorate

A leading Irish academic who is an expert on disinformation and 'fake news' has been falsely claiming to have a doctorate from a distinguished English university, Prime Time has established.

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A year after plagiarism allegations and author’s retraction request, Elsevier is still investigating. retractionwatch.com/2026/11/…
A year after plagiarism allegations and author’s retraction request, Elsevier is still investigating

A year after plagiarism allegations and author’s retraction request, Elsevier is still investigating

At a glance, the papers look completely different: One, published in 2023, describes forest co-management in Bangladesh. The other, published last year, is about soil conservation in China. But an …

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“What genomics and big data science can teach us about authorship in the era of generative AI.” jmepb.bmj.com/content/2/4/e0…
What genomics and big data science can teach us about authorship in the era of generative AI

What genomics and big data science can teach us about authorship in the era of generative AI

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) links authorship to substantial contributions to study conception, design, data acquisition/analysis; manuscript drafting/reviewing;...

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“Climate skeptics used AI to review their work. It told them they were biased.” thebulletin.org/2026/10/clim…
Climate skeptics used AI to review their work. It told them they were biased.

Climate skeptics used AI to review their work. It told them they were biased.

“AI, write a poem about this climate report—no, not like that!” 

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Springer Nature journal retracts paper on trans youth after researchers used minors' data without consent. link.springer.com/article/10… retractionwatch.com/2026/09/…
Retraction Note: Population-adjusted numbers, demographics and mental health among children and...

Retraction Note: Population-adjusted numbers, demographics and mental health among children and...

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry -

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"Does preprinting reduce the value of peer review?" scientistseessquirrel.wordpr…
Does preprinting reduce the value of peer review?

Does preprinting reduce the value of peer review?

Everything changes, although some things change slower than others. Scientific writing and publishing are among those slower things; and yet they do change. One of the more dramatic changes in the …

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“Putin’s Sanctioned Daughters Continue to Publish in Western Scientific Journals.” united24media.com/world/puti…
Putin’s Sanctioned Daughters Continue to Publish in Western Scientific Journals

Putin’s Sanctioned Daughters Continue to Publish in Western Scientific Journals

Eight sanctioned Russian figures, including Vladimir Putin's daughters, published 76 articles in major Western journals after 2022.

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"The New Importance of the Scientific Seminar." undark.org/2026/10/30/opinio…
The New Importance of the Scientific Seminar

The New Importance of the Scientific Seminar

Opinion | The rise of AI in science makes expertise more difficult to judge. But live talks can still demonstrate what’s real.

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Researcher asks what the separation between publisher and journal "means for the governance of science." arxiv.org/abs/2611.02302 Featuring our Mass Resignations List. retractionwatch.com/the-retr…
Owning What Can Quit

Owning What Can Quit

Academic journals are part of the infrastructure of science, yet most journal titles are owned by commercial publishers while their standing rests on editors and boards who can leave. This paper...

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