COSIG
@cosig.net
The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides (COSIG) is a constantly-expanding resource for performing post-publication peer review.
https://cosig.net
https://cosig.net
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A tool used to rephrase plagiarised text changed "final solution" to "mass killing of an ethnic group" in a chemistry paper. Now retracted thanks to a PubPeer user who spotted this. pubpeer.com/publications...
August 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
A tool used to rephrase plagiarised text changed "final solution" to "mass killing of an ethnic group" in a chemistry paper. Now retracted thanks to a PubPeer user who spotted this. pubpeer.com/publications...
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We published a new paper in the #CanadianJournalOfCardiology
doi.org/10.1016/j.cj...
We show that 57 of 201 included articles (28.4%) contain image-related or data-related issues. All these papers investigated microvascular injury after acute myocardial infarction in mouse, rat and pig models.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cj...
We show that 57 of 201 included articles (28.4%) contain image-related or data-related issues. All these papers investigated microvascular injury after acute myocardial infarction in mouse, rat and pig models.
August 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
We published a new paper in the #CanadianJournalOfCardiology
doi.org/10.1016/j.cj...
We show that 57 of 201 included articles (28.4%) contain image-related or data-related issues. All these papers investigated microvascular injury after acute myocardial infarction in mouse, rat and pig models.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cj...
We show that 57 of 201 included articles (28.4%) contain image-related or data-related issues. All these papers investigated microvascular injury after acute myocardial infarction in mouse, rat and pig models.
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Retracted scientific papers cited on Wikipedia tend to linger for years, according to a study examining nearly 1,200 citations.
Some Wikipedia citations to retracted papers persist for years, study finds
Retracted scientific papers cited on Wikipedia tend to linger on the popular website for years, according to a study examining nearly 1,200 citations. The study’s authors, led by Ph.D. candid…
retractionwatch.com
June 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Retracted scientific papers cited on Wikipedia tend to linger for years, according to a study examining nearly 1,200 citations.
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How can one learn to investigate the #integrity of published #scientific papers? This Community Page by @cosig.net, @reeserichardson.bsky.social, @solalpirelli.bsky.social presents COSIG, a collection of guides enabling anyone to perform forensic peer review 🧪#AcademicSky
plos.io/43uZsbC
plos.io/43uZsbC
June 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
How can one learn to investigate the #integrity of published #scientific papers? This Community Page by @cosig.net, @reeserichardson.bsky.social, @solalpirelli.bsky.social presents COSIG, a collection of guides enabling anyone to perform forensic peer review 🧪#AcademicSky
plos.io/43uZsbC
plos.io/43uZsbC
"Investigating the integrity of published scientific papers is key to the scientific process, but the necessary knowledge is in short supply."
Check the COSIG team's new Community Page article in @plosbiology.org !
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Check the COSIG team's new Community Page article in @plosbiology.org !
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Introducing COSIG: The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides
Investigating the integrity of published scientific papers is key to the scientific process, but the necessary knowledge is in short supply. This Community Page presents COSIG, an open collection of m...
doi.org
June 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"Investigating the integrity of published scientific papers is key to the scientific process, but the necessary knowledge is in short supply."
Check the COSIG team's new Community Page article in @plosbiology.org !
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Check the COSIG team's new Community Page article in @plosbiology.org !
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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A Cochrane system for checking whether any of its thousands of published reviews include retracted studies has already turned up dozens of reviews that do and will now get closer scrutiny to ensure their results and recommendations hold up.
New system for flagging retracted papers finds scores of them in Cochrane reviews
Cochrane has implemented a new system for checking whether any of its thousands of published reviews include retracted studies in their analyses, the organization announced today. The effort alread…
retractionwatch.com
June 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A Cochrane system for checking whether any of its thousands of published reviews include retracted studies has already turned up dozens of reviews that do and will now get closer scrutiny to ensure their results and recommendations hold up.
Today, COSIG and Sal Sleuthmander turn 1 year old! 🎂
Contributions to COSIG are the best birthday gifts we can ever receive, many thanks to all of our contributors 🎉
Contributions to COSIG are the best birthday gifts we can ever receive, many thanks to all of our contributors 🎉
June 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Today, COSIG and Sal Sleuthmander turn 1 year old! 🎂
Contributions to COSIG are the best birthday gifts we can ever receive, many thanks to all of our contributors 🎉
Contributions to COSIG are the best birthday gifts we can ever receive, many thanks to all of our contributors 🎉
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Haven't seen one of these in the wild in AGES.
Scientific error-checking difficulty: very easy
Why is this table definitely not real data?
Scientific error-checking difficulty: very easy
Why is this table definitely not real data?
May 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Haven't seen one of these in the wild in AGES.
Scientific error-checking difficulty: very easy
Why is this table definitely not real data?
Scientific error-checking difficulty: very easy
Why is this table definitely not real data?
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Issue 44 of #rdmweekly is out! 📬
Including:
➡️ psychds - R Package @mekline.bsky.social
➡️ READMEBuilder @eivimeycook.bsky.social
➡️ Citations to Retracted Papers @cosig.net
➡️ Data Curation as Data Literacy Education @mikalarae.bsky.social
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
Including:
➡️ psychds - R Package @mekline.bsky.social
➡️ READMEBuilder @eivimeycook.bsky.social
➡️ Citations to Retracted Papers @cosig.net
➡️ Data Curation as Data Literacy Education @mikalarae.bsky.social
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
RDM Weekly - Issue 044
A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.
rdmweekly.substack.com
May 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Issue 44 of #rdmweekly is out! 📬
Including:
➡️ psychds - R Package @mekline.bsky.social
➡️ READMEBuilder @eivimeycook.bsky.social
➡️ Citations to Retracted Papers @cosig.net
➡️ Data Curation as Data Literacy Education @mikalarae.bsky.social
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
Including:
➡️ psychds - R Package @mekline.bsky.social
➡️ READMEBuilder @eivimeycook.bsky.social
➡️ Citations to Retracted Papers @cosig.net
➡️ Data Curation as Data Literacy Education @mikalarae.bsky.social
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
Sleuths face various legal risks but they can also use the law for their advantage. ⚖️
COSIG's newest guide, number 3️⃣5️⃣, covers legal considerations for taking part in forensic peer review.
Read it here: osf.io/q3y7s
COSIG's newest guide, number 3️⃣5️⃣, covers legal considerations for taking part in forensic peer review.
Read it here: osf.io/q3y7s
May 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Sleuths face various legal risks but they can also use the law for their advantage. ⚖️
COSIG's newest guide, number 3️⃣5️⃣, covers legal considerations for taking part in forensic peer review.
Read it here: osf.io/q3y7s
COSIG's newest guide, number 3️⃣5️⃣, covers legal considerations for taking part in forensic peer review.
Read it here: osf.io/q3y7s
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With the COSIG team, we are also presenting our poster on the 5th, number 120, come see some examples of problematic content in scientific papers and try to catch them!
@cosig.net @solalpirelli.bsky.social @yaamurozturk.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social
@cosig.net @solalpirelli.bsky.social @yaamurozturk.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social
May 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
With the COSIG team, we are also presenting our poster on the 5th, number 120, come see some examples of problematic content in scientific papers and try to catch them!
@cosig.net @solalpirelli.bsky.social @yaamurozturk.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social
@cosig.net @solalpirelli.bsky.social @yaamurozturk.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social
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SS: We see advertisements for increasing your CV by writing Mendelian Randomization papers based on a simple tool, and we tested that LLMs can easily produce MR papers as well. These formulaic types of papers are also highlighted in the @cosig.net guidelines: osf.io/2kdez/files/...
#WCRI2026
#WCRI2026
May 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
SS: We see advertisements for increasing your CV by writing Mendelian Randomization papers based on a simple tool, and we tested that LLMs can easily produce MR papers as well. These formulaic types of papers are also highlighted in the @cosig.net guidelines: osf.io/2kdez/files/...
#WCRI2026
#WCRI2026
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Can accommodate some more people at this Introduction to INSPECT-SR workshop tomorrow (April 30th). Book here or email/ message me directly: www.trybooking.com/uk/GATM It says (N America) because the time was chosen for that region, but all welcome
INSPECT-SR Training Workshop April (N America)
An introductory 2-hour online workshop will introduce participants to the INSPECT-SR tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled...
www.trybooking.com
April 29, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Can accommodate some more people at this Introduction to INSPECT-SR workshop tomorrow (April 30th). Book here or email/ message me directly: www.trybooking.com/uk/GATM It says (N America) because the time was chosen for that region, but all welcome
Happy Easter from Sal Sleuthmander and the COSIG team! 🐣🐰🪺
April 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Happy Easter from Sal Sleuthmander and the COSIG team! 🐣🐰🪺
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I will be giving a BitesizeBio Webinar on Monday March 23 (5 pm UK time / 1 pm ET / 10 am PT).
Title: "How to Find Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Papers".
Topics: sleuthing, @pubpeer.com, @cosig.net
Register here: events.bitesizebio.com/how-to-find-...
Title: "How to Find Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Papers".
Topics: sleuthing, @pubpeer.com, @cosig.net
Register here: events.bitesizebio.com/how-to-find-...
March 20, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I will be giving a BitesizeBio Webinar on Monday March 23 (5 pm UK time / 1 pm ET / 10 am PT).
Title: "How to Find Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Papers".
Topics: sleuthing, @pubpeer.com, @cosig.net
Register here: events.bitesizebio.com/how-to-find-...
Title: "How to Find Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Papers".
Topics: sleuthing, @pubpeer.com, @cosig.net
Register here: events.bitesizebio.com/how-to-find-...
Do you know what to do when a study you have cited gets retracted?
COSIG's entry on Citations to Retracted Publications has been updated with what to do in this situation.
Read all about it: osf.io/9q3as
COSIG's entry on Citations to Retracted Publications has been updated with what to do in this situation.
Read all about it: osf.io/9q3as
March 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Do you know what to do when a study you have cited gets retracted?
COSIG's entry on Citations to Retracted Publications has been updated with what to do in this situation.
Read all about it: osf.io/9q3as
COSIG's entry on Citations to Retracted Publications has been updated with what to do in this situation.
Read all about it: osf.io/9q3as
Pseudoreplication is the practice of treating non-independent observations as if they were independent replicates. This can dramatically increase the rate of false positives.
COSIG's newest entry covers how to spot them. Read it at osf.io/hyxvr
COSIG 🎉now with 34 guides 🎉is available at cosig.net.
COSIG's newest entry covers how to spot them. Read it at osf.io/hyxvr
COSIG 🎉now with 34 guides 🎉is available at cosig.net.
COSIG
The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides
cosig.net
March 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Pseudoreplication is the practice of treating non-independent observations as if they were independent replicates. This can dramatically increase the rate of false positives.
COSIG's newest entry covers how to spot them. Read it at osf.io/hyxvr
COSIG 🎉now with 34 guides 🎉is available at cosig.net.
COSIG's newest entry covers how to spot them. Read it at osf.io/hyxvr
COSIG 🎉now with 34 guides 🎉is available at cosig.net.
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@sjmelchor.bsky.social writes for @nature.com about how to spot dubious papers, interviewing @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @abalkina.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, myself and and my fellow @cosig.net maintainers @solalpirelli.bsky.social and Yagmur Ozturk!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud
Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.
www.nature.com
February 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
@sjmelchor.bsky.social writes for @nature.com about how to spot dubious papers, interviewing @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @abalkina.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, myself and and my fellow @cosig.net maintainers @solalpirelli.bsky.social and Yagmur Ozturk!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Stealth corrections happen when a publisher makes changes to a scientific article after its publication, without issuing any public notice.
To learn more, check out the latest COSIG entry on Stealth Corrections!
osf.io/34nj5
COSIG (33 guides and growing!) is available at cosig.net.
To learn more, check out the latest COSIG entry on Stealth Corrections!
osf.io/34nj5
COSIG (33 guides and growing!) is available at cosig.net.
February 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Stealth corrections happen when a publisher makes changes to a scientific article after its publication, without issuing any public notice.
To learn more, check out the latest COSIG entry on Stealth Corrections!
osf.io/34nj5
COSIG (33 guides and growing!) is available at cosig.net.
To learn more, check out the latest COSIG entry on Stealth Corrections!
osf.io/34nj5
COSIG (33 guides and growing!) is available at cosig.net.
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New blog post: UnEDXpected Peaks
Thanks to @reeserichardson.bsky.social, for teaching me to spot Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy problems. @cosig.net guide: osf.io/2kdez/files/...
30+ papers from a group from Pakistan with wonky EDX plots. Read more:
scienceintegritydigest.com/2026/02/09/u...
Thanks to @reeserichardson.bsky.social, for teaching me to spot Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy problems. @cosig.net guide: osf.io/2kdez/files/...
30+ papers from a group from Pakistan with wonky EDX plots. Read more:
scienceintegritydigest.com/2026/02/09/u...
February 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
New blog post: UnEDXpected Peaks
Thanks to @reeserichardson.bsky.social, for teaching me to spot Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy problems. @cosig.net guide: osf.io/2kdez/files/...
30+ papers from a group from Pakistan with wonky EDX plots. Read more:
scienceintegritydigest.com/2026/02/09/u...
Thanks to @reeserichardson.bsky.social, for teaching me to spot Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy problems. @cosig.net guide: osf.io/2kdez/files/...
30+ papers from a group from Pakistan with wonky EDX plots. Read more:
scienceintegritydigest.com/2026/02/09/u...
To make COSIG more discoverable for educators looking to develop course material on publication integrity and peer review, COSIG now has an entry in OER Commons! @oercommons.bsky.social #OER
oercommons.org/courses/the-...
oercommons.org/courses/the-...
The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides (COSIG)
COSIG is an openly licensed, continuously expanding repository of practical guides for performing post-publication peer review (PPPR). The resource is freely available at https://cosig.net. At the tim...
oercommons.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
To make COSIG more discoverable for educators looking to develop course material on publication integrity and peer review, COSIG now has an entry in OER Commons! @oercommons.bsky.social #OER
oercommons.org/courses/the-...
oercommons.org/courses/the-...
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Check out this feature on sleuthing by @jgro-the.bsky.social !
Long read: Is scientific sleuthing a better evening in than watching Netflix? @jgro-the.bsky.social investigates #academicsky
https://ow.ly/74VW50XU4qK
https://ow.ly/74VW50XU4qK
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Check out this feature on sleuthing by @jgro-the.bsky.social !
Happy New Year from Sal Sleuthmander and the COSIG team! Here's to doing lots of post-publication peer review in 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Happy New Year from Sal Sleuthmander and the COSIG team! Here's to doing lots of post-publication peer review in 2026
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays from COSIG's newly-named mascot, Sal Sleuthmander!
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from COSIG's newly-named mascot, Sal Sleuthmander!