🌍 In a turbulent world, today’s keynote at #Munin2025 “Open science in a closing world” by Kenneth Ruud hit hard. Knowledge is both tool and weapon 🧠⚔️ — and trust is our strongest shield. 🤝✨
#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #FFI #KnowledgeMatters
#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #FFI #KnowledgeMatters
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🌍 In a turbulent world, today’s keynote at #Munin2025 “Open science in a closing world” by Kenneth Ruud hit hard. Knowledge is both tool and weapon 🧠⚔️ — and trust is our strongest shield. 🤝✨
#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #FFI #KnowledgeMatters
#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #FFI #KnowledgeMatters
November 10, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Incredible thread on fake papers. Read to the end. #researchintegrity
THREAD
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
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This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
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December 22, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Incredible thread on fake papers. Read to the end. #researchintegrity
Good morning from the train riding along the Lake of Neuchâtel, where I will give a talk and a workshop at the University of Neuchâtel. Hope to see some of you there!
#ResearchIntegrity #Academia #Train
#ResearchIntegrity #Academia #Train
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Good morning from the train riding along the Lake of Neuchâtel, where I will give a talk and a workshop at the University of Neuchâtel. Hope to see some of you there!
#ResearchIntegrity #Academia #Train
#ResearchIntegrity #Academia #Train
This completely fake university was recently uncovered by @mcintold.bsky.social - it’s fascinating. #FoSci #ResearchIntegrity
⚠️ NEW on the #FoSci Substack: "Rogue Domains: When a University Isn’t a University."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity & Security, Dr Leslie McIntosh, delves into the latest of her investigations: a university website & emails that mimic a legitimate university.
🔗 Read now: https://ow.ly/lQyW50XHkpr
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity & Security, Dr Leslie McIntosh, delves into the latest of her investigations: a university website & emails that mimic a legitimate university.
🔗 Read now: https://ow.ly/lQyW50XHkpr
December 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This completely fake university was recently uncovered by @mcintold.bsky.social - it’s fascinating. #FoSci #ResearchIntegrity
Voila! The Research Integrity Feed hashtag list for post inclusion 📊🔍👀
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
#PaperMill
#PaperMills
#HijackedJournal
#HijackedJournals
#ImageForensics
#FoSci
#ThisImageIsFine
#DoctoredImage
Cheers 🍻
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
#PaperMill
#PaperMills
#HijackedJournal
#HijackedJournals
#ImageForensics
#FoSci
#ThisImageIsFine
#DoctoredImage
Cheers 🍻
January 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Voila! The Research Integrity Feed hashtag list for post inclusion 📊🔍👀
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
#PaperMill
#PaperMills
#HijackedJournal
#HijackedJournals
#ImageForensics
#FoSci
#ThisImageIsFine
#DoctoredImage
Cheers 🍻
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
#PaperMill
#PaperMills
#HijackedJournal
#HijackedJournals
#ImageForensics
#FoSci
#ThisImageIsFine
#DoctoredImage
Cheers 🍻
Omg, guys, I found the headquarters 🤔 #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificPublishing What should we do next?
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Omg, guys, I found the headquarters 🤔 #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificPublishing What should we do next?
I'd like to propose the following norm for peer review of papers. If a paper shows clear signs of LLM-generated errors that were not detected by the author, the paper should be immediately rejected. My reasoning: 1/ #ResearchIntegrity
December 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I'd like to propose the following norm for peer review of papers. If a paper shows clear signs of LLM-generated errors that were not detected by the author, the paper should be immediately rejected. My reasoning: 1/ #ResearchIntegrity
Lisa Weitemeier, Lea Wolz, and Lara Schwenner researched paper mills for this ARD/Studio Q documentary.
#PaperMills
#ResearchIntegrity
#PaperMills
#ResearchIntegrity
Shout out an meine Kolleginnen Lisa Weitemeier, Lea Wolz und Lara Schwenner, die an dieser wichtigen Recherche zu Paper Mills viele Monate gearbeitet haben:
youtu.be/Ub2eY8EhTEU?...
youtu.be/Ub2eY8EhTEU?...
Dieses Experiment hat (leider) funktioniert … | Studio Q
YouTube video by Quarks
youtu.be
September 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Lisa Weitemeier, Lea Wolz, and Lara Schwenner researched paper mills for this ARD/Studio Q documentary.
#PaperMills
#ResearchIntegrity
#PaperMills
#ResearchIntegrity
Been considering authorship practices in academia, and I think "Guest, Gift and Ghost authorship" no longer describes the full range of unethical issues that we see. Here's a draft longer list. Would love opinions.
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#researchintegrity #academicsky
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#researchintegrity #academicsky
November 15, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Been considering authorship practices in academia, and I think "Guest, Gift and Ghost authorship" no longer describes the full range of unethical issues that we see. Here's a draft longer list. Would love opinions.
static1.squarespace.com/static/64914...
#researchintegrity #academicsky
static1.squarespace.com/static/64914...
#researchintegrity #academicsky
Bad. But how bad? I once asked myself, while finding fakes in the Scientific Report @natureportfolio.bsky.social.
So I decide to "do my our research" - I took 100 articles in a row from Physical sciences that contains diffraction.
Result - 15 fakes out 100.
Details in the 🧵
#ResearchIntegrity
1/x
So I decide to "do my our research" - I took 100 articles in a row from Physical sciences that contains diffraction.
Result - 15 fakes out 100.
Details in the 🧵
#ResearchIntegrity
1/x
January 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Bad. But how bad? I once asked myself, while finding fakes in the Scientific Report @natureportfolio.bsky.social.
So I decide to "do my our research" - I took 100 articles in a row from Physical sciences that contains diffraction.
Result - 15 fakes out 100.
Details in the 🧵
#ResearchIntegrity
1/x
So I decide to "do my our research" - I took 100 articles in a row from Physical sciences that contains diffraction.
Result - 15 fakes out 100.
Details in the 🧵
#ResearchIntegrity
1/x
nice long chat with @elisabethbik.bsky.social putting the scientific world to rights. Recommended
#researchintegrity
#researchintegrity
Under Review episode 2 is out and I discuss research fraud detection, papermills and that 'rat' with @elisabethbik.bsky.social
Listen and watch:
Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/0pYD...
Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=l2548stXDAo&feature=youtu.be
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Listen and watch:
Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/0pYD...
Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=l2548stXDAo&feature=youtu.be
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Under Review with Dr Elisabeth Bik - Research fraud detection, papermills and that rat
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
February 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
nice long chat with @elisabethbik.bsky.social putting the scientific world to rights. Recommended
#researchintegrity
#researchintegrity
Early in your research career, it’s not always obvious how to talk about the limits and strengths of your work. On April 24th, 2pm UTC, join us with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social for a webinar:
researcheracademy.elsevier.com/communicatin...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #SciComm #AcademicWriting
researcheracademy.elsevier.com/communicatin...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #SciComm #AcademicWriting
April 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Short personal reviews of 31 novels on #ResearchIntegrity "Novels can realistically depict the dilemmas scholars need to navigate ... This may help them to reflect on what a good researcher is and what academic scholars can do to stay close to that ideal." bit.ly/409E5ff
December 23, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Short personal reviews of 31 novels on #ResearchIntegrity "Novels can realistically depict the dilemmas scholars need to navigate ... This may help them to reflect on what a good researcher is and what academic scholars can do to stay close to that ideal." bit.ly/409E5ff
We recently published a paper in @plosbiology.org
We found a lot of problems in animal studies of hemorrhagic stroke.
Research integrity folks found the paper but the neuroscience community seems to have missed it completely.
I'd like them to read it too!
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003438
We found a lot of problems in animal studies of hemorrhagic stroke.
Research integrity folks found the paper but the neuroscience community seems to have missed it completely.
I'd like them to read it too!
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003438
High prevalence of articles with image-related problems in animal studies of subarachnoid hemorrhage and low rates of correction by publishers
Unchallenged erroneous articles can undermine scientific progress and mislead future research. This study shows that image-related issues affect 40% of reviewed articles on early brain injury in anima...
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
keeping declining *any* invitation as referee, author, special issue editor from @elsevierps.bsky.social #researchintegrity #chemsky 🧪
September 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
keeping declining *any* invitation as referee, author, special issue editor from @elsevierps.bsky.social #researchintegrity #chemsky 🧪
🚨 NEWS: #ResearchIntegrity supporters have signed the Paris Declaration, calling for data-driven forensics - Forensic Scientometrics #FoSci - to spearhead the fight against fake science.
See comments from @mcintold.bsky.social & @gcabanac.cpesr.fr:
🔗 www.digital-science.com/news/paris-d...
See comments from @mcintold.bsky.social & @gcabanac.cpesr.fr:
🔗 www.digital-science.com/news/paris-d...
December 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM
🚨 NEWS: #ResearchIntegrity supporters have signed the Paris Declaration, calling for data-driven forensics - Forensic Scientometrics #FoSci - to spearhead the fight against fake science.
See comments from @mcintold.bsky.social & @gcabanac.cpesr.fr:
🔗 www.digital-science.com/news/paris-d...
See comments from @mcintold.bsky.social & @gcabanac.cpesr.fr:
🔗 www.digital-science.com/news/paris-d...
I often wonder how grown-up people, full professors even, can make such statements with such confidence, while the evidence appears to be staring them in the face.
#ThisImageIsFine
#ImageForensics
#Academia
#ResearchIntegrity
#ThisImageIsFine
#ImageForensics
#Academia
#ResearchIntegrity
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I often wonder how grown-up people, full professors even, can make such statements with such confidence, while the evidence appears to be staring them in the face.
#ThisImageIsFine
#ImageForensics
#Academia
#ResearchIntegrity
#ThisImageIsFine
#ImageForensics
#Academia
#ResearchIntegrity
I've started a Research Integrity Feed populated by hashtags below & choice users. For the #SciPub / #AcademicPublishing sleuths 📊🔍👀
Plus it's got a cute furry mascot! 😘
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
Plus it's got a cute furry mascot! 😘
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
January 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I've started a Research Integrity Feed populated by hashtags below & choice users. For the #SciPub / #AcademicPublishing sleuths 📊🔍👀
Plus it's got a cute furry mascot! 😘
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
Plus it's got a cute furry mascot! 😘
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#ResearchIntegrity
#PredatoryPublisher
#PredatoryPublishing
#EditorialIndependence
#SciRetraction
NEW #opensaccess paper "Evidence of unreliable data and poor data provenance in clinical prediction model research and clinical practice"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchintegrity #dataprovenance #predictionmodels #predictiveAI
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchintegrity #dataprovenance #predictionmodels #predictiveAI
July 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
NEW #opensaccess paper "Evidence of unreliable data and poor data provenance in clinical prediction model research and clinical practice"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchintegrity #dataprovenance #predictionmodels #predictiveAI
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchintegrity #dataprovenance #predictionmodels #predictiveAI
For any new @bsky.app users who are interested in #ResearchIntegrity matters, I've got a #StarterPack for you to help build your #Bluesky feed:
go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N
I like this method for finding new people to follow and interact with. And do let me know if you'd like to be added to the list
go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N
I like this method for finding new people to follow and interact with. And do let me know if you'd like to be added to the list
October 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
For any new @bsky.app users who are interested in #ResearchIntegrity matters, I've got a #StarterPack for you to help build your #Bluesky feed:
go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N
I like this method for finding new people to follow and interact with. And do let me know if you'd like to be added to the list
go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N
I like this method for finding new people to follow and interact with. And do let me know if you'd like to be added to the list
International #ResearchIntegrity conference taking place in beautiful Sydney Australia on 16-18 November 2025 🐨 🌏
Great speakers including @elisabethbik.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jasonchin.bsky.social
For more info contact
@simongandevia.bsky.social 🧪
Great speakers including @elisabethbik.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jasonchin.bsky.social
For more info contact
@simongandevia.bsky.social 🧪
International Research Integrity Conference. I am arranging this in Sydney in November 16-18th 2025. researchintegrityconf.com Note the excellent speaker list. Contact me!
International Research Integrity Conference | 17-18 November 2025, Sydney, Australia
researchintegrityconf.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
International #ResearchIntegrity conference taking place in beautiful Sydney Australia on 16-18 November 2025 🐨 🌏
Great speakers including @elisabethbik.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jasonchin.bsky.social
For more info contact
@simongandevia.bsky.social 🧪
Great speakers including @elisabethbik.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jasonchin.bsky.social
For more info contact
@simongandevia.bsky.social 🧪
I've just updated my preprint on short personal reviews of novels on #ResearchIntegrity , which now covers 35 titles. bit.ly/409E5ff
Please attend me to novels which you believe to belong to this list, but are not yet included.
Please attend me to novels which you believe to belong to this list, but are not yet included.
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I've just updated my preprint on short personal reviews of novels on #ResearchIntegrity , which now covers 35 titles. bit.ly/409E5ff
Please attend me to novels which you believe to belong to this list, but are not yet included.
Please attend me to novels which you believe to belong to this list, but are not yet included.
Many #researchintegrity sleuths are volunteers with little financial support for their often-daunting work to uncover #scientificfraud. One of the most prominent, Elisabeth Bik, has now provided money to change that. @elisabethbik.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Renowned scientific integrity investigator endows fund to support fellow sleuths
Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik donates $200,000 to support training, travel
www.science.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Many #researchintegrity sleuths are volunteers with little financial support for their often-daunting work to uncover #scientificfraud. One of the most prominent, Elisabeth Bik, has now provided money to change that. @elisabethbik.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Happy Advent! Day 9. Today's case deals with 'red flags' associated with paper mills.
#papermills
#researchintegrity
papermills.tilda.ws/advent - all cases Days 1-9
papermills.tilda.ws/advent9 - case Day 9
#papermills
#researchintegrity
papermills.tilda.ws/advent - all cases Days 1-9
papermills.tilda.ws/advent9 - case Day 9
December 9, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Happy Advent! Day 9. Today's case deals with 'red flags' associated with paper mills.
#papermills
#researchintegrity
papermills.tilda.ws/advent - all cases Days 1-9
papermills.tilda.ws/advent9 - case Day 9
#papermills
#researchintegrity
papermills.tilda.ws/advent - all cases Days 1-9
papermills.tilda.ws/advent9 - case Day 9