Combatting the Paper Mill Phenomenon: Connecting Editors with Automated Fraud Detection - Aries Systems Corporation In recent years, academic publishing has faced an insidious threat: the rise of paper mills. Paper mills – organizations or individuals that produce, facilitate, and profit off research fraud – come i...

Aries and @clearskiesadam.bsky.social have partnered to offer publishers an innovative, data-driven solution that empowers Editors to detect paper mill activity and support research integrity: bit.ly/4hVlNFb

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Many thanks to our brilliant panel of thought leaders, including @journalologist.bsky.social, @clearskiesadam.bsky.social, @mdinat.bsky.social, @nataliejacobs.bsky.social, @ianmulvany.bsky.social, & @heatherstaines.bsky.social - for your expertise & willingness to share your thoughts

Oversight: understanding risk and strategic integrity Information & truth. What’s the difference? I’ve always liked this analogy from the world of data science: data is information, but models…

Who wants millions of dollars? And what's the difference between facts and truth? Read the latest blog post to find out! medium.com/p/79d6b74c31e2

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@sainsburys.bsky.social Thank you for the puzzle included with my bottle of whisky. It was fun. I'd appreciate it if the puzzle could be sold separately, though, otherwise it creates the wrong impression when you give someone a gift. Wishing you a splendid Xmas.

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Reference checks in Oversight The first rule of research integrity is always cite your sources.

What is the first rule of research integrity? Here's how we analyse references to maintain the integrity of the scholarly literature. medium.com/@clearskiesa...

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Oversight: integrity metrics for journals Oversight, by Clear Skies, is the first complete index of journal integrity. Oversight takes complex data on research integrity and enables…

Over the last few months, this post has risen to become the most viewed post on the blog. Must be something good in there! clearskiesadam.medium.com/oversight-in...

The ClearSkies Oversight tool (@clearskiesadam.bsky.social) and the STM Integrity Hub (@stmassoc.bsky.social) help us detect potential papermill submissions, while iThenticate screens all our papers for possible plagiarism issues. 8/10

We're picking up a few things, too. Some of the references have been flagged.

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We've screened the whole thing if you'd like an account on Oversight?

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Who wants research integrity? Just did some updates to our website. Take a look! clear-skies.co.uk (feedback welcome!)

GenAI detection that actually works Clear Skies is making genAI detection with Pangram available to subscribers in Oversight.

Adam @clearskiesadam.bsky.social brought this post to my attention and he does a good job of explaining the weaknesses and strengths in the current state of GenAI detection in the text of papers.

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Press | Imagetwin and Clear Skies Announce Partnership to Strengthen Research Integrity Imagetwin and Clear Skies are proud to announce a new partnership that brings Imagetwin’s advanced figure analysis technology into Oversight, Clear Skies’ award-winning research integrity platform. Le...

Thrilled to announce Clear Skies' collaboration with Imagetwin. The best in early warning coupled with the best in image analysis. It's a perfect synergy! imagetwin.ai/posts/imaget...

GenAI detection that actually works Clear Skies is making genAI detection with Pangram available to subscribers in Oversight.

Great news for Clear Skies' subscribers. GenAI detection that actually works! clearskiesadam.medium.com/genai-detect...

Clear Skies! Clear Skies created the first index of research integrity: Oversight.

Why is it called Clear Skies? medium.com/p/2182d8928389

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Red Alert! | Adrian Stanley Red Alert! – A thoughtful new post from Adam Day at Clear Skies walking through how Oversight can help avoid research misconduct before an investigation is even needed. What I particularly appreciated...

Lot's of practical insights and visual examples to digest here from @clearskiesadam.bsky.social #researchintegrity - let us know if you'd like to hear and see more after reading this!
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Frontiers broadens AI‑driven integrity checks with integration of Cactus’ Paperpal Preflight and Clear Skies’ Papermill Alarm and Oversight into AIRA Frontiers announced today that external industry‑leading fraud‑screening tools – Cactus Communications’ Paperpal Preflight and Clear Skies’ Papermill Alarm and

@clearskiesadam.bsky.social & @frontiersin.bsky.social announce the expansion of their AI-driven editorial checks integrating Papermill Alarm & Oversight tools across their new submissions. Clear Skies is the go-to option to screen new submissions at scale!
www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/07...

RED ALERT! How to avoid misconduct and how to investigate if you have to. This post provides an update on some recent new features in Oversight and walks through an investigation. Given the pace of development of…

New blog post. How to investigate with Oversight clearskiesadam.medium.com/red-alert-ho...

Frontiers broadens AI‑driven integrity checks with dual integration - Research Information Cactus’ Paperpal Preflight and Clear Skies’ Papermill Alarm and Oversight integrated with submission-screening system

www.researchinformation.info/news/frontie...

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30 People to Follow at the Intersection of AI and Academic Publishing These 30 people are navigating AI's impact on academic publishing from the front lines. Whether they're technologists experimenting with new workflows, librarians exploring new research assistants, or...

A nice starter AI-Scholarly Publishing list here from Helen King @innovationideas.bsky.social - including @clearskiesadam.bsky.social, Tim Vines @dataseerai.bsky.social Thad, @ianmulvany.bsky.social and @jayaisdg.bsky.social
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If you missed our SRO Industry Breakout at #SSP2025 on enhancing editorial workflows through automation and integrity tools with KGL Smart Review, now you can stream the recording! Featuring @clearskiesadam.bsky.social and @dataseerai.bsky.social. Watch now: tinyurl.com/reimagining-peer-review

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