Replication studies are feasible in and relevant for the Humanities as well. On 24 April 13:45 Charlotte Rulkens will defend her PhD thesis that contains an example of replication study in Art History.
Download thesis: bit.ly/3QOyA32
Information on thesis defence and stream link: bit.ly/4clQz9H

Practical guidance for prompt engineering for use of ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot in medicine and medical research, with an appropriate warning:
"GenAI chatbots may provide incorrect or misleading information ... which highlights the need for careful fact-checking and expert review." bit.ly/488exCP

Dutch universities set out vision for ‘new publication culture’ - Research Professional News Change is needed to address integrity problems caused by “publish or perish” culture, universities say

Dutch universities set out vision for ‘new publication culture’.

Change is needed to address integrity problems caused by “publish or perish” culture, universities say.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Three recent papers examined reproducibility of a large sample of findings. Join this webinar to discuss them and explore where the findings converge and differ.

1. SCORE: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2. I4R: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3. Meta-Rep: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

How to categorize citation irregularities: A proposal based on an exploration of the literature Citation irregularities undermine the fairness and reliability of scholarly communication, yet the terms used to describe these behaviors remain fragmented and inconsistently defined.We employed a ...

The correct link to the paywalled version is this: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How to categorize citation irregularities: A proposal based on an exploration of the literature Citation irregularities undermine the fairness and reliability of scholarly communication, yet the terms used to describe these behaviors remain fragmented and inconsistently defined.We employed a ...

📝 Latest Article Alert! 📝

"How to categorize citation irregularities: A proposal based on an exploration of the literature"

Qilin Zhang, Yitong Li & @lexbouter.bsky.social

→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...

#Citation
#ResearchIntegrity
#ResearchMisconduct

Unfortunately the publication is behind a paywall. If you have no access, you can find your personal copy here: bit.ly/4maB1su

We made a 9-item classification for "citation iregularities" that undermine the fairness and reliability of scholarly communication from the many different terms we found in the literature. bit.ly/4v9wL0F

Last week, the new phase for ORE was officially announced. The consortium backing the net platform is a unique collaboration between 16 funders and institutions, and @cern.bsky.social as the operating organization.

I’m proud to say that the Dutch Research Council is a member. Read our news item:👇🏽

Join us on May 3 for a series of workshops.

Workshop 3: Bridging the Gap: Turning Research Misconduct Cases into Ethics Training Tools

🕘 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver

9th #WCRI

Join us on May 3 for a series of workshops.

Workshop 4: Together We Are Strong(er): An Interactive NERQ Market Place for Educators

🕘 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver

9th #WCRI

Open Science NL awarded 5 citizen science hubs, such as PRO BONO, each €400,000 to strengthen the dialogue between science, society and policy over 4 years.

‘Citizens can provide additional knowledge for science,’ says Sabine Wildevuur from PRO BONO.

Read more: www.openscience.nl/en/pro-bono-...

"The last two years have also seen a parallel explosion in the use of generative AI to exploit open data to produce superficially plausible but misleading papers. This mining of Open Data pollutes the academic record. In many cases, these mined papers have likely been produced by paper mills..."

Excited and nervous for this event tomorrow. Come in person in Berlin, or join online!

www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...

Stop the use of AI in war until laws can be agreed Researchers working on the most advanced AI models want rules to be drawn up to minimize the harm the technologies could cause. Their warnings need to be heard.

AI is being used in warfare despite there being no agreed rules for this application.

Researchers working on the most advanced AI models want rules to be drawn up to minimize the harm the technologies could cause.

We agree; read our Nature editorial 🧪 @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Australian councils launch national research integrity review - Research Professional News ARC and NHMRC warn of a “lack of consistent, sector-wide data on research integrity issues”

Australian councils launch national research integrity review

#ResearchIntegrity #Australia #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Robbert Dijkgraaf will deliver the Steneck–Mayer Lecture at the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver.

Join us May 3–6, 2026.

#WCRI2026 #ResearchIntegrity

wcri2026.org/program/?utm...

Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.

👉Five Ways to Spot when a Paper is Fraud
...sleuths tips at @nature.com #researchintegrity

Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.

@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...

‘Retract papers based on flawed citations’, urges integrity tsar Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

"...worries about reputation and personal pride must take second place to preserving the integrity of scientific literature."
‘Retract papers based on flawed citations’, urges integrity tsar www.timeshighereducation.com/news/retract...

Proud to share Open Science NL's Annual Review 2025! 🌟

114 projects, €50M+ awarded across 8 programmes spanning the full open science agenda.

We spotlight inspiring projects, reflect on progress, and look ahead to 2026-2027 🌍

Read the full review: direc.to/oTJu 📖

#OpenScience #Research

Why Authors Aren’t Disclosing AI Use and What Publishers Should (Not) do About It - Part 2 - The Scholarly Kitchen Current AI disclosure guidelines are failing and driving AI use underground rather than making it transparent. In this follow-up post, I turn to the more challenging question: what publishers should d...

Why Authors Aren’t Disclosing AI Use and What Publishers Should (Not) do About It – Part 2 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/03/w...

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Bruce Springsteen on Trump and ICE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...

Here's How Often Researchers Disclose Use of AI in Their Papers Unsurprisingly, it's probably underreported, journal editors say

Here's How Often Researchers Disclose Use of AI in Their Papers www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

Early Bird Deadline Approaching February 3!
Register now for #WCRI2026, the leading global conference on research integrity, taking place May 3–6 in Vancouver, Canada.
👉 wcri2026.org/registration/

Recommended reading for all who care about universities and their role in society.
Yesterday Iris Lechner defended her PhD thesis on the epistemic responsibilities of universities in a sparkling discussion with her opponents. PhD thesis is available at: bit.ly/45EDkNz
@wcrifoundation.bsky.social

I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.

Less is more. This aphorism is constantly on my mind. The scientific publication system is under tremendous strain, the last thing it needs is a massive dump of LLM generated/aided papers. If you love science, then show it some love. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Arjen Lubach, a Dutch comedian, wearing a white chortle and a dark tie, putting on a red cap with white letters NAAGGA, meant to look like a MAGA cap worn by Trump supporters. More red caps on the desk.

Brilliant idea by @arjenlubach.bsky.social:
The NAAGGA hat.
‘Naagga’ means ‘No’ in Greenlandic.
Sold out already!

lubach.shop/product/naag...

Penalise ‘retraction hotspot’ universities, says integrity tsar Indian campaigner Achal Agrawal says research watchdog he founded gets tens of tip-offs regarding suspected malpractice every day

Penalise ‘retraction hotspot’ universities, says integrity tsar

#Retraction #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/penalis...

To Combat Academic Fraud, Scholars Confront Hallowed Tradition This is the fourth part of a series on the crisis in academic research and publishing. Read the first three parts here, here and here.

To Combat Academic Fraud, Scholars Confront Hallowed Tradition

#AcademicFraud #Scholar #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.fairfieldsuntimes.com/opinion/to-c...