Outstanding work by @alexdgibson.bsky.social to uncover the use of highly dubious data sets from @kaggle.com being used in hundreds of research papers and potentially even informing clinical practice. If you're re-using data, take the time to confirm that it's real. www.nature.com/articles/d41....
I can attest that this is a great community to be a part of! Global network of researchers passionate about reproducible science 🧪
Looking for a good introduction to the world of research paper mills? Check out this episode of Tunnel Vision (by Christophe Haubersin & team) doing a deep dive. Featuring myself, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, Matt Spick and Ivan Oransky.
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Sometimes it does make sense to give awards for individual contributions to science. Simine is a force for good, and brings everyone along.
Put pressure on publishers to follow best practice — external regulation is the answer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Many probs: Predatory journals, slow retraction, paper mills, faulty studies...
"...external oversight could push journals and publishers to work harder to reduce integrity..."
Grateful that our @pnas.org paper by @reeserichardson.bsky.social and colleagues was selected as a finalist for the 2025 Cozzarelli Prizes.
Six prize winners and 6 finalists were selected from >3,600 PNAS papers published in 2025.
#ResearchIntegrity #Papermills
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We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record."
Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...
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.
Very much looking forward to this!
A Delphi survey on attitudes to serious research misconduct: Exploring convergence vs. polarization of views of research “sleuths” and research integrity experts
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchEthics #WCRI2026 #WCRI
@deevybee.bsky.social
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So happy our paper is finally out!!! thank you everyone in the #ScreenIT group. This effort involved at least 12 people curating 1500 papers for various criteria. Thank you all for pulling it off. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@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...
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Join ReproducibiliTea Melbourne journal club this Thursday 4pm AEDT, to discuss "Oversight of Research Outputs by Public Organisations as a Threat to Research Integrity” by C. Brandenburg & @aidybarnett.bsky.social
Zoom: uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/83909186903
#ResearchIntegrity @reproducibilitea.org
📣 Call for replicators: The NanoBubbles initiative aims to evaluate reproducibility of influential experimental claims in nanoscience. Independent research teams from nano or physical chemistry may apply. Participants receive financial support.
Deadline: March 16
The volume of AI-enabled decent scientific work will overwhelm scientific journals and reviewers. Good post about this except it ends on a strange note, that Wiley and Elsevier AI tools might save us, which is both unlikely and would give even more power to them.
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As terrible as this is, I have also heard people suggesting to take advantage of their lax hiring policies to join and be as incompetent as possible to slow things down while collecting a pay check. Valid form of resistance.
A journalist recently decided to apply out of curiosity. She has critiqued ICE, did not fill out their background check questionnaire (self-report your crime history), failed the drug test, and still received an offer. So no, they’re not really vetted it seems. www.klcc.org/podcast/oreg...
TW: police violence.
Last night in Sydney. You may argue at least it’s not as bad as USA or Iran but if we don’t speak out against it now it could be. I cannot fathom what context could possibly justify assaulting people praying or beating a man with his hands up and backing away.
#freePalestine
I’m impressed.
A nice example of how to handle this with transparency and honesty. Carroll makes a strong case for accountability.
This thread makes clear that it’s reasonable to expect some explanation and soul-searching from those who were connected with Epstein.
striking results!
We just had an X8.1 flare so you can expect more Aurora in the coming days
I’m surprised there’s no mention of Robert Maxwell. Given the amount of schmoozing he did with scientists I wouldn’t be surprised if Ghislaine inherited a few contacts and passed them on.
Aurora alert! The Sun just produced the biggest solar flare since Mother’s Day 2024. If you saw it last week, you’ll likely see even stronger over the next couple nights. We might even see in lower latitudes of Australia. You can check NOAA 30 minute forecast for predictions #spaceweather #aurora
“If fabricated studies make their way into the evidence base, they can mislead real scientists and ultimately slow progress for patients."
Published in The BMJ, a new AI tool developed by @aidybarnett.bsky.social and colleagues has exposed the scale of fake studies flooding cancer research.
New paper mill detection model flags 10% of all cancer articles as potentially coming from paper mills.
Huge congratulations @baptscc.bsky.social on an incredible first published paper with @aidybarnett.bsky.social @jabyrnesci.bsky.social
#researchIntegrity #papermills
Decentralised short-range texting app. Uses bluetooth, no cell signal or wifi needed. Live somewhere prone to natural disasters, attend festivals or protests? This could be life saving. Works better the more people who have it. Made by bsky founder Jack Dorsey. For long-range, lookup meshtastic.org
Pleased to share that we were awarded a 2026 #NHMRC Ideas grant via @sydney.edu.au to study/ raise awareness of published human #CellLines that may not exist. It was a tough year, but this outcome shows that NHMRC can fund topics in #metascience, as well as laboratory & clinical research
#PaperMills
Just finished this gripping read on scientific fraud by @eugenie-reich.bsky.social
Had to tab the quote:
“In comparison to the mythical picture of researchers as an army of self-correctors marching in an organised way toward the truth, science is more of a guerrilla war.”
#researchintegrity
To bring in the New Year, here's a proposal for external regulation of academic publishing, through a voluntary system of journal certification to the ISO 9001 quality management standard. 🧪 #ResearchIntegrity (1/2) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
