Tag: Research Integrity
Editorial Action Intensifies Over Image Integrity Concerns in Pharmacology Publications
A leading professional society in pharmacology has taken coordinated editorial action on a series of publications associated with Italian pharmacologi [...]
Can Peer Review Keep Up? A Community Conversation for 2026
Peer review has long been the backbone of scholarly publishing. But today, it is being asked to do more than it was ever designed to handle.
That r [...]
AI and the Future of Peer Review: Balancing Innovation with Integrity
The global peer review system, long regarded as the backbone of scholarly publishing, is undergoing a period of significant transformation. Increasing [...]
Special Issue Faces Major Withdrawals After Compromised Review Process Identified
A leading medical journal has withdrawn the majority of articles from a special issue published in 2019 after identifying serious concerns related to [...]
Study Highlights Concentration of Influence and Potential Conflicts in Top Business Journals
A recent preprint analysis has raised concerns about the concentration of publishing influence within a small group of scholars in leading business jo [...]
Suspicious Preprints Raise Concerns Over Citation Manipulation in Scholarly Publishing
A routine citation check by a data scientist has uncovered a network of fabricated academic papers, raising fresh concerns about the misuse of preprin [...]
Concerns Over Superheavy Element Research Prompt Retractions and Investigations
A series of publications focusing on superheavy elements has come under scrutiny following concerns raised by researchers in the field, resulting in m [...]
Publisher Withdraws Entire Conference Volume Over Authorship Concentration Concerns
A leading scientific publisher has announced the withdrawal of an entire conference proceedings volume after concerns emerged regarding authorship con [...]
Energy Journal Retracts Multiple Papers Over Unapproved Authorship Changes and Questionable Submission Details
A peer-reviewed energy journal published by Elsevier has withdrawn six articles from its 2022 issues after identifying irregularities related to autho [...]
Majority of Editorial Board Quits After Publisher Alters Peer Review Structure and Removes Lead Editor
A substantial portion of the editorial board of Communications in Algebra, a long‑running peer‑reviewed mathematics journal, has resigned in protest a [...]