Crossref’s acquisition of the Retraction Watch database: combined forces for research integrity
Find out how this pooling of expertise could make it easier to access detailed information on retractions.
Atlas of biomedical literature: a new AI tool to help uncover fabricated studies
Read about a new advance in the fight against research misconduct.
Go with the flowcharts: new tools to help data publishers navigate ethical concerns
Learn about practical guidance to help journals and data repositories handle ethical concerns raised during research data publication.
Do bad apples in academic publishing really spoil the barrel?
Do we need to worry about the presence of retracted articles in systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines?
Will a cross-publisher integrity hub aid the battle against fake research?
Publishers join with STM to develop new standardised tools to tackle paper mills.
Retracted papers: are we doing enough to put discredited research to rest?
Read about the difficulties in identifying retracted articles and mitigating their real world impact.
Spotting fake images in scientific research: insights from science integrity consultant Elisabeth Bik
Elisabeth Bik discusses the importance of science integrity and the issue of manipulated images within scientific publications.
How do nonsense papers make their way into reputable journals?
Get up to date with the growing fraudulent impersonation problem hitting journals publishing special issues.
Is health research no longer to be trusted?
Learn why one expert thinks it’s time to assume all clinical research is fraudulent until there is evidence to the contrary.
Detectives are on the hunt for fake research papers: Nature analysis investigates the paper mill problem
Nature analyses the ongoing battle publishers are facing against paper mills and what editors are doing to identify these fake articles.