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“Study highlights public investment behind academic publishers’ profits.” researchinformation.info/new…

Study highlights public investment behind academic publishers' profits - Research Information

Public investment "typically accounts for more than 95% of the cost of producing a research article", says study

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“Nine in ten research papers disputing definition of ultraprocessed foods have industry ties, study finds.” theexamination.org/articles/…

Nine in ten research papers disputing definition of ultraprocessed foods have industry ties, study...

The finding comes as policymakers are grappling with how to handle ultraprocessed foods.

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"Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning 'unethical' vaccine trial on babies." arstechnica.com/health/2026/… Read a Retraction Watch guest post on the trial. retractionwatch.com/2026/02/…

Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies

Guinea-Bissau police said hepatitis B vaccine doses were taken as part of an investigation.

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Journal issues correction for article on heart device with incorrect clinical trial registration number following our coverage. academic.oup.com/europace/ar… retractionwatch.com/2026/09/…

Correction to: Outcomes of simplified left atrial appendage occlusion using the WATCHMAN FLX...

This is a correction to:

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“Has AI Destroyed the Doctoral Dissertation?” chronicle.com/article/has-ai…

Opinion | Has AI Destroyed the Doctoral Dissertation?

We can no longer rely on it as a proxy for academic expertise. What now?

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“Bibliometrics: Are we doing everything wrong?” qspace.fqxi.org/articles/287…

FQxI Article: Bibliometrics: Are we doing everything wrong?

The Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of science, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a...

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"It’s time to teach peer review as a core research skill." nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

It’s time to teach peer review as a core research skill

Nature - Preprint journal clubs offer a scalable way to make peer-review training a routine part of scientific education.

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Former editor-in-chief says journals "should cap each author’s submissions – but with a twist." timeshighereducation.com/opi…

Journals should cap each author’s submissions – but with a twist

The glut of AI-assisted submissions can’t be stemmed with unpoliceable bans. Better to limit volume and focus on unique voice, says Dirk Lindebaum  

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Bulgarian Academic Ethics Committee report found "over 95% plagiarism" in professor's paper. mon.bg/nfs/2026/10/doklad_ka… dnevnik.bg/obrazovanie/2026/…
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Journal founded by plastic surgeon touts studies of products he’s tied to – including one that has been retracted. retractionwatch.com/2026/10/…

Journal founded by plastic surgeon touts studies of products he’s tied to – including one that has...

An illustration of a cell secreting exosomes. Meletios Verras/iStock In a February 2018 editorial, Rod Rohrich, a plastic surgeon and the former president of the World Association of Medical Editor…

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Former Crick Ph.D. student loses COVID vaccine paper for fabrication. retractionwatch.com/2026/10/…

Former Crick Ph.D. student loses COVID vaccine paper for fabrication

Science Translational Medicine has retracted a paper on COVID-19 vaccines after an institutional investigation revealed a former Ph.D. student fabricated data and falsified images in the article. T…

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"Anticipating the unpredictable: A qualitative study on ethics experts’ perspectives on review challenges related to AI." tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Anticipating the unpredictable: A qualitative study on ethics experts’ perspectives on review...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into research across disciplines, raising various ethical concerns related to bias, privacy, transparency, and accountability. However, less ...

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"Scientists say authors of a controversial government climate report made basic error," relied on "flawed analysis." agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.… thebulletin.org/2026/10/scie…

Misrepresentation of Human Climate Fingerprint in DOE Report

A July 2025 DOE report claimed that there is no human fingerprint on the vertical structure of atmospheric temperature change This claim was based on a comparison of modeled and observed temperat...

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"Science-wide mapping of institutions based on affiliated authors' impact and research integrity proxies." royalsocietypublishing.org/r…

Science-wide mapping of institutions based on affiliated authors' impact and research integrity...

Abstract. We aimed to generate institution-level data of indicators that may reflect, as proxies, the impact and the research integrity of the authors affi

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Japanese institute finds materials researcher with 41 retractions guilty of ‘extensive’ manipulation. retractionwatch.com/2026/10/…

Japanese institute finds materials researcher with 41 retractions guilty of ‘extensive’ manipulation

An investigation by a national research institute in Japan has concluded one of its former researchers fabricated and falsified figures in seven papers. Two publishers confirmed they are investigat…

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"Who is to blame for a journal’s recent glut of retractions?" timeshighereducation.com/dep… We covered the mass retraction last month. retractionwatch.com/2026/09/…

Who is to blame for a journal’s recent glut of retractions?

The Elsevier journal Stoten has recently retracted 161 papers, many of them over concerns about conflicts of interest and the addition of authors late in the review stage. But can editors who are...

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Cell Press investigating editor-in-chief accused of soliciting bribes from authors. scmp.com/news/china/science/…

Cell publisher investigates editor accused of soliciting bribes from China

Probe triggered by social media post in which prominent biologist singled out Chinese-born editor-in-chief of medical journal Cancer Cell.

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Leading journals in probability are temporarily shutting doors to new submissions "to cope with the Mathpocalypse / Slopwave." edpsciences.org/en/news-high… linkedin.com/posts/oliver-jo…
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‘Springer’ agency website offering authorship for sale goes down following Retraction Watch story. retractionwatch.com/2026/10/…

‘Springer’ agency website offering authorship for sale goes down following Retraction Watch story

A screenshot from the “Springer Journals Online” website before it went down on Friday. The website for Springer Journals Online, an agency offering authorship slots in articles in exch…

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For retraction notices in Latin American journals, "notice availability and article identification alone do not ensure complete reporting of the circumstances surrounding a retraction." mdpi.com/2304-6775/14/4/68

Retraction Notices in Latin American Journals Included in the SCImago Journal & Country Rank:...

Retractions are an essential mechanism for correcting the scientific record, yet retraction notices do not always fully explain the circumstances behind the decision. This study assessed the quality...

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