@jabyrnesci
Prof cancer research Infrastructure, research integrity, errors, paper mills Views my own PRIMeR group: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/our-research/research-centres/publication-and-research-integrity-in-medical-research-primer.html
“In the preface, he declares that all royalties will be donated to
the Scientific Integrity Fund. His motives for writing seem to be two-fold: firstly, to help
himself make sense of how he became embroiled in a scandal about honesty research, and to
describe what could have been done differently.”
The author probably recognised perceptions about writing any book, particularly as the "signing first" authors had already benefited from their paper in different ways, at least initially. As to whether the book contains new insights, hopefully that will be clearer from my review 🙂
Paper Mills and the Industrialisation of Scientific Fraud
Scientific fraud is often imagined as a rogue researcher.
But a recent study shows how paper mills can produce scientific articles on an industrial scale.
wp.me/p2nWPo-5Lb
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.
A graphic promoting a book review. On the left is the cover of the book Inside an Academic Scandal: A Story of Fraud and Betrayal by Max H. Bazerman. The cover has large orange and black text and an abstract horizontal paint‑stroke graphic beneath the word “Scandal.” On the right, black text reads: “Jennifer Byrne reviews Inside an Academic Scandal: A Story of Fraud and Betrayal.” At the bottom right is small text that reads “Vol. 46 No. 1 (2026): February,” alongside a small circular logo with the letters “PIR.”
Jennifer Byrne (@jabyrnesci.bsky.social) reviews Max H. Bazerman’s 'Inside an Academic Scandal', a narrative of research misconduct, institutional response, and the ethical challenges surrounding fraud in academia.
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
Just read the abstract 🫠 via Alexander Magazinov. I don't believe he is on Bluesky.
Very much looking forward to this!
If you want to take your mind off awful politics and look at awful science stuff instead, this is a good read: www.sciencedetective.org/scientific-d...
We finally have a Linkedin page! Follow there for longer form updates about AIMOS and other news. www.linkedin.com/company/asso...
Thanks!
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Join us for our first metascience seminar of the year, featuring Harrison Hansford and a discussion about the inferences we can safely draw from observational studies.
May 4th be with you :)
And yes, I'll definitely be there!
Thank-you @philosophyinreview.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to review "Inside an Academic Scandal: A Story of Fraud and Betrayal" by Max H. Bazerman @harvard.edu @mitpress.bsky.social
It's my first book review, and this was a great place to start. journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
Join us at #WCRI2026 for a networking session for anyone working on #PaperMills and #GenAI on the context of #ResearchIntegrity. There'll be lightning talks, networking and probs drinks/ dinner afterwards. May 4, 6.00-7.30 pm, all welcome!
Today, a study was published on Science Detective featuring case studies of datasets published on Dryad.
The study is a testament to the importance of #opendata in supporting research integrity by enabling validation.
You can read the report here: www.sciencedetective.org/scientific-d...
March 19 @ 12 pm ET! As AI is integrated into scientific practice, the practice of science itself is changing. Join Ranjit Singh, Kristin M. Branson, Lisa Messeri, & Nicole C. Nelson to explore what this means for the nature of proof, inference, uncertainty, & error. datasociety.net/events/the-c...
The legacy of Amos Bairoch, the resources he and others created (Swiss-Prot, UniProt, PROSITE, ENZYME, ExPASy, neXtProt, Cellosaurus), his commitment to open access and high-quality curation, is immense and have guided bioinformatics to this day.
New Open Research Event 🎓📆 - World Conference on Research Integrity 2026 in Vancouver, Canada from 03/05/2026 to 06/05/2026. For more info, view the event in our calendar.
A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer:
The cases described are fictional.
Image of a hand holding a tablet that displays the colorful cover of Philosophy in Review Vol. 46, No. 1. The cover features bold overlapping shapes in red, yellow, pink, blue, and black. To the right, white text on a dark textured background reads: ‘Fresh issue. Fresh cover. Fresh reads. Philosophy in Review (Vol. 46, No. 1) is now available!’ Below the text is the Philosophy in Review logo.
We’ve got a brand‑new issue (and a brand‑new cover 👀).
Vol. 46, No. 1 is live — take a look and see what we’ve been reviewing!
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
I was delighted to learn that Elisabeth Bik (@elisabethbik.bsky.social) finds inspiration in my work. Thank you, Elisabeth, for the nomination. I truly appreciate your support!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Lovely celebration of 2025 for @plosbiology.org by my colleague Jo Clarke. My two nominations for this were journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... (by Chaolun Li &co) about worms turned yellow by orpiment, and journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... about a boom in AI-generated articles (by Matt Spick &co)...
What if you combine open datasets with AI? Apparently, a 3 fold increase in low quality research papers, mass-produced by paper mills.
Interesting study in @jclinepi.bsky.social #academicsky #episky #medsky #Skystats
Thanks to @maartenvsmeden.bsky.social for initially posting this on Linkedin!
Thanks so much @ludowaltman.bsky.social and everyone at @cwtsnl.bsky.social for hosting me on my recent visit to Leiden. The company, discussions, weather and food were all next level
#PaperMills
@metaror.bsky.social @aimosinc.bsky.social @rorinstitute.bsky.social
‘No one quite like her’: meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science
To mark International Women’s Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thank-you @willemhalffman.bsky.social @deadneanderthals.bsky.social @wytskehepkema.bsky.social @isis-radboud.bsky.social ... great discussions yesterday about cell lines, #researchintegrity and staying positive.
No cheese was eaten during the visit... well, not too much
@nanobubbles.bsky.social
Peer reviewers are facing a surge of questionable manuscripts — from paper mills to increasingly polished AI-generated papers.
But many problematic papers are easier to spot than you’d think.
5 strategies to identify potentially untrustworthy papers, via @nature.com
I’ve investigated how #PaperMills are polluting the scientific literature with fraudulent articles, illegitimate co-authors, and bought-off citations.
▶️ www.horizons-mag.ch/2026/02/26/f...
What surprised me what the efforts made by some publishers to fight this off. 1/2
Plenary Series Preview #3
Who safeguards research integrity in the age of AI?
Einstein Foundation Award winners share how open science, post-publication peer review, and image forensics are strengthening accountability and transparency worldwide.
🗓 May 5, 1:30–3:00 PM
Plenary Series Preview #4
Open science or research security?
Exploring the balance between integrity, geopolitics, and global collaboration.
🗓 May 6, 2026, 8:30 - 10:00 AM
@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...