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Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy
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Peer-reviewed academic journal on research integrity and ethics.
An interdisciplinary forum across sciences, medicine, law, management, public policy, and history.
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"Closing the paper mines"

@aidybarnett.bsky.social & @jabyrnesci.bsky.social

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#PaperMill
#ResearchMisconduct
#AI
#GenAI
#ResearchIntegrity
Closing the paper mines
Scientific fakery is a centuries old problem. Twinned with the long history of hard-working scientists earning fame for genuine discoveries, runs a tawdry history of those who were willing fabricat...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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"On the potential value conflict between scientific knowledge production and fair recognition of authorship"

Gert Helgesson & William Bülow

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#Authorship
#Knowledge
#Responsibility
#ResearchIntegrity
On the potential value conflict between scientific knowledge production and fair recognition of authorship
The value of scientific knowledge and fairness in distribution of academic credit are core values in research publication. However, it is little discussed in the literature that these values may co...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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"To be or not to be value-free? A tension in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity"

Jacopo Ambrosj, Kris Dierickx, Hugh Desmond

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#AcademicFreedom
#ResearchIntegrity
#EuropeanCode
#GhostManagement
To be or not to be value-free? A tension in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity
In this paper, we document a tension in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity: the Code seeks to limit the influence of non-epistemic values, and yet, it recognizes that such values p...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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"Emerging ethical duties in AI-mediated research: A case of data sovereignty in applying cross-national regulation"

Ricardo Ayala & Pedro Hervé Fernández

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#AI
#GenAI
#ResearchEthics
#Ethics
Emerging ethical duties in AI-mediated research: A case of data sovereignty in applying cross-national regulation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping research practices, yet its ethical implications remain under‑examined, particularly in cross‑national contexts.To explore how AI integration into environm...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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"Analyzing the concept of independence in psychedelic research"

Katherine Cheung, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, PhD, MPH, Brian D. Earp, Edward Jacobs, David B. Yaden, PhD

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#ConflictofInterest
#Psychedelic
#ResearchBias
#Independence
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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"Low awareness, informal channels: How LIS researchers perceive retracted papers and its implications for research integrity"

Liu Yiru, Liu Yi & Yuan Zihan

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#ResearchIntegrity
#Retraction
#InstitutionalGovernance
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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"Consequences of undisclosed conflicts of interest in academic publishing"

Lili Yang, Jiamin Lv, Jufang Shao, Panzhi Wang, Siyun Xu and Rongwang Yang

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#ConflictofInterest
#Retraction
#ScholarlyPublishing
#ResearchIntegrity
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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"Guidelines needed for the use of AI in the preparation or review of IRB, IBC, and IACUC applications"

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#ArtificialIntelligence
#AI
#GenAI
#Ethics
January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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"Research prioritization and societal accountability in corporatised healthcare services – What can Responsible Innovation offer?"

Siun Gallagher, Sara Attinger, Ian Kerridge, Robert J Norman, Wendy Lipworth

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#ResearchGovernance
Research prioritization and societal accountability in corporatised healthcare services – What can Responsible Innovation offer?
In many parts of the world, an increasing number of clinical healthcare services are delivered through corporations. These corporations are also increasingly required to shape and undertake vital m...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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"Opening Pandora’s box: Developing reviewer rhetorical sensitivity through retracted articles"

Baraa Khuder

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#Retraction
#AcademicPublishing
#PeerReview
#DoctoralEducation
Opening Pandora’s box: Developing reviewer rhetorical sensitivity through retracted articles
Retractions issued for misconduct offer a unique window into how questionable research is rhetorically constructed and made to appear credible. This study investigates how engaging with retracted a...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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"Commercial funding of randomized controlled trials of weight-loss interventions using dietary supplements: A rapid review"

Jill R. Kavanaugh et al.

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#ConflictofInterest
#ResearchIntegrity
#Funding
#Accountability
Commercial funding of randomized controlled trials of weight-loss interventions using dietary supplements: A rapid review
Nutrition research funded by commercial entities may be subject to bias. To date, no study has examined the prevalence of commercial funding in clinical trials of dietary supplements for weight los...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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"Toward an “ecosystems” approach to responsible conduct of research (RCR): A multi-stakeholder framework for collaborative accountability and policy recommendations on research integrity"

Rockwell F. Clancy et al.

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#RCR
#ResearchIntegrity
Toward an “ecosystems” approach to responsible conduct of research (RCR): A multi-stakeholder framework for collaborative accountability and policy recommendations on research integrity
Initiatives in responsible conduct of research (RCR) have often been ineffective, since they are based on several problematic assumptions. These include that (1) integrity issues in biomedical rese...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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"Conflict of Interest and financial disclosure policies of journals that publish weather and climate research"

Jessica Weinkle, Esika Savsani, Elise Colby, Min Shi, David Resnik

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#ConflictOfInterest
#ResearchIntegrity
#ResearchEthics
Conflict of Interest and financial disclosure policies of journals that publish weather and climate research
Weather and climate research is an area of science in which private companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have substantial interests at stake, but little is know...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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"Rethinking (un)blinding in biomedical proposal peer review: A multi-stakeholder qualitative study"

Seba Qussini, Farizah Mezer Anami & Kris Dierickx

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#PeerReview
#AcademicPublishing
#MedicalScience
#BioMedicine
Rethinking (un)blinding in biomedical proposal peer review: A multi-stakeholder qualitative study
Many peer review attributes are widely criticized and poorly investigated, particularly in the context of proposals’ peer review. This study aims to explore stakeholders’ perspectives on the role o...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Have you considered using the #CRediT txonomy to resolve #authorship disputes? Kathy Partin and I explain how this is done at the #NIH Intramural Research Program: doi.org/10.1080/0898... #research_integrity #publication_ethics
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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"Using the contributor role taxonomy (CRediT) as a tool in resolving authorship disputes at the NIH"

Kathy Partin & @mhmdhsini.bsky.social

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#PublicationEthics
#Authorship
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPublishing
Using the contributor role taxonomy (CRediT) as a tool in resolving authorship disputes at the NIH
The Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) was released in 2014 with the aim of improving the attribution of credit and responsibilities in scholarly publications. Besides encouraging researchers to us...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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"Registration of research on research integrity is still not common: Findings from the Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Athens editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity"

Wilco H. M. Emons, Klaas Sijtsma & @lexbouter.bsky.social

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Registration of research on research integrity is still not common: Findings from the Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Athens editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity
This article reports on the prevalence of registration of empirical studies presented at three editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity at the time of abstract submission.During regis...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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When discussing the impacts of the US government shutdown on science, the #peer_review & editorial work done by federal scientists & staff is overlooked. Their absence is a halt in engagement with sharp minds. I miss their presence at @accountabilityair.bsky.social & look forward to their return.
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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"Comparing companion open access journals to their traditional journal counterparts"

Alexander Pohlman et al.

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#OpenAccess
#OpenScience
#AcademicPublishing
#AcademicJournals
Comparing companion open access journals to their traditional journal counterparts
Many traditional journals have launched companion open access (cOA) journals with similar scope and aims. These journals seek better article dissemination through removal of the paywall and use of ...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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💡Comment les chercheurs réagissent-ils lorsqu’ils identifient une erreur dans la littérature scientifique ? carnetist.hypotheses.org/2511 ➡️ pour une courte présentation de mon papier sur le sujet dans Accountability in Research @accountabilityair.bsky.social
Comment les chercheurs réagissent-ils lorsqu’ils identifient une erreur dans la littérature scientifique ?
Au sein du projet NanoBubbles, nous travaillons à comprendre les mécanismes de correction de la science, et à déterminer comment, quand et pourquoi la science échoue-t-elle à s’auto-corriger. C’est da...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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🔍 Debating Polarization in Research

Bjorn Hofmann’s recent paper sparked a thoughtful discussion on how we conceptualize polarization in science.

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#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicDebate #Polarization
On polarization, incommensurability, and value-laden research. A response to Bjørn Hofmann, 2024
In this commentary, I integrate Bjørn Hofmann’s thorough analysis of polarization in research with two considerations. First, Hofmann defines polarization as characterized by incommensurable positi...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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"Polarization in research or mere dissent – a need for better demarcation"

Bor Luen Tang

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#ScienceofScience
#STS
#Science
#Researchers
Polarization in research or mere dissent – a need for better demarcation
Dr Bjørn Hofmann’s views on polarization in research are insightful. However, many if not most types of differences in scientific opinions might thus be included as polarization. It could be argued...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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"On and off-the-record correction practices: A survey-based study of how chemistry researchers react to errors"

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#ResearchOnResearch
#ResearchIntegrity
#Science
#ScienceErrors
#Researchers
On and off-the-record correction practices: A survey-based study of how chemistry researchers react to errors
This survey-based study (982 participants) explores chemistry researchers’ practices and motivations in correcting errors in scientific publications.While respondents believe errors should be corre...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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"A classroom exercise for improving mentor/mentee relationships"

Robert Klitzman

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#ResearchEthics
#ResearchIntegrity
#ResponsibleResearch
A classroom exercise for improving mentor/mentee relationships
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) courses seek to heighten awareness of the importance of mentor/mentee interactions and other topics, but questions remain – e.g., how best to train mentors/men...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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"Psychiatry vs. medicine editor-in-chiefs’ research publications in their own journals before, during, and after their tenures"

Justin Nguyen, Christopher Tuohino, Charlotte Horowitz, & Robert T. Rubin

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#AcademicPublishing
#ResearchIntegrity
Psychiatry vs. medicine editor-in-chiefs’ research publications in their own journals before, during, and after their tenures – An exploratory study
To compare self-publication rates by editors-in-chief (EICs) of psychiatry vs. medicine journals before, during, and after their editorships.Frequency of self-publication by 25 psychiatry EICs and ...
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September 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM