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Scott Macintyre
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Open Scholarship Specialist, Librarian, bush walker, amateur baker, collector of geraniums, and fan of Korean comedy/drama (a re-share is not an endorsement)
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Dozens of CDC Health Databases Have Gone Dark Under Trump: ‘The Consequences Will Be Dire’ https://www.404media.co/dozens-of-cdc-health-databases-have-gone-dark-under-trump-the-consequences-will-be-dire/
Dozens of CDC Health Databases Have Gone Dark Under Trump: ‘The Consequences Will Be Dire’
Nearly half of routinely-updated CDC databases have experienced delays or shutdowns in 2025, with vaccination-related systems disproportionately affected, according to a new study.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Study is stolen, sold, published. Now the victim is accused of plagiarism retractionwatch.com/2026/01/26/s...

#Papermills #Ethics #Plagiarism #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicWriting
Study is stolen, sold, published. Now the victim is accused of plagiarism
The year 2026 did not start off kindly for Vijayalakshmi S, an economics researcher at RV University in Bengaluru, India. She received a rejection letter from a journal noting that a paper of hers …
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January 28, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
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#Retraction #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Academic #Academia #Science #Publishing
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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Early warnings in tweets: detecting pre-retraction signals and their association with retraction timing through natural language processing and survival analysis link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Retraction #SocialMedia #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
Early warnings in tweets: detecting pre-retraction signals and their association with retraction timing through natural language processing and survival analysis - Scientometrics
This study investigates the early warning signs of scientific paper retractions by analyzing X discourse before formal retraction. Leveraging natural language processing techniques—including sentiment...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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How recent is recent? Retrospective analysis of suspiciously timeless citations doi: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...

#ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SystematicReview #Biomedical #Research #Critique #Humor #Humour
How recent is recent? Retrospective analysis of suspiciously timeless citations
Objective To quantify the time lag between biomedical articles and the studies they describe as “recent,” a term widely used to imply timeliness despite rarely reflecting the actual age of the cited e...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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WE KNOW!! (but good to have it articulated) "The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing" theconversation.com/the-5-stages...?
Academic enshittification Based on these trends, we identified a five-stage downward spiral in the enshittification of academic publishing. The commodification of research shifts value from intellectual merit to marketability The proliferation of pay-to-publish journals spreads across and expands both elite and predatory outlets A decline in quality and integrity follows as profit-driven models compromise peer review and oversight The sheer volume of publications makes it difficult to identify authoritative work. Fraudulent journals spread hoax papers and pirated content Enshittification follows. The scholarly system is overwhelmed by quantity, distorted by profit motives, and is stripped of its purpose of advancing knowledge.
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings www.timeshighereducation.com/news/china-m...

#Ethics #Research #ResearchEthics #China #Citations #Rankings #Retractions #SelfCitations #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Publishing
China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings
Penalties for withdrawn papers and self-citation proposed by Stanford researcher would hit standing of Chinese universities
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January 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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Google Scholar’s citation errors skew h-index leaderboards www.timeshighereducation.com/news/google-...

#Google #Metrics #Citations #Promotion #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research
Google Scholar’s citation errors skew h-index leaderboards
Thousands of mistakenly awarded citations left uncorrected highlight the perils of leaving profile curation to academics, say critics
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December 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/s...

#Fraud #FraudDetection #ResearchFraud #Science #Research #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicWriting #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Retractions #PaperMills
Scientific fraud: analysis of a growing phenomenon
Scientific fraud: analysis of a growing phenomenon – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights
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November 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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UQs Solar Biotechnology team finalists for the Shaping Australia Awards. To vote, please press the ‘Votes’ heart next to the 2 min video of their project. It's an project using algae in beneficial ways.

#Science #Algae #Biotechnology #UQ #Australia

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Solar biotechnologies: harnessing light to power to solve global challenges | UQ
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November 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Sleuths flag ‘complete mismatch’ in data of BMJ stem cell study  retractionwatch.com/2025/11/06/s...

#Science #Research #AcademicResearch #ResearchMisconduct #DataManagement #AcademicWriting #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Retractions #FalsifyingData #Data
Sleuths flag ‘complete mismatch’ in data of BMJ stem cell study
A week after The BMJ published a highly publicized paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure, sleuths have unearthed what they are calling “serious” inconsistencies in t…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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The Administration Dismantled CDC's Peer Review System. Staff Scrambled to Save It. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...

#CDC #Science #AcademicResearch #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicWriting #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Trump
Opinion | The Administration Dismantled CDC's Peer Review System. Staff Scrambled to Save It.
This is the very system that ensures rigor and fairness in grant decisions
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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UQ Talks: understanding the social media ban for kids: uq.alumni.uq.edu.au/v/47868/4876...

#Australia #SocialMedia #DigitalIdentities #UQ #UniversityofQueensland #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Psychology #Sociology #Parenting #Parents #Communication
The University of Queensland
understanding the social media ban for kids Dear Scott In December 2025, Australia will enforce a social media ban for under-16s. Can we really force the most digitally connected generation to log off...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Widespread image reuse, manipulation uncovered in animal studies of brain injury  retractionwatch.com/2025/10/30/w...

#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Ethics #Microscopy #Nanoscience #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #Misconduct #Fraud #ImageManipulation #RetractionWatch
Widespread image reuse, manipulation uncovered in animal studies of brain injury
One of the papers in the analysis contained a figure (bottom) found to have overlap with other work by the same author (top). Both papers have been retracted. Annotated images: PubPeer More than 20…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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TikTok says I have ADHD – now what?: stories.uq.edu.au/contact-maga...

#ADAD #ASD #SocialMedia #Neurology #Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #Misinformation #Misdiagnosis #Psychoeducation #Psychology
TikTok says I have ADHD – now what?
Social media makes therapy speak mainstream – but can also muddle the boundaries. So where does awareness end and misdiagnosis begin? Contact talked to Dr Marjolein Kammers, a Senior Lecturer in Clin...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Despite new retractions, suspect organ transplant papers remain in the literature  retractionwatch.com/2025/10/24/d...

#Ethics #Retraction #China #Oragans #Transplant #Bioethics #Prisoners #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #ScholarlyPublishing
Despite new retractions, suspect organ transplant papers remain in the literature
Six years after researchers called for the retraction of more than 400 papers about organ transplantation amid suspicion the organs used in the studies came from executed Chinese prisoners, journal…
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October 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing www.chemistryworld.com/news/fake-mi...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Ethics #Microscopy #Nanoscience #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #Misconduct #Fraud
Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing
Materials scientists warn that raw data and replication studies are needed to tackle the looming threat of near-undetectable AI fraud
www.chemistryworld.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Whoa - researchers at the @utaustin.bsky.social copied several panels of cells and blots from older papers authored in different labs.

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Screenshot of two figures from two different papers. They both show fluorescent cells (green or red, or merged photos) against a black background. I marked two panels on the left and two on the right with pink and cyan boxes to show the duplicates.
September 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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We must set the rules for AI use in scientific writing and peer review www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/we-m...

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #University #HigherEducation #TertiaryEducation #Ethics #PaperMill #LLM #LargeLanguageModel
We must set the rules for AI use in scientific writing and peer review
Clear policies, transparent disclosure and shared accountability are essential to protect the integrity of research, says George Chalhoub
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September 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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£3.4 million project to assess use of AI in doctoral research www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps34-mi...

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #University #HigherEducation #TertiaryEducation
£3.4 million project to assess use of AI in doctoral research
Aston and Leeds plan to create resources and training tools for students, supervisors and examiners
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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IDW is the leading international conference on research data. It is jointly organised by the International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) idw2025.org

#Data #Australia #AcademicChatter #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky
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September 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Chu: China ‘will blow us away’ if Trump destroys US universities www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chu-chi...

#Trump #Research #University #USA #Immigration #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #Nvidia #HigherEducation #China #Obama #Politics
Chu: China ‘will blow us away’ if Trump destroys US universities
Without foreign research talent pouring into leading US institutions, America will fall further behind in tech race, says former US energy secretary Steven Chu
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July 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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BrisScience: How IVF could help save wildlife www.eventbrite.com.au/e/brisscienc...

#UQ #Brisbane #BrisScience #Queensland #IVF #WildLife #EndangeredSpecies #ReproductiveTechnologies #Conservation #Biodiversity #Extinction #Science
BrisScience: How IVF could help save wildlife
Join us at our next BrisScience as Dr Andres Gambini explores how reproductive technologies might be adapted for wildlife conservation.
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July 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Flinders ‘comes of age’ as two other Adelaide universities merge www.timeshighereducation.com/news/flinder...

#FlindersUniversity #Australia #SouthAustralia #TertiaryEducation #EDI #HigherEducation #STEM #Equity #Diversity #Inclusion #ImpactRankings #Leadership
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July 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Using AI to outsource intellectual processes is concerning. AI has made it easier for papermills, and if AI is applied to all of the publishing process, then rubbish will be published and erode public confidence or impact peoples health. AI is a tool, not a replacement for the intellectual process.
July 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM