Kim Eggleton
@eggletonkim.bsky.social
Working in scholarly publishing on peer review and research integrity. UK
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ChatGPT ignores retractions of scientific papers — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@mikethelwall.bsky.social, @wisewoman.bsky.social
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@mikethelwall.bsky.social, @wisewoman.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
ChatGPT ignores retractions of scientific papers — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@mikethelwall.bsky.social, @wisewoman.bsky.social
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@mikethelwall.bsky.social, @wisewoman.bsky.social
I’m afraid I’m moving quickly to the retina scan and fingerprint argument. This has been a challenge in publishing for a while and is rapidly increasing in scale. We need some real identity verification in this industry
If you're a journal or publisher using institutional email addresses to verify the identity of authors or reviewers, you'll want to read this story by @joelving.bsky.social.
University email addresses no longer effective bulwark against fake peer review
To guard against identity theft, academic publishers have been using institutional email addresses to verify authors and reviewers are who they say they are. Now, however, findings appearing in a p…
retractionwatch.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I’m afraid I’m moving quickly to the retina scan and fingerprint argument. This has been a challenge in publishing for a while and is rapidly increasing in scale. We need some real identity verification in this industry
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When the Scoreboard Becomes the Game, It’s Time to Recalibrate Research Metrics scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/11/g...
When the Scoreboard Becomes the Game, It’s Time to Recalibrate Research Metrics - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest post discusses research metrics and their relationship to research integrity, inclusivity, and long-term impact.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
When the Scoreboard Becomes the Game, It’s Time to Recalibrate Research Metrics scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/11/g...
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There are lots of UK showings of the excellent The Shadow Scholars documentary on #contractcheating coming up, some with Q&As with director Eloise King and Professor Patricia Kingori. Image from Instagram.
September 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
There are lots of UK showings of the excellent The Shadow Scholars documentary on #contractcheating coming up, some with Q&As with director Eloise King and Professor Patricia Kingori. Image from Instagram.
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My conclusion from this is that preprint servers (and journals!) are entering a new phase of cat and mouse trying to contain AI slop (n.b., not mundane AI use, but nonsense generation). Peer review as a filter scarcely does better to ID this stuff. We need new & better tools to ID trustworthy works.
Preprint servers are strugging with an influx of AI content. "How do you do quality assurance while keeping things relatively light touch so the system doesn’t collapse on itself?"
by Traci Watson | @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
by Traci Watson | @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI content is tainting preprints: how moderators are fighting back
Preprint servers are seeing a rise in submissions seemingly produced by paper mills or with help from AI tools.
www.nature.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My conclusion from this is that preprint servers (and journals!) are entering a new phase of cat and mouse trying to contain AI slop (n.b., not mundane AI use, but nonsense generation). Peer review as a filter scarcely does better to ID this stuff. We need new & better tools to ID trustworthy works.
Superb afternoon watching The Railway Children @bradford2025.co.uk, get a ticket if you can! Great staging, superb cast and crew - and a train!
August 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Superb afternoon watching The Railway Children @bradford2025.co.uk, get a ticket if you can! Great staging, superb cast and crew - and a train!
So sad to hear about the passing of Allen Ahlberg. I grew up adoring his books and now my children enjoy them too. A true great of children’s literature.
July 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So sad to hear about the passing of Allen Ahlberg. I grew up adoring his books and now my children enjoy them too. A true great of children’s literature.
Support your society publishers!
Hanson believes the problem is not open access & APCs per se, but for-profit publishers that seek to publish as many papers as possible... the strain on academic publishing could be substantially alleviated if funding agencies stipulated... work they support must be published in non-profit journals.
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Support your society publishers!
For years we’ve encouraged authors to be transparent about the contributions that go into each paper. We’ve now got full #CRediT functionality so it’s now recorded in the metadata as well any full text version, well done @ioppublishing.bsky.social team! www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....
Why it’s important to know who did what in a research paper
These days we are in a world of hyperauthorship, with ever-growing lists of names on journal articles, but with early career researchers often not get...
www.universityworldnews.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
For years we’ve encouraged authors to be transparent about the contributions that go into each paper. We’ve now got full #CRediT functionality so it’s now recorded in the metadata as well any full text version, well done @ioppublishing.bsky.social team! www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....
So proud to work with a society publisher. We give every penny of profit to the Institute of Physics who do phenomenal work supporting physicists in research and practice. This model enables the system to be circular, with investment right back into the community we serve.
Opinion: To reclaim scholarly publishing, support society publishers, urges @ioppublishing.bsky.social CEO Antonia Seymour
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
To reclaim scholarly publishing, support society publishers - Research Professional News
The search for community-driven alternatives doesn’t need to start from scratch, says Antonia Seymour
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So proud to work with a society publisher. We give every penny of profit to the Institute of Physics who do phenomenal work supporting physicists in research and practice. This model enables the system to be circular, with investment right back into the community we serve.
Some fantastic advice for researchers in here, including how/where to store image data and keeping electronic lab notebooks
@helenzsci.bsky.social interviews @retropz.bsky.social, Research Integrity & Training Advisor @cruk-mi.bsky.social. They discuss Andrew’s career path; what research integrity means & its link to mental health; & Andrew’s thoughts on generative AI.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/06/16/a...
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/06/16/a...
An interview with Andrew Porter, Research Integrity and Training Advisor - FocalPlane
An interview with Andrew Porter, Research Integrity and Training Advisor - Interviews
focalplane.biologists.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Some fantastic advice for researchers in here, including how/where to store image data and keeping electronic lab notebooks
What does citation manipulation look like and how has it changed with the growth of paper mills?
A summary of COPE’s recent Citation Manipulation Lightning Talk and discussion is now available.
Add your comments discussion:
ow.ly/ZacF50W2rVS
#CitationManipulation
A summary of COPE’s recent Citation Manipulation Lightning Talk and discussion is now available.
Add your comments discussion:
ow.ly/ZacF50W2rVS
#CitationManipulation
Citation manipulation: lightning talk summary
Kim Eggleton (COPE Council) and Leslie McIntosh (Digital Science) discussed what citation manipulation looks like, how it has changed with the growth of paper mills, and what editors can do about it.
ow.ly
June 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
What does citation manipulation look like and how has it changed with the growth of paper mills?
A summary of COPE’s recent Citation Manipulation Lightning Talk and discussion is now available.
Add your comments discussion:
ow.ly/ZacF50W2rVS
#CitationManipulation
A summary of COPE’s recent Citation Manipulation Lightning Talk and discussion is now available.
Add your comments discussion:
ow.ly/ZacF50W2rVS
#CitationManipulation
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And even better, have an ORCID profile that’s open not private, and populated with your institution history, variants of your name you’ve been published under, and some publications to help with this kind of disambiguation.
#AcademicSky Regular reminder to check your Google Scholar page for incorrect entries in your publications list. GS algorithms often add papers to your list that you didn't write, they belong to someone with the same initials+surname as you. Select the checkbox next to it and click Delete to remove
May 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
And even better, have an ORCID profile that’s open not private, and populated with your institution history, variants of your name you’ve been published under, and some publications to help with this kind of disambiguation.
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Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?”
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
www.science.org
April 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?”
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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Crossref is seeking proposals for a website information architecture review. We encourage submissions by May 15, 2025. https://doi.org/10.64000/058mr-k3s56
April 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Crossref is seeking proposals for a website information architecture review. We encourage submissions by May 15, 2025. https://doi.org/10.64000/058mr-k3s56
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The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
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April 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Science isn't a belief. It's the GPS in the fog, the seatbelt on the rollercoaster, the friend who tells you your fly is down. Undermining it isn’t edgy—it’s like replacing your smoke alarm with a lava lamp. 🧪🔬🔥 We need brains, not vibes. #SaveScience
April 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Science isn't a belief. It's the GPS in the fog, the seatbelt on the rollercoaster, the friend who tells you your fly is down. Undermining it isn’t edgy—it’s like replacing your smoke alarm with a lava lamp. 🧪🔬🔥 We need brains, not vibes. #SaveScience
As predicted, this was quite fabulous! Provocative, feisty, diverse, and filled with passion - I feel energised and recommitted to the importance of our work. Thank you @deevybee.bsky.social and all organisers/contributors for a great (and interactive!) programme
Can’t wait to hear some of the leading voices in research integrity, many of whom are representing the whistle-blower/sleuthing community. I have stationery for the copious notes I know I’ll take, and am firmly in listen, not talk, mode! www.sjcfairsmeeting.com
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics
Home | SJC Fairs Meeting
www.sjcfairsmeeting.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
As predicted, this was quite fabulous! Provocative, feisty, diverse, and filled with passion - I feel energised and recommitted to the importance of our work. Thank you @deevybee.bsky.social and all organisers/contributors for a great (and interactive!) programme
Can’t wait to hear some of the leading voices in research integrity, many of whom are representing the whistle-blower/sleuthing community. I have stationery for the copious notes I know I’ll take, and am firmly in listen, not talk, mode! www.sjcfairsmeeting.com
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics
Home | SJC Fairs Meeting
www.sjcfairsmeeting.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Can’t wait to hear some of the leading voices in research integrity, many of whom are representing the whistle-blower/sleuthing community. I have stationery for the copious notes I know I’ll take, and am firmly in listen, not talk, mode! www.sjcfairsmeeting.com
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics
I’ve fallen for two work-related April fools today and I am a happy bunny - nothing feels unbelievable anymore!
April 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’ve fallen for two work-related April fools today and I am a happy bunny - nothing feels unbelievable anymore!
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Inspired by a recent conversation, and by this article (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), I have been working on a one-pager to help researchers through the process of updating published datasets if errors are ever found. I'd love any feedback!
March 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Inspired by a recent conversation, and by this article (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), I have been working on a one-pager to help researchers through the process of updating published datasets if errors are ever found. I'd love any feedback!
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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Recently, Editor Cat-fuentes observed a spike of both authors and editors asking what to do with AI-genetated peer reviews #AcademicSky #PeerReview #ScientificPublishing
Now, the first massive disclaimer is that it is not easy to say a review report is AI generated. 1/
Now, the first massive disclaimer is that it is not easy to say a review report is AI generated. 1/
March 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Recently, Editor Cat-fuentes observed a spike of both authors and editors asking what to do with AI-genetated peer reviews #AcademicSky #PeerReview #ScientificPublishing
Now, the first massive disclaimer is that it is not easy to say a review report is AI generated. 1/
Now, the first massive disclaimer is that it is not easy to say a review report is AI generated. 1/