Graham Kendall
@grahamkendall.bsky.social
Ethics in publishing, my other research interests, as well as personal posts
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Citation Manipulation
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A peer review report just lists the reviewers's papers, saying they should be cited. Author says no, so reviewer doubles down.
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A peer review report just lists the reviewers's papers, saying they should be cited. Author says no, so reviewer doubles down.
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Scientific Integrity in the Age of Generative AI. The world has not yet been able to establish a common language regarding AI governance. buff.ly/WrGUbbJ
Scientific Integrity in the Age of Generative AI - Politics Today
When one AI tool performs the literature review of an article, another analyzes the data, and yet another handles the copyediting.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Scientific Integrity in the Age of Generative AI. The world has not yet been able to establish a common language regarding AI governance. buff.ly/WrGUbbJ
One of my recent posts showed an advert that offered to write entire theses for students.
After posting this, I wondered “What should happen when it’s discovered that a thesis was bought?”
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After posting this, I wondered “What should happen when it’s discovered that a thesis was bought?”
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January 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
One of my recent posts showed an advert that offered to write entire theses for students.
After posting this, I wondered “What should happen when it’s discovered that a thesis was bought?”
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After posting this, I wondered “What should happen when it’s discovered that a thesis was bought?”
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Saw this paper on somebody's Google Scholar account. It does not matter whose profile it is, as it is not about the owner - thus the authors are shaded out.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Saw this paper on somebody's Google Scholar account. It does not matter whose profile it is, as it is not about the owner - thus the authors are shaded out.
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I have posted on #Pubpeer about this paper, see buff.ly/aMKwlmF.
You can see the original post here: bsky.app/profile/grah...
You might also be interested in bsky.app/profile/grah...
You can see the original post here: bsky.app/profile/grah...
You might also be interested in bsky.app/profile/grah...
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I have posted on #Pubpeer about this paper, see buff.ly/aMKwlmF.
You can see the original post here: bsky.app/profile/grah...
You might also be interested in bsky.app/profile/grah...
You can see the original post here: bsky.app/profile/grah...
You might also be interested in bsky.app/profile/grah...
Nice to see another citation to our article on "Risks of abuse of large language models ..."
Good to see that It is making an impact (it is, by far, my most cited paper from 2024.
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Good to see that It is making an impact (it is, by far, my most cited paper from 2024.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Nice to see another citation to our article on "Risks of abuse of large language models ..."
Good to see that It is making an impact (it is, by far, my most cited paper from 2024.
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Good to see that It is making an impact (it is, by far, my most cited paper from 2024.
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Research evaluation systems are too slow to measure AI accelerated research - Impact of Social Sciences blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Research evaluation systems are too slow to measure AI accelerated research - Impact of Social Sciences blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
I'm not going to name the journal but I submitted a paper a few days ago. It took a 3-4 days to do the technical checks, which is okay given the time of the year, but why might it take weeks to find an appropriate editor?
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January 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I'm not going to name the journal but I submitted a paper a few days ago. It took a 3-4 days to do the technical checks, which is okay given the time of the year, but why might it take weeks to find an appropriate editor?
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Always nice to be alerted to a citation to one of our articles, but some citations are better than others.
This one causes me some concern.
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This one causes me some concern.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Always nice to be alerted to a citation to one of our articles, but some citations are better than others.
This one causes me some concern.
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This one causes me some concern.
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Foreign student downturn pushes more universities into deficit. The number of UK universities reporting financial shortfalls for the past academic year continues to climb as some pay out millions in redundancy costs www.timeshighereducation.com/news/foreign...
Foreign student downturn pushes more universities into deficit
The number of UK universities reporting financial shortfalls for the past academic year continues to climb as some pay out millions in redundancy costs
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January 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Foreign student downturn pushes more universities into deficit. The number of UK universities reporting financial shortfalls for the past academic year continues to climb as some pay out millions in redundancy costs www.timeshighereducation.com/news/foreign...
Journal ratings changes: Implications for author diversity and research characteristics buff.ly/pitajow
January 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Journal ratings changes: Implications for author diversity and research characteristics buff.ly/pitajow
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals. The proliferation of references to fake articles threatens to undermine the legitimacy of institutional research across the board www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals. The proliferation of references to fake articles threatens to undermine the legitimacy of institutional research across the board www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Good to see this paper written by Kyle Siler, Philippe Vincent-Lamarre and Vincent Larivière (buff.ly/7Oi2mwr). One of the publishers they analyse is #OMICS.
If you are interested in reading more about OMICS, ...
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If you are interested in reading more about OMICS, ...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Good to see this paper written by Kyle Siler, Philippe Vincent-Lamarre and Vincent Larivière (buff.ly/7Oi2mwr). One of the publishers they analyse is #OMICS.
If you are interested in reading more about OMICS, ...
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If you are interested in reading more about OMICS, ...
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A bibliography of genAI-fueled research fraud from 2025 | @1SharonKabel | buff.ly/DkYbV9o
“Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way AI is making everything worse“
“Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way AI is making everything worse“
A bibliography of genAI-fueled research fraud from 2025 – Sharon Kabel
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way…
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January 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
A bibliography of genAI-fueled research fraud from 2025 | @1SharonKabel | buff.ly/DkYbV9o
“Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way AI is making everything worse“
“Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way AI is making everything worse“
Looking back at my social media stats for 2025, the platforms that appear to get the most traction are (in this order).
1️⃣ LinkedIn
2️⃣ 𝕏 (Twitter)
3️⃣ Bluesky Social
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1️⃣ LinkedIn
2️⃣ 𝕏 (Twitter)
3️⃣ Bluesky Social
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January 2, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Looking back at my social media stats for 2025, the platforms that appear to get the most traction are (in this order).
1️⃣ LinkedIn
2️⃣ 𝕏 (Twitter)
3️⃣ Bluesky Social
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1️⃣ LinkedIn
2️⃣ 𝕏 (Twitter)
3️⃣ Bluesky Social
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After recently posting about a review by Dr. Kalliopi Megari that simply listed papers that she said should be cited (see buff.ly/aRphzaV), @maoviedogarcia reposted our tweet, with a lot more examples of this reviewer (see buff.ly/qgwDy8r).
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
After recently posting about a review by Dr. Kalliopi Megari that simply listed papers that she said should be cited (see buff.ly/aRphzaV), @maoviedogarcia reposted our tweet, with a lot more examples of this reviewer (see buff.ly/qgwDy8r).
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI may upend online studies critical to social science t.co/yBfsUZ287R
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January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
AI may upend online studies critical to social science t.co/yBfsUZ287R
Peer review is broken share.transistor.fm/s/667030cf
Contrary to popular belief, peer review has only recently become an integral step in scientific publishing.
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Contrary to popular belief, peer review has only recently become an integral step in scientific publishing.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Peer review is broken share.transistor.fm/s/667030cf
Contrary to popular belief, peer review has only recently become an integral step in scientific publishing.
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Contrary to popular belief, peer review has only recently become an integral step in scientific publishing.
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Put pressure on publishers to follow best practice — external regulation is the answer | www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Put pressure on publishers to follow best practice — external regulation is the answer | www.nature.com/articles/d41...
World Bank report ‘removed for review’ of nonexistent references after Retraction Watch inquiry retractionwatch.com/2025/12/19/w...
World Bank report ‘removed for review’ of nonexistent references after Retraction Watch inquiry
A World Bank report on obesity trends with at least 14 fake references in the text has been removed from the website and is being reviewed by the organization following a Retraction Watch inquiry.&…
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January 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM
World Bank report ‘removed for review’ of nonexistent references after Retraction Watch inquiry retractionwatch.com/2025/12/19/w...
Yesterday I posted about somebody who (in my view) is trying to manipulate citations but telling authors to cite their papers, rather than actually reviewing the paper (see bsky.app/profile/grah... - second image).
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December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yesterday I posted about somebody who (in my view) is trying to manipulate citations but telling authors to cite their papers, rather than actually reviewing the paper (see bsky.app/profile/grah... - second image).
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The World's Smallest Programmable Robot Can Barely Be Seen www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-s...
The World's Smallest Programmable Robot Can Barely Be Seen
A tiny robot so small it can barely be seen can still "sense, think, and act" autonomously, according to the engineers who built it.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The World's Smallest Programmable Robot Can Barely Be Seen www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-s...
Nice to get a citation to one of my 2024 articles.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Nice to get a citation to one of my 2024 articles.
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Citation Manipulation
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A peer review report just lists the reviewers's papers, saying they should be cited. Author says no, so reviewer doubles down.
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A peer review report just lists the reviewers's papers, saying they should be cited. Author says no, so reviewer doubles down.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Citation Manipulation
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A peer review report just lists the reviewers's papers, saying they should be cited. Author says no, so reviewer doubles down.
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A peer review report just lists the reviewers's papers, saying they should be cited. Author says no, so reviewer doubles down.
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Research evaluation systems are too slow to measure AI accelerated research - Impact of Social Sciences blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Research evaluation systems are too slow to measure AI accelerated research - Impact of Social Sciences
Evaluations of AI research & their impacts are often out of date by the time they are published. Can research evaluation systems catch up?
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December 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Research evaluation systems are too slow to measure AI accelerated research - Impact of Social Sciences blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...