Graham Kendall
@grahamkendall.bsky.social
Ethics in publishing, my other research interests, as well as personal posts
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I was passed this Google Scholar profile (via DM, so will respect the privacy).
Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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I was in Seoul recently, at a QS conference hosted by Korea University. They really do have a fantastic looking campus - and this is only a very small part of it. Wish I had more time to explore the library, museum etc. perhaps next time.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I was in Seoul recently, at a QS conference hosted by Korea University. They really do have a fantastic looking campus - and this is only a very small part of it. Wish I had more time to explore the library, museum etc. perhaps next time.
We measure research by metrics, rather than real world impact, or how it adds to human's knowledge base. Then we act shocked when the system gets gamed.
Paper mills, fake authorships, citation rings: These are not “rogue” actors.
They’re symptoms of a culture that values quantity over quality.
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Paper mills, fake authorships, citation rings: These are not “rogue” actors.
They’re symptoms of a culture that values quantity over quality.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We measure research by metrics, rather than real world impact, or how it adds to human's knowledge base. Then we act shocked when the system gets gamed.
Paper mills, fake authorships, citation rings: These are not “rogue” actors.
They’re symptoms of a culture that values quantity over quality.
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Paper mills, fake authorships, citation rings: These are not “rogue” actors.
They’re symptoms of a culture that values quantity over quality.
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Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI www.science.org/content/arti...
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI
New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI www.science.org/content/arti...
Paper mills watched how impact factors replaced insight and how metrics became medals, and how “peer review” turned into “pay review.” Then they scaled it. Efficiently and profitably.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Paper mills watched how impact factors replaced insight and how metrics became medals, and how “peer review” turned into “pay review.” Then they scaled it. Efficiently and profitably.
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A Difference of Opinion Editors: Interrogating the ethics of self-plagiarism in academia - Daily Bruin dailybruin.com/2025/10/26/a...
A Difference of Opinion Editors: Interrogating the ethics of self-plagiarism in academia - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 9:07 p.m. Can you plagiarize yourself? Yes: Makenna Kramer, Assistant Opinion editor Your professor releases the essay prompt, and hooray – the assigned topic is…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A Difference of Opinion Editors: Interrogating the ethics of self-plagiarism in academia - Daily Bruin dailybruin.com/2025/10/26/a...
When posting a Google Scholar profile, should I show the identity?
I recently posted about a Google Scholar profile that had seen a sudden increase in citations.
Some commentors said that I should not post things like this, or at least I should not identify the person.
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I recently posted about a Google Scholar profile that had seen a sudden increase in citations.
Some commentors said that I should not post things like this, or at least I should not identify the person.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
When posting a Google Scholar profile, should I show the identity?
I recently posted about a Google Scholar profile that had seen a sudden increase in citations.
Some commentors said that I should not post things like this, or at least I should not identify the person.
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I recently posted about a Google Scholar profile that had seen a sudden increase in citations.
Some commentors said that I should not post things like this, or at least I should not identify the person.
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At last weeks conference in Seoul, where the 2026 QS Asia Rankings were announced, MILA University was delighted to enter the Asia rankings for the first time.
We enter with nine other Malaysiam institutions. The graph shows how we compare against these other new entrants.
#QSHigherEdSummit
We enter with nine other Malaysiam institutions. The graph shows how we compare against these other new entrants.
#QSHigherEdSummit
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At last weeks conference in Seoul, where the 2026 QS Asia Rankings were announced, MILA University was delighted to enter the Asia rankings for the first time.
We enter with nine other Malaysiam institutions. The graph shows how we compare against these other new entrants.
#QSHigherEdSummit
We enter with nine other Malaysiam institutions. The graph shows how we compare against these other new entrants.
#QSHigherEdSummit
How to spot predatory journals: 4 tips and 2 checklists - The Journalist's Resource journalistsresource.org/home/how-to-...
How to spot predatory journals: 4 tips and 2 checklists - The Journalist's Resource
It’s important for journalists to be aware of predatory journals because such journals pose a threat for the integrity of science journalism.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
How to spot predatory journals: 4 tips and 2 checklists - The Journalist's Resource journalistsresource.org/home/how-to-...
Recently signed an MOU with a valued partner in Indonesia. These are formal/informal events (if you get what I mean). They are not usually the time for lots of jokes.
... that said, I cannot recall what I found so amusing at this event - but I think it was better for it.
... that said, I cannot recall what I found so amusing at this event - but I think it was better for it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Recently signed an MOU with a valued partner in Indonesia. These are formal/informal events (if you get what I mean). They are not usually the time for lots of jokes.
... that said, I cannot recall what I found so amusing at this event - but I think it was better for it.
... that said, I cannot recall what I found so amusing at this event - but I think it was better for it.
The Source / Will AI + OA be OK? buff.ly/9u0MBjK
The Source / Will AI + OA be OK?
If you are anything like me, you will have been experiencing serious FOMO in the last week as colleagues and acquaintances descended on Frankfurt for the annual publishing social, interrupted inter…
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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"... the current publishing ecosystem is under massive strain. Without urgent action, the challenges facing academic publishing— uncontrolled rising costs, widening inequity, and ....
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November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"... the current publishing ecosystem is under massive strain. Without urgent action, the challenges facing academic publishing— uncontrolled rising costs, widening inequity, and ....
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Yesterday, I posted about a reseacher that had a sudden rise in both articles and citations.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yesterday, I posted about a reseacher that had a sudden rise in both articles and citations.
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Let’s be honest - academia doesn’t reward knowledge, it rewards numbers.
We chase citations, not curiosity. Impact Factors, not impact.
We tell our students that research is about discovery, yet our promotions, grants, and prestige depend on how many times we’ve been counted.
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We chase citations, not curiosity. Impact Factors, not impact.
We tell our students that research is about discovery, yet our promotions, grants, and prestige depend on how many times we’ve been counted.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Let’s be honest - academia doesn’t reward knowledge, it rewards numbers.
We chase citations, not curiosity. Impact Factors, not impact.
We tell our students that research is about discovery, yet our promotions, grants, and prestige depend on how many times we’ve been counted.
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We chase citations, not curiosity. Impact Factors, not impact.
We tell our students that research is about discovery, yet our promotions, grants, and prestige depend on how many times we’ve been counted.
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When Reviewer Scarcity Becomes a Reason for Rejection, Scientific Integrity Is at Risk buff.ly/t6phhdo
When Reviewer Scarcity Becomes a Reason for Rejection, Scientific Integrity Is at Risk
If journals reject papers due to review shortages, the peer review process itself becomes compromised.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When Reviewer Scarcity Becomes a Reason for Rejection, Scientific Integrity Is at Risk buff.ly/t6phhdo
Scientific publishing is now an industry. Students write to graduate. Academics publish to survive. Journals accept to profit. Everyone’s producing, but almost nobody is reading.
When did it change from the creation of knowledge to a thriving business sector, in which shady actors operate?
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When did it change from the creation of knowledge to a thriving business sector, in which shady actors operate?
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November 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Scientific publishing is now an industry. Students write to graduate. Academics publish to survive. Journals accept to profit. Everyone’s producing, but almost nobody is reading.
When did it change from the creation of knowledge to a thriving business sector, in which shady actors operate?
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When did it change from the creation of knowledge to a thriving business sector, in which shady actors operate?
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I was passed this Google Scholar profile (via DM, so will respect the privacy).
Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I was passed this Google Scholar profile (via DM, so will respect the privacy).
Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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Last year (2024) this person attraced 169 citations. This year (2025) he has attracted 862 citations (and counting).
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Very pleased to see this paper published, for the following reasons:
1️⃣ It's nice to be cited, four of my articles cited in this article (... and "No, I do not know the author")
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1️⃣ It's nice to be cited, four of my articles cited in this article (... and "No, I do not know the author")
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November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Very pleased to see this paper published, for the following reasons:
1️⃣ It's nice to be cited, four of my articles cited in this article (... and "No, I do not know the author")
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1️⃣ It's nice to be cited, four of my articles cited in this article (... and "No, I do not know the author")
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Is Singapore turning against internationalisation? | Times Higher Education | www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/singap...
Is Singapore turning against internationalisation?
An early adopter of transnational education, Singapore has been curiously inactive recently, even as other Asian countries ramp up their own internationalisation efforts. Will local sensitivities…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Is Singapore turning against internationalisation? | Times Higher Education | www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/singap...
I have spent the last week at the @QSCorporate conference in Seoul, where the 2026 QS Asia Rankings were announced. This post shows the 49 Malaysian institutions that are ranked in the 2026 QS Asia rankings.
#QSHigherEdSummit
Of note.
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#QSHigherEdSummit
Of note.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I have spent the last week at the @QSCorporate conference in Seoul, where the 2026 QS Asia Rankings were announced. This post shows the 49 Malaysian institutions that are ranked in the 2026 QS Asia rankings.
#QSHigherEdSummit
Of note.
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#QSHigherEdSummit
Of note.
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When universities reward quantity over quality, when journals chase revenue over rigour, and when publishers pretend that APCs (Aarticle Processing Charges) and integrity can coexist without friction, paper mills are there to relieve us of our money. They are exploting a huge loophole that exists 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
When universities reward quantity over quality, when journals chase revenue over rigour, and when publishers pretend that APCs (Aarticle Processing Charges) and integrity can coexist without friction, paper mills are there to relieve us of our money. They are exploting a huge loophole that exists 🧵
In an age of intense scholarly competition, experts say academic fraud is rising | www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
In an age of intense scholarly competition, experts say academic fraud is rising
According to the Office of the Vice President for Research’s 2025 annual report, the University spent $829 million on research and development in the last fiscal year, yielding 56 patents and 2,319…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In an age of intense scholarly competition, experts say academic fraud is rising | www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
Funding disclosure ‘first line of defence’ against misinformation. All levels of scientific research must be transparent about where grants come from to avoid ‘manipulation and bias’ buff.ly/zpSdkq9
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November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Funding disclosure ‘first line of defence’ against misinformation. All levels of scientific research must be transparent about where grants come from to avoid ‘manipulation and bias’ buff.ly/zpSdkq9
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‘A new low’: Researchers at Iraqi university must cite colleagues, school journals in papers retractionwatch.com/2025/10/27/m...
‘A new low’: Researchers at Iraqi university must cite colleagues, school journals in papers
Mustansiriyah University At the University of Technology in Baghdad, students must publish papers citing the school’s own journals if they wish to graduate, as we reported earlier this month. But d…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
‘A new low’: Researchers at Iraqi university must cite colleagues, school journals in papers retractionwatch.com/2025/10/27/m...
Predatory publishing didn’t corrupt academia on its own, it just brought attention to a system that was already coming under pressure.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Predatory publishing didn’t corrupt academia on its own, it just brought attention to a system that was already coming under pressure.
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Just heading home from Seoul, after the QS conference. Great to catch up with Guy and Sarah. Guy was expected (as I knew he was going) but was not really expecting to have the time to see Sarah, and really appreciated her finding the time to come to Korea Univetsity.
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Just heading home from Seoul, after the QS conference. Great to catch up with Guy and Sarah. Guy was expected (as I knew he was going) but was not really expecting to have the time to see Sarah, and really appreciated her finding the time to come to Korea Univetsity.