Allegra Torres
@allegra-lt.bsky.social
#ResearchIntegrity and #Ethics Manager at AIP Publishing working toward scientific publishing that is equitable, accessible, and trustworthy. Opinions are my own. Encouraging a growth mindset in my bookshelves by buying more books.
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Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Erroneous articles can undermine scientific progress & mislead future research. Rene Aquarius &co show that 40% of articles on early #BrainInjury in animal studies have #ImageDuplication & #ImageManipulation problems, but correction by #journals remains limited @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4p59QzN
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Our team wanted to shout out data sharing, open science practices, and responsible authorship, because transparency and accountability are important components of building trust in the integrity of an author's research!
We’re committed to protecting the credibility of the scientific record and strengthening trust in research.
For #PublicationIntegrityWeek we are highlighting the people and practices that are driving that commitment forward. Learn more about our Research Integrity team
🔗 https://aippub.org/3JQIlef
For #PublicationIntegrityWeek we are highlighting the people and practices that are driving that commitment forward. Learn more about our Research Integrity team
🔗 https://aippub.org/3JQIlef
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our team wanted to shout out data sharing, open science practices, and responsible authorship, because transparency and accountability are important components of building trust in the integrity of an author's research!
Something that keeps coming up during #PublicationIntegrityWeek is that (1) research integrity/ethics is a systemic issue that requires investment from every single stakeholder for meaningful change and (2) all of these groups have different ideas about what the others should be responsible for
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Something that keeps coming up during #PublicationIntegrityWeek is that (1) research integrity/ethics is a systemic issue that requires investment from every single stakeholder for meaningful change and (2) all of these groups have different ideas about what the others should be responsible for
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But did you get a photo?
September 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
But did you get a photo?
Nihar Shah absolutely winning at presentations with a musical fanfare intro and a costume change to discuss anonymizing reviewers to each other in peer review discussions (I have some bias as a Star Wars fan!) #PRC10
September 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Nihar Shah absolutely winning at presentations with a musical fanfare intro and a costume change to discuss anonymizing reviewers to each other in peer review discussions (I have some bias as a Star Wars fan!) #PRC10
I'm excited to be attending the Peer Review Congress this week! It's always fascinating to hear about the research on strategies and signs of misconduct, but I'm equally looking forward to learning about ways we can improve peer review and the publishing process as a whole for researchers #PRC10
24 hours until the 10th Peer Review Congress!
3 days of research and conversation on #AI, #PeerReview, #ResearchIntegrity, and much more!
Stop by the Swissotel on Wacker Drive in Chicago Tue-Fri to say hi & for in-person 1- and 3-day registration.
peerreviewcongress.org
3 days of research and conversation on #AI, #PeerReview, #ResearchIntegrity, and much more!
Stop by the Swissotel on Wacker Drive in Chicago Tue-Fri to say hi & for in-person 1- and 3-day registration.
peerreviewcongress.org
International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
Enhancing the quality and credibility of science.
peerreviewcongress.org
September 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm excited to be attending the Peer Review Congress this week! It's always fascinating to hear about the research on strategies and signs of misconduct, but I'm equally looking forward to learning about ways we can improve peer review and the publishing process as a whole for researchers #PRC10
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August 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Have questions about #publishing? Catch up with Martin Rosillo-Lopez, Journal Manager of The Journal of Chemical Physics and APL Machine Learning at WATOC to talk about your research.
Not attending? Visit us👇
aippub.org/4kMjMfN
Not attending? Visit us👇
aippub.org/4kMjMfN
June 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Have questions about #publishing? Catch up with Martin Rosillo-Lopez, Journal Manager of The Journal of Chemical Physics and APL Machine Learning at WATOC to talk about your research.
Not attending? Visit us👇
aippub.org/4kMjMfN
Not attending? Visit us👇
aippub.org/4kMjMfN
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SJSU has announced AN ENTIRE CONFERENCE on @defendresearch.bsky.social 's 📜 to #DefendResearch against US Govt censorship 😱 This is what grassroots advocacy can do. Call for papers is open! #academicsky #sciencesky #scholcomm #openscience friends - submit! scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oa-un-confer...
June 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
SJSU has announced AN ENTIRE CONFERENCE on @defendresearch.bsky.social 's 📜 to #DefendResearch against US Govt censorship 😱 This is what grassroots advocacy can do. Call for papers is open! #academicsky #sciencesky #scholcomm #openscience friends - submit! scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oa-un-confer...
As a novice bird enthusiast, Cordelia Cupp is my new favorite fictional detective
a woman in a brown jacket is holding a piece of paper that says " one world " on it
Alt: a woman in a brown jacket pulls a large book titled "birds of the world" out of her bag
media.tenor.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
As a novice bird enthusiast, Cordelia Cupp is my new favorite fictional detective
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📣 NEW: The Top 7 Myths of Science Manipulation - as shared by our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh. @mcintold.bsky.social
Leslie's busting myths and speaking truths. Do any of these connect with you?
🔗 See her latest post on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/science-ma...
Leslie's busting myths and speaking truths. Do any of these connect with you?
🔗 See her latest post on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/science-ma...
May 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📣 NEW: The Top 7 Myths of Science Manipulation - as shared by our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh. @mcintold.bsky.social
Leslie's busting myths and speaking truths. Do any of these connect with you?
🔗 See her latest post on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/science-ma...
Leslie's busting myths and speaking truths. Do any of these connect with you?
🔗 See her latest post on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/science-ma...
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I've created a public link to the dashboard on a paper mill I'm currently investigating. It's possible to track the dynamics of paper mill identification. Later, I'll add a reaction profile, which is currently at zero.
lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/36...
#papermills
lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/36...
#papermills
ALTRA PAPER MILL
Looker Studio turns your data into informative dashboards and reports that are easy to read, easy to share, and fully customizable.
lookerstudio.google.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I've created a public link to the dashboard on a paper mill I'm currently investigating. It's possible to track the dynamics of paper mill identification. Later, I'll add a reaction profile, which is currently at zero.
lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/36...
#papermills
lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/36...
#papermills
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Great opportunity to study paper mills in Leiden.
CWTS | Leiden University is hiring a PhD candidate to research paper mills and manipulation in publishing, supervised by RoRI researchers. Apply here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
PhD Paper Mills and Systematic Manipulation in Research Publishing
PhD candidate Paper Mills and Systematic Manipulation in Research PublishingThe past decade has seen the rise of distinct new challenges for research integrity in the context of scientific publishing....
www.universiteitleiden.nl
April 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Great opportunity to study paper mills in Leiden.
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Happy to share a new paper on paper mills, co-authored with @deevybee.bsky.social and P.Matusz, focusing on Tanu.pro paper mill. We examine how fraudulent papers target soc-sci journals, a field where the infiltration of industrial fraud has been less explored onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
The Threat of Paper Mills to Biomedical and Social Science Journals: The Case of the Tanu.pro Paper Mill in Mind, Brain, and Education
Fraudulent published papers were once thought to be rare, but in recent years, there has been growing awareness of coordinated activities by for-profit organizations that charge authors a fee to sell...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy to share a new paper on paper mills, co-authored with @deevybee.bsky.social and P.Matusz, focusing on Tanu.pro paper mill. We examine how fraudulent papers target soc-sci journals, a field where the infiltration of industrial fraud has been less explored onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Incredibly insightful panel about the numerous challenges whistleblowers face trying to shed light on untrustworthy science. There are a lot of opportunities for publishers and institutions to build bridges with the sleuth community and support their work!
Looking forward to participating in this @stmassoc.bsky.social session in April "Beyond fabricated research articles: questionable research practices and their consequences over time" with Adya Misra, Rachel Safer, and @mumumouse2.bsky.social.
April 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Incredibly insightful panel about the numerous challenges whistleblowers face trying to shed light on untrustworthy science. There are a lot of opportunities for publishers and institutions to build bridges with the sleuth community and support their work!
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⏳ Can't make it live? Register for the April 8 webinar, and we'll send you the recording & materials afterward! 🎥📚
Join Joy Owango (TCC Africa) as we explore the Africa Research Integrity Initiative.
📅 Register: https://shorturl.at/CCmuc
#ResearchIntegrity #ORCIDEvents
Join Joy Owango (TCC Africa) as we explore the Africa Research Integrity Initiative.
📅 Register: https://shorturl.at/CCmuc
#ResearchIntegrity #ORCIDEvents
March 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
⏳ Can't make it live? Register for the April 8 webinar, and we'll send you the recording & materials afterward! 🎥📚
Join Joy Owango (TCC Africa) as we explore the Africa Research Integrity Initiative.
📅 Register: https://shorturl.at/CCmuc
#ResearchIntegrity #ORCIDEvents
Join Joy Owango (TCC Africa) as we explore the Africa Research Integrity Initiative.
📅 Register: https://shorturl.at/CCmuc
#ResearchIntegrity #ORCIDEvents
Excited to be attending my first STM US conference this week! I'm curious to hear from other publishers about what technology solutions + human expertise they've found to be most effective in combatting misconduct #STMinDC
How can we establish the provenance & authenticity of research images and data?
We're tackling this challenge head-on w/ expert insights on new technologies that strengthen #ResearchIntegrity in “The when & where of what is what” session at #STMinDC.
Join us! stm-assoc.org/events/stm-2...
We're tackling this challenge head-on w/ expert insights on new technologies that strengthen #ResearchIntegrity in “The when & where of what is what” session at #STMinDC.
Join us! stm-assoc.org/events/stm-2...
March 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Excited to be attending my first STM US conference this week! I'm curious to hear from other publishers about what technology solutions + human expertise they've found to be most effective in combatting misconduct #STMinDC
Very excited to speak on this panel tomorrow with Nathan Ballantyne, Lauran Qualkenbush, and Lucas Van Wyk Joe about how the process of correcting the scientific scholarly record can also be a way to build trust among scientists and the public
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-E...
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-E...
Building Trust in the Integrity of Science
10:00 am – 11:00 am, Tuesday March 18, Session MAR-EV14, Anaheim Hilton, Catalina 4
summit.aps.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Very excited to speak on this panel tomorrow with Nathan Ballantyne, Lauran Qualkenbush, and Lucas Van Wyk Joe about how the process of correcting the scientific scholarly record can also be a way to build trust among scientists and the public
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-E...
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-E...
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Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...
Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship - The Scholarly Kitchen
In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today's p...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...
Interested in publication ethics and research integrity? Want to work at a great company that's committed to putting research integrity ahead of profit and publishing only articles that truly add to the body of scientific knowledge? Come work with me!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/aippublishin...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/aippublishin...
Research Integrity and Ethics Specialist
Remote - NY, NJ, CT, MD, VA, PA, MA, RI or Washington, DC
job-boards.greenhouse.io
February 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Interested in publication ethics and research integrity? Want to work at a great company that's committed to putting research integrity ahead of profit and publishing only articles that truly add to the body of scientific knowledge? Come work with me!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/aippublishin...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/aippublishin...
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‼️ @julianavidal.bsky.social & I are organizing a symp @ #IUPAC2025🇲🇾
👉Abstracts welcome by 📅 Feb 28 on actions toward sustainable future🌍
🔗 iupac2025.org/abstract-sub... Cluster I -> #greenchemistry ->Symp 16
🗣️Hear from amazing @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jane Wissinger 🙌
@iupac.bsky.social
#chemsky
👉Abstracts welcome by 📅 Feb 28 on actions toward sustainable future🌍
🔗 iupac2025.org/abstract-sub... Cluster I -> #greenchemistry ->Symp 16
🗣️Hear from amazing @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jane Wissinger 🙌
@iupac.bsky.social
#chemsky
February 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
‼️ @julianavidal.bsky.social & I are organizing a symp @ #IUPAC2025🇲🇾
👉Abstracts welcome by 📅 Feb 28 on actions toward sustainable future🌍
🔗 iupac2025.org/abstract-sub... Cluster I -> #greenchemistry ->Symp 16
🗣️Hear from amazing @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jane Wissinger 🙌
@iupac.bsky.social
#chemsky
👉Abstracts welcome by 📅 Feb 28 on actions toward sustainable future🌍
🔗 iupac2025.org/abstract-sub... Cluster I -> #greenchemistry ->Symp 16
🗣️Hear from amazing @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jane Wissinger 🙌
@iupac.bsky.social
#chemsky
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The SSP Originals Auction is back! Members, supporters, and meeting attend... https://societyscholarlypublishing.betterworld.org/donate-an-item?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=SSP%20Originals%20Auction%20Donations%20Open%20Post
February 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The SSP Originals Auction is back! Members, supporters, and meeting attend... https://societyscholarlypublishing.betterworld.org/donate-an-item?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=SSP%20Originals%20Auction%20Donations%20Open%20Post
Whistleblowers deserve support when it comes to navigating the legal nuances of reporting fraud and misconduct -- the fear of retaliation, lack of organizational protection, and lack of compensation make investigating difficult to sustain.
January 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Whistleblowers deserve support when it comes to navigating the legal nuances of reporting fraud and misconduct -- the fear of retaliation, lack of organizational protection, and lack of compensation make investigating difficult to sustain.
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Opinion: Publishers need more help to combat malicious academic networks, writes Kim Eggleton
#highered #EduSky
#highered #EduSky
Publishers need more help to combat malicious academic networks
Better tech alignment, industry guidance and identity verification would all help – as would meaningful and visible punishments, says Kim Eggleton
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM