If we keep rewarding speed and volume, can we really be surprised when integrity gets lost in the rush?

Until we admit that our obsession with numbers fuels their business model, nothing will change, except, perhaps, the numbers on the invoice.

We like to pretend paper mills operate in the shadows, but the truth is they flourish in the bright light of academic incentives. They don’t hide from the system — they feed on it.

Please comment, or is you just want to "vote" type A (show identity) or B (hide identitity) in the comments.

Links to previous posts
X: buff.ly/DERzNrh and buff.ly/xAYssK5
LinkedIn: buff.ly/gAmadvo and buff.ly/mIZQvrs
Bluesky: buff.ly/J6Vsr2e and buff.ly/bymlrtZ

I would welcome your view. If I see something (often sent to me via DM) should I post it without showing the identify of the Google Scholar author, or should I (as I do now) show the screenshot, and also post the URL?

I would also argue that there is little difference in posting a Google Scholar profile and an image of a peer reviewed article that there may be some issues with, or should they be anonymised as well?

If I was to only post image B, by definition, I could not give the Google Scholar URL and, later (perhaps months or years) it would not be possible to see the same profile that I was looking at.

Of course, it also gives others the opportunity to look at the profile, and privide reasons as to why it is perfectly legitimate. Some have done this.

I also like to show evidence where possible. Therefore, as well as the Google Scholar page image, I also post the Google Scholar profile URL (and an archive) so that i) others can see what I saw and ii) they can do their own investigation if they like.

Looking at the image, it boild down to, should I post I should post A or B.

My view is that I don't do it to ridicule (as one commenter suggeted), but to raise awareness.

... growing threats to trust and research integrity — will only intensify, creating further inefficiencies and eroding confidence in the system." | www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

This is his LinkedIn page, which provides more information: buff.ly/Y3y3qrT (was unable to archive).

Here is yesterday's post: (X) buff.ly/DERzNrh; (LinkedIn) buff.ly/gAmadvo

I just wanted to point this out as the last thing I want to do, is appear to be saying that Qatar University are acting unethically.

I have also suggested that the researcher might want to consider updating their Google Scholar page.

As part of the post, the Google Scholar page was shown. I have received some messages (both as part of the thread and DMs) saying that this researcher is not affiliated to @QatarUniversity. Apparently, he did his PhD there but is no longer there.