Leslie McIntosh
@mcintold.bsky.social
Forensic Scientometrics | Research Integrity | Research Security | Other thoughts
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Marcel’s camping skills have not improved. 😔
November 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Marcel’s camping skills have not improved. 😔
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My child asked for “airplane spoon” during dinner and I had to explain that we simply don’t have enough air traffic controllers. Shutdowns have consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
My child asked for “airplane spoon” during dinner and I had to explain that we simply don’t have enough air traffic controllers. Shutdowns have consequences.
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Dr. Rene Aquarius @ Radboud UMC discussing - "We need to talk about RS:" fosci.substack.com/p/we-need-to... Shoutout to LM and @digital-science.com work in this space. #OAI14 #researchsecurity #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dr. Rene Aquarius @ Radboud UMC discussing - "We need to talk about RS:" fosci.substack.com/p/we-need-to... Shoutout to LM and @digital-science.com work in this space. #OAI14 #researchsecurity #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience
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📣 Webinar on demand: See how publishers can scale research integrity checks with the Dimensions Author Check API.
🔗 Watch the full webinar: https://ow.ly/kaTt50Xn4YQ
Hosted with Research Information, presented by Dr Leslie McIntosh & Tyler Ruse.
#ResearchIntegrity #scholcomm
🔗 Watch the full webinar: https://ow.ly/kaTt50Xn4YQ
Hosted with Research Information, presented by Dr Leslie McIntosh & Tyler Ruse.
#ResearchIntegrity #scholcomm
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📣 Webinar on demand: See how publishers can scale research integrity checks with the Dimensions Author Check API.
🔗 Watch the full webinar: https://ow.ly/kaTt50Xn4YQ
Hosted with Research Information, presented by Dr Leslie McIntosh & Tyler Ruse.
#ResearchIntegrity #scholcomm
🔗 Watch the full webinar: https://ow.ly/kaTt50Xn4YQ
Hosted with Research Information, presented by Dr Leslie McIntosh & Tyler Ruse.
#ResearchIntegrity #scholcomm
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We may not see dead people - but in this new blog post from Leslie McIntosh, there are ghosts aplenty: "Pepper's Ghosts" of research organizations that never were or will be. 👻
How do these apparitions haunt the realm of #ResearchIntegrity?
🔗 Find out: https://ow.ly/RFMW50Xkm9s
#Halloween2025
How do these apparitions haunt the realm of #ResearchIntegrity?
🔗 Find out: https://ow.ly/RFMW50Xkm9s
#Halloween2025
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We may not see dead people - but in this new blog post from Leslie McIntosh, there are ghosts aplenty: "Pepper's Ghosts" of research organizations that never were or will be. 👻
How do these apparitions haunt the realm of #ResearchIntegrity?
🔗 Find out: https://ow.ly/RFMW50Xkm9s
#Halloween2025
How do these apparitions haunt the realm of #ResearchIntegrity?
🔗 Find out: https://ow.ly/RFMW50Xkm9s
#Halloween2025
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NEW post: "Intelligence Gathering in an Era of (Research) Conflict."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity & Security, Leslie McIntosh, writes about the war-like operations eroding trust in science, and the need for intelligence to counter them.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/FkZA50X2IjW
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity & Security, Leslie McIntosh, writes about the war-like operations eroding trust in science, and the need for intelligence to counter them.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/FkZA50X2IjW
September 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
NEW post: "Intelligence Gathering in an Era of (Research) Conflict."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity & Security, Leslie McIntosh, writes about the war-like operations eroding trust in science, and the need for intelligence to counter them.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/FkZA50X2IjW
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity & Security, Leslie McIntosh, writes about the war-like operations eroding trust in science, and the need for intelligence to counter them.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/FkZA50X2IjW
Thrilled to be invited @dannykay68.bsky.social .
KEYNOTE for Beyond Certainty – what does ‘Discovery’ mean in an open and artificial intelligent world? Wed 8 Oct 9:45am - 3:45pm AEDT.
@mcintold.bsky.social's talk title: "Untrustworthy & Unquestioned Information - What Could go Wrong?"
Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/beyond-cer...
@mcintold.bsky.social's talk title: "Untrustworthy & Unquestioned Information - What Could go Wrong?"
Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/beyond-cer...
Beyond Certainty – what does ‘Discovery’ mean in an open and AI world
This Symposium will bring together thought leaders across different areas to share ideas and provocations regarding discovery implications.
www.eventbrite.com.au
September 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thrilled to be invited @dannykay68.bsky.social .
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⚠️ Leslie @mcintold.bsky.social has also written a blog post about the investigation's findings. #ResearchIntegrity
"From Nefarious Networks to Legitimate Funding" - now available to read on the Forensic Scientometrics #FoSci Substack:
🔗 fosci.substack.com/p/from-nefar...
"From Nefarious Networks to Legitimate Funding" - now available to read on the Forensic Scientometrics #FoSci Substack:
🔗 fosci.substack.com/p/from-nefar...
September 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
⚠️ Leslie @mcintold.bsky.social has also written a blog post about the investigation's findings. #ResearchIntegrity
"From Nefarious Networks to Legitimate Funding" - now available to read on the Forensic Scientometrics #FoSci Substack:
🔗 fosci.substack.com/p/from-nefar...
"From Nefarious Networks to Legitimate Funding" - now available to read on the Forensic Scientometrics #FoSci Substack:
🔗 fosci.substack.com/p/from-nefar...
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If @mcintold.bsky.social ever invites you to a game of hide and seek, decline.
She will find you.
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She will find you.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If @mcintold.bsky.social ever invites you to a game of hide and seek, decline.
She will find you.
open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/...
She will find you.
open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/...
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Next: Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social with: 'How a Questionable Research Network Manipulated Scholarly Publishing'
Authorship and transparency are both trust markers in science.
Emails/institutions/funders can be used as trust markers
#PRC10
Authorship and transparency are both trust markers in science.
Emails/institutions/funders can be used as trust markers
#PRC10
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Next: Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social with: 'How a Questionable Research Network Manipulated Scholarly Publishing'
Authorship and transparency are both trust markers in science.
Emails/institutions/funders can be used as trust markers
#PRC10
Authorship and transparency are both trust markers in science.
Emails/institutions/funders can be used as trust markers
#PRC10
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"Self-citation requests can turn peer review into a transaction rather than an objective critique of the article" - @aidybarnett.bsky.social in his OSF @cos.io preprint! #PeerReview #SelfCitation #Preprint #OSF
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OSF
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August 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Self-citation requests can turn peer review into a transaction rather than an objective critique of the article" - @aidybarnett.bsky.social in his OSF @cos.io preprint! #PeerReview #SelfCitation #Preprint #OSF
osf.io/preprints/os...
osf.io/preprints/os...
Duct tape famously brought the Apollo 13 astronauts home alive – but you don't build a mission on duct tape and hope.
As Forensic Scientometrics nears its one-year mark, here’s a look at the ideas, cases, and solutions.
#FoSci #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSecurity
open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/...
As Forensic Scientometrics nears its one-year mark, here’s a look at the ideas, cases, and solutions.
#FoSci #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSecurity
open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/...
Beyond Duct Tape: Forensics, Fixes, and the Future of Science
A look back on (almost) a year of FoSci
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August 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Duct tape famously brought the Apollo 13 astronauts home alive – but you don't build a mission on duct tape and hope.
As Forensic Scientometrics nears its one-year mark, here’s a look at the ideas, cases, and solutions.
#FoSci #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSecurity
open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/...
As Forensic Scientometrics nears its one-year mark, here’s a look at the ideas, cases, and solutions.
#FoSci #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSecurity
open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/...
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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💚 Great news! As part of Emerald Publishing’s ongoing commitment to #ResearchIntegrity, Emerald has adopted Dimensions Author Check from Digital Science.
🔗 See our announcement: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/08...
@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social @dimensions.ai #ScholarlyPublishing #scholcomm
🔗 See our announcement: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/08...
@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social @dimensions.ai #ScholarlyPublishing #scholcomm
August 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
💚 Great news! As part of Emerald Publishing’s ongoing commitment to #ResearchIntegrity, Emerald has adopted Dimensions Author Check from Digital Science.
🔗 See our announcement: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/08...
@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social @dimensions.ai #ScholarlyPublishing #scholcomm
🔗 See our announcement: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/08...
@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social @dimensions.ai #ScholarlyPublishing #scholcomm
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hot off the press: huge infestation of crooked editors involved on paper mills unmasked. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
August 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
hot off the press: huge infestation of crooked editors involved on paper mills unmasked. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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🌟 Guest post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: "How Science is Gamed."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, @mcintold.bsky.social, and Will White discuss scientific manipulation and the need for a framework to classify & detect it.
🔗 Read their post now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/04/g...
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, @mcintold.bsky.social, and Will White discuss scientific manipulation and the need for a framework to classify & detect it.
🔗 Read their post now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/04/g...
Guest Post — How Science Is Gamed - The Scholarly Kitchen
A scholarly disinformation taxonomy could help prevent scholarly communications from being gamed by fraudulent actors.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🌟 Guest post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: "How Science is Gamed."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, @mcintold.bsky.social, and Will White discuss scientific manipulation and the need for a framework to classify & detect it.
🔗 Read their post now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/04/g...
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, @mcintold.bsky.social, and Will White discuss scientific manipulation and the need for a framework to classify & detect it.
🔗 Read their post now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/04/g...
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One last time before the weekend, my new story from this week, on a film that vanished in late January without explanation. Thanks to everyone who's read and shared it so far! If you haven't yet, please join this cool group of people!
Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector
If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...
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August 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
One last time before the weekend, my new story from this week, on a film that vanished in late January without explanation. Thanks to everyone who's read and shared it so far! If you haven't yet, please join this cool group of people!
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Are you ready for part 2? "Error vs. Deception: Unpacking the 'Why' of Retractions."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social, shares some sample retractions and discusses the Retraction Reasons Taxonomy in practice.
🔗 Read her post: fosci.substack.com/p/error-vs-d...
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social, shares some sample retractions and discusses the Retraction Reasons Taxonomy in practice.
🔗 Read her post: fosci.substack.com/p/error-vs-d...
July 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Are you ready for part 2? "Error vs. Deception: Unpacking the 'Why' of Retractions."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social, shares some sample retractions and discusses the Retraction Reasons Taxonomy in practice.
🔗 Read her post: fosci.substack.com/p/error-vs-d...
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social, shares some sample retractions and discusses the Retraction Reasons Taxonomy in practice.
🔗 Read her post: fosci.substack.com/p/error-vs-d...
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Did you know there was once a domestic cat constellation? 'Felis' was created by French astronomer Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande in 1799, but the International Astronomical Union dumped Felis when they created their official constellation boundaries in 1930. www.ianridpath.com/startales/fe...
July 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Did you know there was once a domestic cat constellation? 'Felis' was created by French astronomer Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande in 1799, but the International Astronomical Union dumped Felis when they created their official constellation boundaries in 1930. www.ianridpath.com/startales/fe...
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when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
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THREAD
Impostors
In January 2025 @digital-science.com's own @mcintold.bsky.social published a fascinating run-down of fake authors and impostors over the years. We explore the attention these pretend individuals have received over time. Her Substack is linked at the end. Strong recommend.
Impostors
In January 2025 @digital-science.com's own @mcintold.bsky.social published a fascinating run-down of fake authors and impostors over the years. We explore the attention these pretend individuals have received over time. Her Substack is linked at the end. Strong recommend.
July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
THREAD
Impostors
In January 2025 @digital-science.com's own @mcintold.bsky.social published a fascinating run-down of fake authors and impostors over the years. We explore the attention these pretend individuals have received over time. Her Substack is linked at the end. Strong recommend.
Impostors
In January 2025 @digital-science.com's own @mcintold.bsky.social published a fascinating run-down of fake authors and impostors over the years. We explore the attention these pretend individuals have received over time. Her Substack is linked at the end. Strong recommend.
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⚠️ This new blog post issues a warning: Co-authors Federica Silvi & Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social use @altmetric.com to investigate how questionable articles can move into Wikipedia and news outlets without notice.
🔗 See more at the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/research-a...
🔗 See more at the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/research-a...
July 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
⚠️ This new blog post issues a warning: Co-authors Federica Silvi & Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social use @altmetric.com to investigate how questionable articles can move into Wikipedia and news outlets without notice.
🔗 See more at the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/research-a...
🔗 See more at the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/research-a...
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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"Reframing Women Printmakers" a NEW book from WA looks at historic, global, Indigenous and contemporary hugely talented printmakers!
Have you got your copy yet? 🧡💛🧡
Via www.waterstones.com/book/reframi...
Or any good online or local bookstore in your area or country!
Have you got your copy yet? 🧡💛🧡
Via www.waterstones.com/book/reframi...
Or any good online or local bookstore in your area or country!
June 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"Reframing Women Printmakers" a NEW book from WA looks at historic, global, Indigenous and contemporary hugely talented printmakers!
Have you got your copy yet? 🧡💛🧡
Via www.waterstones.com/book/reframi...
Or any good online or local bookstore in your area or country!
Have you got your copy yet? 🧡💛🧡
Via www.waterstones.com/book/reframi...
Or any good online or local bookstore in your area or country!
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🚨 NEW: "Doctored Knowledge." Scientific sleuth René Aquarius co-authors with our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Leslie McIntosh, on how manipulated images in scientific papers can feed #AI & amplify harm.
🔗 See more on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/doctored-k...
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🔗 See more on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/doctored-k...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🚨 NEW: "Doctored Knowledge." Scientific sleuth René Aquarius co-authors with our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Leslie McIntosh, on how manipulated images in scientific papers can feed #AI & amplify harm.
🔗 See more on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/doctored-k...
@mcintold.bsky.social
🔗 See more on the #FoSci Substack: fosci.substack.com/p/doctored-k...
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