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Footprints of a fraudulent system

Investigations reveal the role of illegal services, journal editors, and intermediaries in the publication of articles subsequently retracted in PLOS ONE

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Firewall for science

Tool capable of identifying scientific journals that use questionable practices

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Low impact

Most retracted papers have had an insignificant number of citations, Hungarian study finds

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Whistleblowers

Journals start crediting sleuths who uncover ethical breaches in articles, supporting retractions

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Time to punish

Indian university ranking to penalize institutions with a high number of retractions

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Former upcoming minister

Former university president loses bid to become South Korea’s education minister after accusations of plagiarism

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Obituary

Zootechnician integrated the science of animal welfare into livestock farming

Mateus Paranhos da Costa devoted his research to balancing livestock productivity with quality of life for animals

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Progress on shaky ground

University ranking uses indicators linked to scientific misconduct to classify institutions

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The article writing style of ChatGPT

One in seven biomedical papers published in 2024 was written with support from artificial intelligence, study shows

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Journal stops publishing papers amid investigation into suspected misconduct

Journal stops publishing papers amid investigation into suspected misconduct

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Copy, paste, and embarrass yourself

Website lists almost a hundred scientific articles that contain phrases copied from ChatGPT queries

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Somber details

The untold story of Black inmates who participated in a coercive malaria study

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Historic punishment

Unprecedented punishment for Harvard behavioral scientist accused of falsifying data

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Scientific journals under heavy fire

American newspapers suffer budget cuts and threats from the federal government

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Doctoral study set to investigate the operation and business models of paper mills

Doctoral study set to investigate the operation and business models of paper mills

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English universities respond to new regulations on harassment and sexual violence against students

English universities respond to new regulations on harassment and sexual violence against students

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Integrity

USP creates Office of Research Integrity and Protection

New office tasked with preventing conflicts of interest and supporting entrepreneurial teachers

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Traces of fraud in second-rate images

Experts identify new form of academic misconduct related to the sale of product designs

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Sanctions made public

Chinese government punishes 26 researchers for misconduct and shares details in online report

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Irrelevant references

Paper retracted after authors criticize peer reviewers for pressuring them to include citations

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End of a relationship

Journal editors rebel against publisher, announcing mass resignation and intention to create a new journal

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Deteriorating environment

Study identifies universities and institutions around the world where article retractions and cases of scientific misconduct are particularly high

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Immediate disapproval

People accused of sexual harassment lose more citations than those accused of scientific misconduct, study finds

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Cuckoos in the nest

Study finds that one in every 25 highly cited scientists has had a paper retracted, sparking a debate about prestige and integrity

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Behavior guide

Study examines the importance of codes of conduct to prevent sexual harassment at conferences

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Unsustainable situation

Neuroscientist accused of manipulating images in Alzheimer's article resigns from university

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ETHICS

Online science communicators discuss limits for advertising campaigns

Online science communicators discuss limits for advertising campaigns

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INTEGRITY

Use of fake email addresses leads to retraction of 45 articles by Brazilian scientists

Peer review was compromised: three reviewers suggested by the authors were not who they appeared to be

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Double-checking

Initiative to fund extra verification step for biomedical research results aims to prevent publication of studies that undermine trust in science

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Retracted studies

New repository of problematic preprints that were removed by their authors

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