Luciana Machado

This recent RCT of an "AI stethoscope" claims the technology "shows promise" for diagnosing cardiovascular conditions.

It does not.

It is a textbook example of the risks of conducting unprincipled 'per protocol analyses'. Once again, peer review at a major medical journal has failed.

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Mega-journal Heliyon retracts hundreds of papers after internal audit Heliyon has published fewer papers and ramped up its retractions since a major indexing service put the journal on hold and the publisher launched an audit of all papers published in the journal si…

Mega-journal Heliyon retracts hundreds of papers after internal audit 

@retractionwatch.com
retractionwatch.com/2026/02/03/m...

Machine learning based screening of potential paper mill publications in cancer research: methodological and cross sectional study Objectives To train and validate a machine learning model to distinguish paper mill publications from genuine cancer research articles, and to screen the cancer research literature to assess the preva...

How many #CancerResearch papers may have been contributed to the literature by #PaperMills? We try to put numbers to this problem in our @bmj.com paper by @aidybarnett.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social & colleagues. Thank-you @nhmrc.bsky.social for funding
@sydney.edu.au
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

New Year, new #Bluesky user?
Interested in #ResearchIntegrity & looking to connect with others on @bsky.app?

Here are two #StarterPacks covering people connected with research integrity & there's still space so please share suggestions or wave to be added!

go.bsky.app/QN5upY5

go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N

✨2025 was a year of building, connecting, and growing.🌱

Check out a few highlights below.

We are also excited about all that 2026 will bring. Stay tuned for more on our evolving governance model and the launch of new resources and subscriptions.

#ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience #Community #SIA

🗣️ This is a great opportunity to learn how you can help keep papers with evidence of misconduct or fraud out of the scientific record. Read more about COSIG in the latest issue of REACH magazine:
www.sci-integrity.com/reach-octobe...
@cosig.net @reeserichardson.bsky.social

Congrats to the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative and all other awardees of the Einstein Foundation Berlin Award!
🥇👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@redebrrepro.bsky.social
@einsteinberlin.bsky.social

Influencer opinions are not healthcare. Treating them as such puts lives at risk. A heartbreaking story of what happens when misinformation replaces evidence and expertise:

Unfortunately I couldn’t be there in person for my #AIMOS2025 talk, but I’m grateful for the chance to share what we’re building at @sci-integrity.com, especially alongside @aimosinc.bsky.social, one of our wonderful partners!
🌏🤝 #SIA #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience #ScienceIntegrityAlliance

REACH October-December 2025 | Science Integrity Alliance REACH is a modern, interactive, and comprehensive digital magazine designed to meet the shared needs of all stakeholders in the research community.

Check out the latest issue of REACH magazine from @sci-integrity.com, which features COSIG on page 42!

www.sci-integrity.com/reach-octobe...

✨The new issue of REACH is live!
If you’re looking for inspiring weekend reading, I hope you’ll enjoy exploring this new issue.📗

🗣️ Share it with your colleagues or anyone who might find it useful.
🔗 www.sci-integrity.com/reach-octobe...

#openscience #researchintegrity #REACHmagazine #SIA

First page of Opinion piece: "Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism"

The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.

Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA

@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social

BMJ places expression of concern on heavily criticized stem cell paper The BMJ has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch…

@bmj.com has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch” between the study data and the article itself.

📗 The new issue of REACH Magazine is almost here!

🔍 Featuring insights on the future of peer review, updated guidance on research misconduct oversight, science sleuthing with Lonni Besançon, WCRI history, and more.

👀 Stay tuned!
#REACHmagazine #SIA #ResearchIntegrity

The Pandemic's Risky Bet- Publishing Science Before It Was Checked- Video Lay summary YouTube video by The Collaborative Library

🚀 The first video created for the #MIRROR hub is out, marking the start of a series of multimedia resources developed in partnership with @collablibrary.bsky.social and designed to make meta-research insights more engaging, inclusive, and actionable. #SIA #MetaResearch
youtu.be/M70yZ_55AQQ?...

🌱 We're thrilled to share that our editorial team is growing! Under the leadership of Matt Hodgkinson (Editorial Lead), SIA’s newly formed Editorial Committee brings together a stellar group of experts.✨✨
@mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy @andre-brasil.bsky.social @danielucko.bsky.social

🌟 The Science Integrity Alliance welcomes James Parry as Senior Strategic Advisor! James brings 20 years of research integrity leadership, including 15 years as Chief Executive of UKRIO, supporting 120+ orgs. At SIA, he'll drive partnerships and advance our educational platforms.
Welcome James! 👏👏👏

"Much of what shapes a scientific paper never sees the light of day."

RoRI's André Brasil writes about MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) and opening the black box of peer review in the inaugural issue of REACH by @sci-integrity.com: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...

Heading home after #PRC10 feeling inspired by so many people with fresh ideas on how to make research better, and the highlight was reconnecting with my wonderful friend @james-mcauley.bsky.social after 10 years! Let’s keep the conversation going at the Science Integrity Alliance’s community forum!

Arrived in Chicago for the Peer Review Congress and looking forward to hearing about strategies to safeguard the scholarly literature from fraud and misconduct, while engaging in productive networking. #PCR10 #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity

The launch of this inaugural issue marks an important milestone for SIA, bringing together some of the most important conversations happening in the research integrity space. I truly hope our community enjoys reading it!

🌟 REACH is live!
A new digital magazine on research integrity & open science.

📖 In this issue:
✨ Launch of the Science Integrity Alliance
✨ Coverage of the U.S. Conference on Research Integrity
✨ COPE’s evolution in publication ethics
...and more!

🔗 Read here: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...

🌟 Can you visualize a future in which you’ve won a grant of up to £25,000? #CatalystGrant

💡🌱 Digital Science’s 2025 Catalyst Grant is now open for applications - with the theme of #DataVisualization.

🔗 See more about our Catalyst Grant - and apply here: www.digital-science.com/investment/c...

This is going to be incredible! 5 days to go! 🔥

🎬 Episode 3 of "Meet Our Partners" video series is here! We're proud to feature the Brazilian Reproducibility Network @redebrrepro.bsky.social—a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional initiative promoting transparent and reliable research practices across Brazil.🇧🇷 #ResearchIntegrity #Reproducibility

Research integrity, thick and thin - Synthese We contrast two value-schemas of research integrity. One is the ‘thick’ ethos of an immersed and ethical researcher. The other is the ‘thin’ rules, responsibilities, and metrics that we use to communi...

We discuss cultural change initiatives to promote #researchintegrity. We distinguish 2 schemas of research integrity:
👉The thick, lived kind
👉The thin, rule-based kind.
We need both. What’s interesting is trying to understand how they relate. Had fun writing this!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

This guy was visiting my butterfly garden 😍

I believe the Café strikes a balance: it’s broader than Slack but more focused than traditional social media. As part of the SIA platform, it connects a community around shared values and offers a trusted space to exchange updates, resources, and developments in research integrity and open science.

Science Integrity Alliance Together, we lead the movement toward a more transparent, accountable, and trustworthy scientific community.

Here’s how:
1. Sign up at www.sci-integrity.com
2. Go to Account > Visibility and Privacy > Profile Privacy and switch to Public
3. Add a photo and short bio to complete your profile
4. Join the Café via My Groups > Explore Groups > Suggested Groups > click Join on Integrity Café. 2/2 #IntegrityCafe

👀 Have you heard? The Integrity Café is now open on the #ScienceIntegrityAlliance platform!

☕️ The Integrity Café is a welcoming space to share resources, spotlight events, and post quick updates on #ResearchIntegrity and #OpenScience. Ready to join? 1/2