A cartoon drawing of a light brown camel with one hump. At the position where one might find an udder, we see a baby camel hanging. It is to illustrate the absurdity of the sentence "The definition and definition of microbes on the camel’s camel is very important ", found in the abstract of a paper about the camel udder microbiome.

New blog post: The Camel's Camel.
Today, I found a beautiful example of synonymized plagiarism involving the microbiome of a camel’s udder.
#TorturedPhrases #ScienceIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity
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Can science be done better – and if yes, how?

At the #ScienceTBD Symposium, researchers from 30+ institutions met for 2 days of open and honest discussions on research culture, #openscience, incentives, misconduct, and #sciencecommunication.

#ScienceIntegrity #ResearchCulture #OpenScience #iDiv

🧪 Cuts to research budgets, attacks on universities and pressure on health agencies are turning “science under siege” into a global health risk—delaying action on vaccines, pandemics and climate, and eroding public trust.

#ScienceIntegrity #PublicHealth #Climate

Why would a researcher fake their data?

It's not always greed — sometimes the system pushes them to it. Ivan Oransky has seen thousands of cases and his answer might surprise you.

Full episode in bio 🎙️

#OOTLPodcast #RetractWatch #ScienceIntegrity

(PDF) Overspecialization and the Fragmentation of Scientific Knowledge -The Molehill Effect How Niche Research, Consensus-Based Objectivity, and Missing Integration Shape Contemporary Research Epistem... PDF | Contemporary scientific research is characterized by increasing specialization, resulting in fragmented knowledge structures across disciplines.... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

I explore this tension between precision and perspective in my latest paper, examining how science can thrive when we balance specialization with broader inquiry.
🧪 #Interdisciplinarity #ResearchIntegrity #SciWri #SciComm #philsci #SciComment #ResearchQuality #ScienceIntegrity #ResearchEthics

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

Partnership News:

We are pleased to announce that iRISE is now an official partner of the Science Integrity Alliance (SIA).

Advancing research integrity, transparency and reproducibility- together!

Explore SIA: www.sci-integrity.com

#ScienceIntegrity #Collaboration #Reproducibility

Two photos from the scientific paper, both showing an electron microscopy photo (black and white) of a white cell with lots of extrusions (tentacle like). I have added green and pink boxes to show areas that look duplicated.

An Editorial Expression of Concern by @Nature for one of Marc Tessier-Lavigne (former @Stanford president)'s papers.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ImageForensics
#ScienceIntegrity

Five rhetorical signs that might reveal research misconduct A new study from Chalmers University of Technology suggests that research misconduct may leave traces in the text itself, not only in how the research is conducted. By analyzing scientific articles later retracted for misconduct, the researchers identified five recurring rhetorical "warning signals" that can indicate when a study is designed to appear credible despite unreliable foundations.

🤫Can flawed research *reveal* itself in its writing? Chalmers U. found “warning signals” in retracted studies! 🤔Detecting deception through text…🤯 #ScienceIntegrity

Source: phys.org/news/2026-01-rhetorical-...

Lancet publication links fraudsters and institutional corruption Summary On 16 December 1989, the Lancet published a letter by Dr Anjan Kumar Banerjee and Professor Tim Peters commenting on a paper by Dr Andrew Wakefield and colleagues, which had been published …

The Banerjee-Peters[-Wakefield] frauds and scandals exposed by Peter Wilmshurst. 😱There is much more than I suspected, including patients' assault.
#ScienceIntegrity

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#ScienceIntegrity #OpenScience #ResearchTransparency #AcademicPublishing
📣 New study alert: Nearly half of research projects in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences remain unpublished—even years after data collection.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Without space for uncertainty, science risks becoming a scripted activity rather than a search for understanding.

Real inquiry requires freedom.

#science 🧪
#ScienceQuality
#ScienceIntegrity
#SciencePolicy
#AcademicPressures
#ResearchBias
#ResearchCulture
#PublishOrPerish

And slowly, the inner compass of curiosity is replaced by a strategic navigation of incentives.

In short: “career logic” means decisions are optimized for CV value rather than intellectual value—choosing safe topics, tailoring results, avoiding risks.

#ResearchCulture
#ScienceIntegrity
#SciComm

Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide study A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scientific research and influence government decision-making.

🤫A 25-yr secret unravels! Landmark study on Roundup retracted. Corporate shadows & twisted science…what truths were hidden? 🌿 #ScienceIntegrity

Source: phys.org/news/2025-12-ghostwriter...

Reproducibility is foundational but often compromised. Studies may use ambiguous protocols, untested tools, or selective reporting. If methods are opaque or poorly documented, does science genuinely self-correct, or does it merely create an illusion of rigor?
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#SciWri
#metasci
#ScienceIntegrity

Former NASA journalist talks climate change censorship Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

Former NASA science journalist says climate change references were edited out of her work before publication.

“To go in after it had been reviewed by scientists... to make a big change like that—that was new,” says Karin Kirk (@karinkirk.bsky.social)

#ClimateWeek #ScienceIntegrity

Reformation of Science Publishing: The Stockholm Declaration
Full declaration: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Sign it: sciii-it.org/stockholm-de...

🧪 #AcademicsSky #SciencePublishing #ScienceIntegrity @royalsociety.org @royalsocietypublishing.org @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social

I recently joined Science Integrity Alliance as Editorial Lead. REACH is the alliance's quarterly magazine for research integrity and open science and just published its second issue.

www.sci-integrity.com/reach-october-december-2...

I can't take credit for this fantastic edition […]

Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs

A new study led by Carlos Chaccour and Matthew Rudd analyses more than 730,000 letters to scientific journals, and raises concerns about the growing use of #AI tools in academic publishing.

Read in @science.org: 🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/ukszxtdgri

#ScienceIntegrity #ResearchEthics #AIinScience

Very bizarre.
An investigation by @cuny.edu's expert panel found "evidence highly suggestive of deliberate scientific misconduct" - but the university concluded that Dr. Wang did not do misconduct.
#ScienceIntegrity
@charlespiller.bsky.social reports at Science.

They’re linking autism to Tylenol and touting an unproven drug as treatment. The Receipts matter here. #AutismAwareness #PublicHealth #ScienceIntegrity #HealthPolicy #MedicalEthics

Scientific integrity and national health security are at stake. SBM signed coalition letters urging oversight of the recent dismissal of CDC leadership, calling for transparency and accountability from Congress.

Read the full letter here: www.sbm.org/advocacy/sig... #ScienceIntegrity

Congressional Subcommittee Calls for Investigation of Trump Administration's Health Policies Subcommittee urges oversight of HHS following firing of CDC director and health research disruptions.

"With urgent calls for accountability and concerns over public health overshadowing AI advancements, Congress is demanding a reckoning on the Trump administration's controversial health policies."

Learn more here!

#US #CitizenPortal #USHealthCare #ScienceIntegrity #PublicHealth

Over 85 scientists say Energy Dept. climate report lacks merit Over 85 top climate scientists on Tuesday said that the Trump Energy Department's recent climate assessment used to justify an unwinding of federal greenhouse gas rules does not meet standards for scientific integrity.

Over 85 climate scientists have condemned the DOE’s new climate assessment, calling it flawed, biased, and lacking scientific integrity. A stark warning on the dangers of politicized science.

tinyurl.com/yzbxx92w #ClimateAction #ScienceIntegrity #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #ClimateData

Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds - Slashdot For years, whistle-blowers have warned that fake results are sneaking into the scientific literature at an increasing pace. A new statistical analysis backs up the concern. From a report: A team of researchers found evidence of shady organizations churning out fake or low-quality studies on an indus...

🚨Science under siege! Fake studies are multiplying, threatening discovery. Is truth dissolving? 🔬✨ #ScienceIntegrity

Source: science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/05/0137204/f...

Céline Thillou : Comment enseigner l’intégrité scientifique? YouTube video by Académie de Médecine (ARMB)

#ScienceIntegrity toujours avec Celine Thillou de l' @umons.bsky.social : Comment enseigner l’intégrité scientifique aux universitaires faisant leur thèse et aux promoteurs?
youtu.be/X1OqOuF2I9Y
#science 👩‍🔬 #AcademicSky #Belgium @wbe.bsky.social #ResearchMethods #Education

Carole Chapin : L’intégrité scientifique en France, état des lieux YouTube video by Académie de Médecine (ARMB)

Après l'intégrité scientifique en Flandres et en Europe, le cas de la #France, avec Carole Chapin, PhD youtu.be/gHE9CdTyGd8 #ScienceIntegrity 🧪 #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicIntegrity #Science #Medsky #AcademicSky 👩🏼‍🔬 @hceres.bsky.social

AI hype, crackling northern lights and more: take it all in with these holiday reads Ten of Nature’s recent contributors share their current book obsessions.

"[Csaba Szabo’s] engaging book is stuffed with facts and evidence...His call to arms could not come soon enough."—Anna Abalkina, Nature. buff.ly/gi7LfTZ #BiomedicalResearch #ReproducibilityCrisis #ScienceIntegrity #BookReview #ReadUP nature.com

Bert Seghers : L'intégrité scientifique : la situation en Flandre et en Europe YouTube video by Académie de Médecine (ARMB)

Reparlons d'intégrité scientifique en Flandres et en #Europe avec Bert Seghers de la #VCWI & #ENRIO youtu.be/r4N70uuMeG0
#scienceintegrity #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicIntegrity #Science #Medsky #AcademicSky @sci-integrity.com @accountabilityair.bsky.social @cos.io @nrin-integrity.bsky.social

Are we unintentionally #encouraging the #wrong research #behaviors?

Read the full post: editorscafe.org/details.php?...

#AcademicPublishing #ResearchCulture #EditorVoices #PeerReview #ResponsibleResearch #EditorsCafe #ScienceIntegrity #PublishOrPerish #OpenScience #MentalHealthInAcademia

"Excuses are like assholes. Everybody's got one!"
#ResearchIntegrity #ScienceIntegrity