(26 Mar 2024) Media attention can boost a scientist’s career, bringing them prestige and making it easier to attract collaborators and students. But there are disparities in who gets named in news stories about scientific research, according to a new study: Scientists with East Asian and African names are less likely to be mentioned or quoted…
(20 Mar 2024) AI’s ability to quickly generate article summaries from a single question is always fascinating. The paragraphs are often well structured, and many do include real sources. But how accurate is the generated content? Do the sources support their statements? Can this summary be treated as literature review? In this post, Aster Zhao of The…
(28 Mar 2024) Every research article submitted to a journal should come with a digital certificate validating that the authors’ institution(s) has completed a series of checks to ensure research integrity. Journals should not hold primary responsibility for detecting, correcting, and punishing authors for inappropriate behavior. Scholarly Kitchen has the article in full.
(19 Mar 2024) PIDs in scholarly communications and research infrastructure have garnered government attention lately. By aligning with frameworks such as FAIR and POSI and incorporating insights from global initiatives, we present some desirable characteristics of PID infrastructures to guide them. The article in full is here.
(19 Mar 2024) Christos Petrou, founder and Chief Analyst at Scholarly Intelligence, explored two research categories, a fast one (Biochemistry) and a slow one (Economics & Econometrics), showing the wild variation in performance among journals that have similar profiles. He also discussed how publishers have become more concerned about speed these days, but they are…
(29 Feb 2024) The landscape of scientific and technical publishing is undergoing a transformative evolution as major players harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their products and services. With a focus on improving efficiency, accuracy, and innovation, publishers are integrating AI-driven features and capabilities into their offerings, setting the stage for a new…
(8 Feb 2024) On February 8, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released Version 2.0 of the NIST Research Data Framework (RDaF). The NIST RDaF is a multi-stakeholder, international effort designed to provide organizations with a structured approach to developing a customizable strategy for the management of research data. Considering the complexity of the research…
(12 Feb 2024) Unscrupulous researchers have many options for gaming citations metrics, new study highlights. In 2023, a new Google Scholar profile appeared online featuring a researcher no one had ever heard of. Within a few months, the scientist, and expert in fake news, was listed by the scholarly database as their field’s 36th…
(16 Feb 2024) The images, created with Midjourney, feature misspelled labels like ‘dck’ and ‘testtomcels.’ In its apology, the journal, Frontiers, gives a weak explanation for what happened. The paper, titled “Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway,” was published on Feb. 13, 2024, and promptly made the rounds…
(19 Feb 2024) The CAS Journal Ranking Team releases Early Warning Journal List 2024(EWL)! The 2024 edition of the EWL targets two key concerns: 1) Academic misconduct that jeopardizes the integrity of the scientific research ecosystem, including practices like citation manipulation and operation of paper mills; 2) Inappropriate actions that hinder the global dissemination of specific…