(24 Apr 2026) Researchers have amassed a data set of thousands of advertisements selling research-paper authorships online, shedding light on the global marketplace for academic fraud. The collection — the largest of its kind — contains more than 18,700 adverts that were posted between March 2020 and early April 2026 by seven paper mills — businesses that produce fake…
(21 Apr 2026) When it comes to plagiarism-related issues, there are three terms that get thrown around a lot: Authorship, Attribution, and Citation. The three terms are often used interchangeably. And, to be fair, there is a great deal of overlap between them. However, there are some key differences that are important to understand. As…
(12 May 2025) IOP Publishing is introducing the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) across all its proprietary journals to enhance recognition for authors. The taxonomy provides a standardised framework to define and recognise the diverse roles authors play during the production and publication of research outputs such as research articles. Using the CRediT taxonomy, authors can…
As the public awaits clarity on the legality of generative AI outputs, academics parse differences between how machines and humans borrow in creative pursuits. (22 Aug 2023) Academics and the public await more clarity on the legality of generative AI outputs. But this moment has renewed discussion about influence—one preoccupied not with the law…
(31 Jan 2023) The recent release of AI technology that generates new text has raised serious questions among the research community. For one, “Can ChatGPT be named an author of a research paper?” The resounding answer from arXiv leaders and advisors is, “No.” A computer program cannot, for example, take responsibility for the contents of…
(24 May 2022) From Scholarly Kitchen: “As you may have seen, the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (aka CRediT) was recently formalized as an ANSI/NISO standard, making it easier for organizations to give — and individuals to get — recognition for their specific contributions to a research publication (full disclosure: I am Director of Community Engagement for…
(8 Feb 2022) The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) today announces its publication of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) as an ANSI/NISO standard, Z39.104-2022. The taxonomy, which was originally developed in 2014, describes 14 roles that represent the typical range of contributors to scientific scholarly outputs, and that can be used to enable recognition and facilitate transparency to…