(27 May 2026) China’s academic world has been thrown into turmoil after a former doctoral student launched a series of high-profile allegations accusing some of the country’s most prominent scholars of suspected research misconduct and data manipulation. The whistleblower, known online as “Geng Tongxue” (“Student Geng”), has rapidly become one of the most closely-watched figures on Chinese…
(6 Apr 2026) On January 6, 2026, freelance journalist Alex Preston published his review of the Jean-Baptiste Andrea book Watching Over Her. Though the review was overall positive, it became the source of controversy when, in March, readers noticed similarities between it and one published in The Guardian by Christobel Kent in August 2025. When confronted about…
(24 Feb 2026) The widespread availability of AI tools has put the potential for student academic misconduct and concerns around the possibility of enforcement in the spotlight. It has also contributed to a market for academic misconduct services. Exploring how these platforms draw users into a wider ecosystem of services, Gengyan Tang, Sarah Elaine Eaton and Wei Cai find…
(15 Jul 2025) Universities that relied too heavily on detection software to find students guilty of using generative artificial intelligence tools to draft assignments have been rapped over the knuckles by the sector ombudsman for England and Wales. The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) has issued new guidance urging institutions to be mindful of the “limitations” of…
(15 Apr 2025) The organization responsible for allocating basic research funding in China has issued misconduct findings against 26 researchers for violations ranging from breach of confidentiality to image manipulation, plagiarism, and buying and selling authorship. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, or NSFC, released the results of 15 misconduct investigations on April 11. Several of…
(19 Feb 2025) The summer of 2023 was not a good time for AI detectors. OpenAI famously recalled its AI detector, saying it wasn’t effective. A study by the Washington Post found serious gaps in the efficacy of AI detection systems, and a similar study by academic researchers found similar issues. Things weren’t looking significantly better…
(30 Dec 2024) At LibraryLearningSpace.com, we are dedicated to sharing what’s happening in the library and academic publishing world by curating news from across the globe. Looking back at 2024, the most viewed and frequently published topics were artificial intelligence (AI), research integrity, and our column of Ruth’s Rankings. AI’s Growing Role in Research …
(16 Nov 2024) Most academics have used ChatGPT for parts of their work, and many keep using it to help with manuscript writing. While AI is nowhere near replacing human authors in academia, it can substantially speed up writing. But doing so risks your content being flagged as AI-generated plagiarism. To know what you can…
(10 Oct 2024) Plagiarism used to be an arduous task. Finding and copying content to plagiarize was hard work in and of itself. It was primarily a tool for those unsure about the quality of their work rather than a time/work saver. But as technology made plagiarism easier, it became a powerful shortcut. This caused…
(14 Aug 2024) Turnitin announced they were ending private plans for PlagScan, a plagiarism detection service they acquired in 2021. With that imminent closure, individuals can only access Turnitin’s services through iThenticate, which costs $125 per search, or a third-party partner like Scribbr. However, Christian Moriarty, an ethics and law professor at St. Petersburg College, asked…