(16 Jul 2026) Overwhelming submission volumes, coupled with easy access to artificial intelligence tools making misconduct far easier, are increasing the pressure on editors and peer reviewers, which is turning once-rare jobs for research integrity specialists into commonplace ones at publishers.
A spokesperson for Taylor & Francis says the company’s publishing and ethics team “more than tripled in size in the last few years, responding to the increasing volume and complexity of cases”, while a spokesperson for Wiley says that research integrity is “a strategic priority”, and that “our investments in people, processes and technology have been significant”.
Meanwhile, Elsevier confirmed it has grown its specialist research integrity team from few than 10 people to more than 100 in the last three years, working across the Netherlands, UK, US, China and India, and backed by an investment of more than $20 million (€17.5m) in people and technology.
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