Publishing with Integrity
A weekly newsletter that discusses scholarly research with a strong focus on research integrity
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The Market for Authorship
Authorship is meant to signal intellectual contribution and responsibility. Yet in parts of the academic publishing ecosystem, authorship is increasingly becoming something else: a tradable commodity. Purchased authorships, ghostwritten manuscripts, honorary authorship and guest authorship practices suggest that the meaning of authorship may be shifting. ...
Why paper mills exist
Paper mills are one of the biggest challenges facing scholarly publishing. But rather than simply trying to detect paper mill articles, we should also ask a more fundamental question: why does a global market for manufactured research papers exist in the first place? This edition ...
Scholarly publishing is undergoing structural change
Scholarly publishing is changing rapidly. Output is increasing, incentives are intensifying, and new integrity risks are emerging. In this inaugural edition, we examine how structural pressures shape publication behaviour, and why trust in the scholarly record matters more than ever. ...