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Proofig AI: Image Proofing & Integrity software for scientific publications. Automatic detection of manipulation, duplication, plagiarism & AI-generated images. proofig.com
"From the experts, it seemed Proofig AI was by far the best choice, and here we are: further ensuring research integrity and guaranteeing the high quality of research output published by MDPI." - Milos Cuculovic, MDPI
🔗 blog.mdpi.com/2025/09/10/p...
Proofig AI + Turnitin: Stronger Together
“Proofig AI’s expertise in image screening is a natural complement to Turnitin’s mission to promote honesty and fairness.” – Todd Baker, VP of Alliances, Turnitin
Read the full press release:
shorturl.at/fyh0I
We are proud to announce a new multi-year collaboration with MDPI. Following a successful pilot, MDPI will implement pre-publication image screening with Proofig AI across selected biomedical journals, expanding further soon.
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/9tlRv
Turnitin x Proofig AI 🤝
A new collaboration bringing text and image integrity checks together to set a higher standard in research publishing.
🔍iThenticate text screening
🖼️ Proofig AI image forensics
📢Read more: shorturl.at/hJLiK
#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicPublishing #ImageIntegrity
🌟 Guest post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: "How Science is Gamed."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, @mcintold.bsky.social, and Will White discuss scientific manipulation and the need for a framework to classify & detect it.
🔗 Read their post now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/04/g...
Even honest research results can flip – a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
AI for Scientific Integrity: Detecting Ethical Breaches, Errors, and Misconduct in Manuscripts
#ResearchIntegrity #AI #AIGC #GenAI #WCRI2026 #WCRI
www.frontiersin.org/journals/art...
📍 Live from Chicago!
Proofig AI is at the 10th Peer Review Congress (Sept 3–5, Swissôtel). We’re proud to support global efforts to strengthen research transparency, reproducibility & integrity. Stop by our booth to connect!
#PeerReviewCongress #ResearchIntegrity
A new PNAS study uncovers how paper mills are flooding journals with questionable research—raising urgent concerns for publishers, editors & scientists.
📷 Duplicated images. Manipulated data. Peer review games.
Full study: shorturl.at/uyaqC
#ResearchIntegrity #PaperMills
🔒 Awareness of research integrity is rising—image duplication & AI-driven manipulation in papers demand stronger defenses. Journals are tightening checks & collaborating to safeguard science. 🔍 Read the latest insights by Elsevier: shorturl.at/4f7CY
#ResearchIntegrity #PublishingEthics
🧪 “Research integrity is no longer a compliance obligation—it’s an existential necessity.” — Dekel Faruhi, Proofig AI
As NIH cuts bite and donations dry up, institutions face a stark choice: invest in integrity or risk collapse.
🔗 Read Dekel’s full op-ed:
shorturl.at/ZUiGr
#ResearchIntegrity
🔍 More from yesterday’s update: Proofig AI just got faster, sharper, and smarter.
• Better splicing detection
• Improved artifact detection (cloning, content-aware edits)
• Faster,better, scalable infrastructure
We're committed to helping science move forward with integrity.
#ImageIntegrity
🚀 New in Proofig AI: Detect AI-generated Western blots & gels.
Now with the lowest false-positive rate in the field, giving you sharper screening and fewer false alarms.
Like an immune system adapting to new threats, Proofig AI keeps evolving to protect science.
🔗 www.proofig.com/ai-in-resear...
Springer Nature dropped a new #ResearchIntegrity course—essential learning for editors & authors. Pair that knowledge with Proofig AI image screening, and you’ve got end‑to‑end protection: policy savvy + automated AI system that flags image issues before submission.
Learn more 👉 shorturl.at/qZzxo
A group of research-integrity experts has launched a toolkit for researchers that outlines how to spot suspicious scientific papers.
https://go.nature.com/43U32fj
The image is divided into two sections. The left section features the logo and name "Proofig AI". Below it, there are three bullet points: "Detects Image Duplication & Manipulation", "Checks Transparency & Accuracy", and "Analyzes Microscopy, Western Blots, In-vivo and In-vitro". The right section has a blue oval at the top with the text "SCREENED BY iThenticate Professional Plagiarism Prevention". Below it, there are three bullet points: "Detects Plagiarism & AI Use", "Verifies Originality & Checks for Inadvertent Text Similarity", and "Ensures Proper Citation Practices"
🆕 New Research Integrity tools available to Feinberg faculty & staff! 🆕 Identify potential issues before manuscript submission, reducing the risk of delays, corrections, or retractions with Proofig and iThenticate: bit.ly/3RRl8J7
16.04.2025 15:49 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Just wrapped up an inspiring day at #CAUL2025 in Melbourne 🇦🇺
Matt represented Proofig AI, showing how we help uphold research integrity with AI-powered image checks.
Next stop: Adelaide this Friday — see you there!
#ProofigAI #ResearchIntegrity #AIinLibraries #Australia
Fake or duplicated images? Journals are fighting back with AI. This Nature article spotlights tools like Proofig AI helping editors spot everything from splicing to flipping. The goal: protect #ResearchIntegrity and publish with piece of mind. Read more: shorturl.at/HPope
12.06.2025 15:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Many aspects of editing are common sense, says Jana Christopher, an image-integrity analyst at the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, who is based in Heidelberg, Germany. For instance, it’s OK to increase the image’s contrast so that a cell or feature pops out against the background, but the background still has to be visible. Altering brightness or saturation is also acceptable as long as the modification is applied equally across the whole image. Cropping is fine if the process doesn’t remove elements that would change the interpretation of the image — after all, Christopher notes, selecting a particular field of view under the microscope is in itself a form of cropping and selective reporting. “The bottom line is that the images need to represent accurately what was observed experimentally,” she says.
The do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing.
I think this one paragraph covers about 90% of the queries we get on this kind of stuff.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Tal Sokolov’s new article dives into image fraud—cites earlier studies showing that up to 1 in 4 life-science papers contain duplicated or edited images, and explains how Proofig’s AI catches splices, clones, and AI-made fakes before submission.
Read the article 👉 shorturl.at/HhPWd
#LifeSciences #AI
📣 NEW: "Combatting Truth Decay" - our VP of Research Integrity @mcintold.bsky.social discusses disinformation & manipulation in scholarly research & publishing.
🔗 See her post on Substack about the Taxonomy of Disinformation: fosci.substack.com/p/combatting...
#ResearchIntegrity #FoSci #scholcomm
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: [APA's] Stepped Approach to Managing Responsible #AI: An Interview with Aaron Wood on Employee #Policies, #Rights Reservation, and #Research Integrity buff.ly/wsZGYZ6 via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
14.04.2025 20:28 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Enhancing research integrity through advanced technologies and expert oversight
13.04.2025 22:09 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Honored to sponsor #NCRI2025 at Northwestern University! Kevin and Shelley from our team are excited to connect, discuss research integrity, and share our innovative solutions. Visit our booth! #ProofigAI #ResearchIntegrity #AIinResearch
20.05.2025 15:47 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Looking back at 2024, Danielle Gerhard showed how AI could catch or create research fraud. Tools like Proofig AI helped expose misconduct. Did these efforts stay ahead of AI-generated fakes?💻
shorturl.at/hWxk7
#AI #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicSky
The UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) and UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) have released a joint statement welcoming the refreshed 2025 Concordat to Support Research Integrity www.ukrn.org/2025/04/08/u...
#ResearchIntegrity #UKRIO #UKRN #OpenResearch #Reproducibility #Concordat2025
A recent study shows us how long plagiarized works remained unretracted and what types of plagiarism take the longest.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/04/02/h...
#Plagiarism #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity
Excited to be at the MLA Conference 2025 in Pittsburgh! Kevin and Shelley from our team are at our booth—stop by and say hello! #ProofigAI #MLA2025 #ResearchIntegrity
01.05.2025 17:18 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Plagiarism is a huge threat to scientific credibility.
This blog details how retractions, lawsuits, and career-ending bans can result from even unintentional plagiarism. Stay ethical and safeguard your work.
shorturl.at/LFHNe
#Plagiarism #AI
