Dalmeet Singh Chawla

NIH decision looms about caps on scholarly-journal publishing fees Researchers are pleased about possible limit to publishers’ profits but say the proposed change is imperfect

Researchers are pleased about the #NIH possibly introducing caps on #OpenAccess fees its grantees can pay from their funding but say the change is imperfect—my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@jeremymberg.bsky.social, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca, @pamherd.bsky.social

NIH decision looms about caps on scholarly-journal publishing fees Researchers are pleased about possible limit to publishers’ profits but say the proposed change is imperfect

Researchers are pleased about the #NIH possibly introducing caps on #OpenAccess fees its grantees can pay from their funding but say the change is imperfect—my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@jeremymberg.bsky.social, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca, @pamherd.bsky.social

Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways Institutions and publishers need to weigh context carefully and provide support when needed, says the author of a new study on the issue.

Early-career researchers more likely than others to stop publishing after a retraction — my latest for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@shahanmemon.bsky.social, @fangferric.bsky.social

Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways Institutions and publishers need to weigh context carefully and provide support when needed, says the author of a new study on the issue.

Early-career researchers more likely than others to stop publishing after a retraction — my latest for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@shahanmemon.bsky.social, @fangferric.bsky.social

Job opportunities at Retraction Watch Here are our current open positions: Intern, Medical Evidence Project Editor, Medical Evidence Project Staff reporter, Retraction Watch Learn more about The Center for Scientific Integrity, and abo…

The Medical Evidence Project -- one of the six projects at our parent nonprofit, The Center For Scientific Integrity -- is hiring an intern!

Work with @jamesheathers.bsky.social

Researchers in India worry about access amid Sci-Hub ban Court order makes it harder for scientists in India to access pirate scientific paper site

Researchers in India fear they may lose access to academic papers after an Indian court’s decision to block the pirate website Sci-Hub — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

Peer reviewers like papers that cite them New report finds that referees are more likely to recommend studies that refer to their own work

Peer reviewers whose work is cited in the studies they are refereeing are significantly more likely to recommend accepting those papers than if their work is not cited, a new study has found. cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪

Researchers in India worry about access amid Sci-Hub ban Court order makes it harder for scientists in India to access pirate scientific paper site

Researchers in India fear they may lose access to academic papers after an Indian court’s decision to block the pirate website Sci-Hub — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

Peer reviewers like papers that cite them New report finds that referees are more likely to recommend studies that refer to their own work

Peer reviewers whose work is cited in the studies they are refereeing are significantly more likely to recommend accepting those papers than if their work is not cited, a new study has found.
cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪 #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter

Peer reviewers like papers that cite them New report finds that referees are more likely to recommend studies that refer to their own work

Peer reviewers are more likely to recommend accepting papers that cite their work — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@aidybarnett.bsky.social

Peer reviewers like papers that cite them New report finds that referees are more likely to recommend studies that refer to their own work

Peer reviewers are more likely to recommend accepting papers that cite their work — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@aidybarnett.bsky.social

ChatGPT tends to ignore retractions on scientific papers Study finds the chatbot doesn’t acknowledge concerns with problematic studies

The large language model–based chatbot ChatGPT fails to highlight the validity concerns with scientific papers that have been retracted or have been the subject of other editorial notices, according to a new study. cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪

ChatGPT ignores retractions of scientific papers — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@mikethelwall.bsky.social, @wisewoman.bsky.social

Dean accused of plagiarism in Bulgaria not guilty, ministry report says A governmental ministry in Bulgaria has concluded a dean at Sofia University is not guilty of plagiarism. But it appears the inquiries might not be complete. As we reported in December, Milen Zamfi…

My latest for @retractionwatch.com:

retractionwatch.com/2025/08/08/d...

Does ResearchGate have a growing credibility problem? A librarian who claims researchers are gaming the system by using fake profiles and inflated metrics explains how the platform can combat misuse.

I spoke to Savina Kirilova about misuse of ResearchGate for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Brokers of scientific fraud growing rapidly, study finds Publishers are not keeping up with paper mills and other purveyors of shoddy academic papers

Companies that broker and facilitate scientific fraud are large, resilient, and growing rapidly, according to a new study. cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪

Brokers of scientific fraud growing rapidly, study finds Publishers are not keeping up with paper mills and other purveyors of shoddy academic papers

Paper mills are ‘growing rapidly’ — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@reeserichardson.bsky.social, @clarivate.com, @tandfresearch.bsky.social

Does ResearchGate have a growing credibility problem? A librarian who claims researchers are gaming the system by using fake profiles and inflated metrics explains how the platform can combat misuse.

I spoke to Savina Kirilova about misuse of ResearchGate for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Brokers of scientific fraud growing rapidly, study finds Publishers are not keeping up with paper mills and other purveyors of shoddy academic papers

“Our main takeaway is we have no clue how large the problem is and how quickly this may overtake legitimate literature,” Richardson says. “But it’s clear that it’s already surpassed in scale the intervention measures that are designed to contain it.”

Story on paper mills by @dalmeet.bsky.social

Brokers of scientific fraud growing rapidly, study finds Publishers are not keeping up with paper mills and other purveyors of shoddy academic papers

Paper mills are ‘growing rapidly’ — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@reeserichardson.bsky.social, @clarivate.com, @tandfresearch.bsky.social

UK metascience unit releases first results Government research finds distributed peer review a positive for grant applications

My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

@ludowaltman.bsky.social, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social

UK metascience unit releases first results Government research finds distributed peer review a positive for grant applications

The UK government’s metascience unit, launched last year, released its first results on June 30. The study found that distributed peer review shortens the assessment and decision-making process for grant applications. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky 🧪

UK metascience unit releases first results Government research finds distributed peer review a positive for grant applications

My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:

cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

@ludowaltman.bsky.social, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social

Currently listening to a recorded message from Ukrainian science minister about changes being introduced at the country’s universities at #Metascience2025.

Would love to hear the same for Gaza’s universities (if there are any left).

#FreePalestineNow #EndTheGenocide

Scientists at odds on Utrecht University reforms to hiring and promotion criteria Not everyone wants to let the journal impact factor go.

More about the discussions around using the impact factor to evaluate researchers in the Netherlands.

#Metascience2025

www.nature.com/nature-index...

The UK launched a metascience unit. Will other countries follow suit? Tasked with finding better ways to conduct, distribute and fund research, the unit could set the standard for government-led ‘science of science’ initiatives.

About the UK's metascience unit: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#Metascience2025

Open-access row prompts editorial board of Elsevier journal to resign The board of the Journal of Informetrics has launched a new open-access publication.

Case of Quantitative Science Studies being formed by the former editorial board members of Journal of Informetrics in 2019 mentioned by @kylesiler.bsky.social at #Metascience2025:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@ludowaltman.bsky.social, @crsugimoto.bsky.social

The Retraction Watch Mass Resignations List via Flickr In 2023 alone, editors of eight journals on topics ranging from mathematics to biogeography all quit at once because of disputes with their publishing companies.  Mass resignations …

The @retractionwatch.com mass resignation list gets a shout out at #Metascience2025 by @kylesiler.bsky.social:

retractionwatch.com/the-retracti...

Science's Quality-Control Process Gets a Makeover Data underlying science’s quality control process is revealing worrying trends — and suggestions are pouring in on how to address the concerns.

More on reviewer fatigue:

undark.org/2018/10/01/s...

#Metascience2025

Physicists guardedly optimistic about UK’s new DARPA-like funding agency The Advanced Research and Invention Agency plans to support high-risk, high-reward research.

On ARIA:

pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...

#Metascience2025