Accountability in Research: Ethics, Integrity, and Policy

When discussing the impacts of the US government shutdown on science, the #peer_review & editorial work done by federal scientists & staff is overlooked. Their absence is a halt in engagement with sharp minds. I miss their presence at @accountabilityair.bsky.social & look forward to their return.

Comparing companion open access journals to their traditional journal counterparts Many traditional journals have launched companion open access (cOA) journals with similar scope and aims. These journals seek better article dissemination through removal of the paywall and use of ...

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"Comparing companion open access journals to their traditional journal counterparts"

Alexander Pohlman et al.

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#OpenScience
#AcademicPublishing
#AcademicJournals

Comment les chercheurs réagissent-ils lorsqu’ils identifient une erreur dans la littérature scientifique ? Au sein du projet NanoBubbles, nous travaillons à comprendre les mécanismes de correction de la science, et à déterminer comment, quand et pourquoi la science échoue-t-elle à s’auto-corriger. C’est da...

💡Comment les chercheurs réagissent-ils lorsqu’ils identifient une erreur dans la littérature scientifique ? carnetist.hypotheses.org/2511 ➡️ pour une courte présentation de mon papier sur le sujet dans Accountability in Research @accountabilityair.bsky.social

On polarization, incommensurability, and value-laden research. A response to Bjørn Hofmann, 2024 In this commentary, I integrate Bjørn Hofmann’s thorough analysis of polarization in research with two considerations. First, Hofmann defines polarization as characterized by incommensurable positi...

🔍 Debating Polarization in Research

Bjorn Hofmann’s recent paper sparked a thoughtful discussion on how we conceptualize polarization in science.

👉 Read the full debate:

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#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicDebate #Polarization

Polarization in research or mere dissent – a need for better demarcation Dr Bjørn Hofmann’s views on polarization in research are insightful. However, many if not most types of differences in scientific opinions might thus be included as polarization. It could be argued...

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"Polarization in research or mere dissent – a need for better demarcation"

Bor Luen Tang

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On and off-the-record correction practices: A survey-based study of how chemistry researchers react to errors This survey-based study (982 participants) explores chemistry researchers’ practices and motivations in correcting errors in scientific publications.While respondents believe errors should be corre...

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"On and off-the-record correction practices: A survey-based study of how chemistry researchers react to errors"

freddie2310.bsky.social

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A classroom exercise for improving mentor/mentee relationships Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) courses seek to heighten awareness of the importance of mentor/mentee interactions and other topics, but questions remain – e.g., how best to train mentors/men...

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"A classroom exercise for improving mentor/mentee relationships"

Robert Klitzman

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#ResponsibleResearch

Psychiatry vs. medicine editor-in-chiefs’ research publications in their own journals before, during, and after their tenures – An exploratory study To compare self-publication rates by editors-in-chief (EICs) of psychiatry vs. medicine journals before, during, and after their editorships.Frequency of self-publication by 25 psychiatry EICs and ...

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"Psychiatry vs. medicine editor-in-chiefs’ research publications in their own journals before, during, and after their tenures"

Justin Nguyen, Christopher Tuohino, Charlotte Horowitz, & Robert T. Rubin

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Assessing the influence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on awareness and behavior in medical research integrity: An online survey study Generative Artificial Intelligence(GenAI) significantly enhances medical research efficiency but raises ethical concerns regarding research integrity. The lack of systematic guidelines for its ethi...

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"Assessing the influence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on awareness and behavior in medical research integrity: An online survey study"

Xiaoting Peng, et al.

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#GenAI
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#UTAUTModel

AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues Guided by Brey’s Anticipatory Technology Ethics, we examined AI-based research mentors (AIRMs) through technology foresight as well as identification and evaluation of ethical issues. Scenario plan...

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"AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues"

Daniel Crean, Michał Wieczorek, Bert Gordijn & Alan J. Kearns

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#AI
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ResearchIntegrity

Ranking-based sanctions for retraction-afflicted elite researchers The 2024 Stanford career-long list of the world’s top 2% scientists (WTSs) by citation impact, which for the first time includes retraction data, offers a unique opportunity to explore research int...

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"Ranking-based sanctions for retraction-afflicted elite researchers"

Shaoxiong Brian Xu & Guangwei Hu

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#Retractions
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#Sanctions
#EliteResearcher

Randomised clinical trials integrity and patient, carer and public involvement: A scoping umbrella review Patient, carer and public involvement (PCPI), an approach being endorsed in research, may also improve research integrity. After prospective registration (https://osf.io/nfgxp), we conducted a scop...

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"Randomised clinical trials integrity and patient, carer and public involvement: A scoping umbrella review"

Balázs Juhász et al.

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Embedding ethics in synthetic life research: A case study on Ethical Foresight Analysis Innovative research in emerging fields may give rise to future ethical issues. Yet at developmental stages it cannot be reliably known what those issues are. This presents a problem, because it is ...

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"Embedding ethics in synthetic life research: A case study on Ethical Foresight Analysis"

Sander Joachim Boerema & Daphne Desiree Brandenburg

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Research on retractions: A systematic review and research agenda There is a growing concern about the scale of journal retractions across the globe science system, and about the implications of the increase in retractions for scientific record and research integ...

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"Research on retractions: A systematic review and research agenda"

Sefika Mertkan, David Mills, Aygil Takir, Esma Emmioğlu

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#Retraction
#ResearchIntegrity
#ScholarlyPublishing
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GAIDeT (Generative AI Delegation Taxonomy): A taxonomy for humans to delegate tasks to generative artificial intelligence in scientific research and publishing The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in research raises concerns about transparency, accountability, and task delegation. While frameworks such as CRediT and the NIST AI Use ...

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"GAIDeT (Generative AI Delegation Taxonomy): A taxonomy for humans to delegate tasks to generative artificial intelligence in scientific research and publishing"

Yana Sychikova et al.

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#AI
#GenAI

AI disclosure, moral shame, and the punishment of honesty Disclosure of AI use is seen as a sign of the author’s honesty and commitment to the principle of transparency. However, existing discussions have paid little attention to a special case: authors w...

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"AI disclosure, moral shame, and the punishment of honesty"

Aorigele Bao & Yi Zeng

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#AIGC
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"Disparate data retention standards in biomedical research"

Carolyn Lye, MD, JD, Minal Caron, Lauren Walsh, Barbara Bierer, Mark Barnes

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#DataManagement
#ResearchIntegrity

Balanced examination of positive publication bias impact Positive publication bias is the tendency to favor studies that reject null hypotheses for publication and is widely regarded as detrimental to research enterprise quality. However, this view overs...

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"Balanced examination of positive publication bias impact"

Mark Louie F. Ramos

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"Analysis of scientific paper retractions due to data problems: Revealing challenges and countermeasures in data management"

Wanfei Hu et al.

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#RetractionWatch
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+1 year ago we limited manuscript submissions to 4 per author p/y @accountabilityair.bsky.social, but overall, submissions have grown anyway. I wonder if the NIH would face the same challenge.

AI, originality, and attribution: Researchers’ perspectives on distinguishing contributions Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into research, significantly challenging established scholarly norms around originality, contribution, and authorship. While policies are dev...

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"AI, originality, and attribution: Researchers’ perspectives on distinguishing contributions"

Yanyi Wu, Xinyu Lu & Chenghua Lin

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#Originality
#ResearchIntegrity

Evaluating the effectiveness of a Delphi-validated educational video in enhancing awareness and understanding of predatory journals among residents and medical students This study seeks to assess the impact of a Delphi-validated educational video on improving comprehension of predatory journals among medical students and residents.Participants completed pre-video ...

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"Evaluating the effectiveness of a Delphi-validated educational video in enhancing awareness and understanding of predatory journals among residents and medical students"

Alessandro Martinino et al.

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Implementation, barriers, and improvement strategies for CRediT: A scoping review This scoping review aims to investigate the reasons for adopting the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) in scholarly publishing, identify barriers to its implementation or concerns about its use, ...

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"Implementation, barriers, and improvement strategies for CRediT: A scoping review"

Tove Godskesen, Gert Helgesson & Stefan Eriksson

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#Authorship
#ScopingReview
#ResearchIntegrity

Managing data in collaborative research starts with the researcher: A Soil CRC case study Multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research centers are central to the concept of collaborative science. A challenge to the success of these research centers is their “data sharing readiness”...

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"Managing data in collaborative research starts with the researcher: A Soil CRC case study"

Nathan Robinson, Jude Channon, Simon Clarendon & David Medyckyj-Scott

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A data mining-based study on academic publication retractions in the 21st Century Background: The rising number of academic retractions has drawn increasing attention across the academic community. With the availability of large-scale retraction data from Crossref and Retraction...

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“A data mining-based study on academic publication retractions in the 21st Century"

Qian Shen, Xueyan Gao & Xiaomeng Xiong

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#Retraction
#ResearchMisconduct
#Scientometrics

Author academic influence and manuscript acceptance: Evidence from peer review in cell press journals Prior studies on peer review have largely focused on manuscript characteristics as the primary determinants of acceptance decisions. Although author academic influence is widely recognized in pract...

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“Author academic influence and manuscript acceptance: Evidence from peer review in cell press journals"

Guangyao Zhang, Lili Wang, Yixian Yin & Xianwen Wang

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#AcademicPublishing
#AcademicInfluence

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“Developing, implementing, and transferring a faculty-led RCR training program"

Kory Trott & Lisa M. Lee

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We are thrilled to report that with the release of the new Impact Factors from Web of Science, Accountability in Research received a 4.0!

Thank you to our amazing Associate Editors, Editorial Board, and very hard-working reviewers - it's an amazing group!

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Research integrity in Spain: Great expectations, mediocre results Reliable scientific knowledge allows us to better understand the natural world, grounds interventions to improve health and wellbeing of humans and other entities, contributes to economic developme...

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“Research integrity in Spain: Great expectations, mediocre results"

Inmaculada de Melo-Martin

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The politicization of retraction The retraction of flawed scientific journal articles is one of the most important means by which science “self-corrects.” The prevailing consensus is that retraction is appropriate only when the re...

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The politicization of retraction

Samuel V. Bruton

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