#pubpeer — Public Fediverse posts

TIL that commercial publishers still really suck as conduit of the scientific discourse.

Three months, and no updates, just a "we're looking at it. don't contact us, don't contact the author"

Are they just waiting to see it blow over?

https://www.pubpeer.com/publications/E18F253C8EB7B947220AFDB4F608FC

#publishing #frontiers #pubpeer

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/11/21/springer-nature-flags-paper-with-fabricated-reference-to-article-not-written-by-our-cofounder/

This is very meta... essentially someone who is in the business of writing fake papers has written a fake paper criticizing Pubpeer and post publication peer review as being vulnerable to “misuse” and “hyper-skepticism.

#RetractionWatch #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #ScholarlyPublishing #PostPublicationReview #PubPeer #FakeScience #MetaScience #PeerReview #ScienceFraud

A closer look at the PubPeer discussions involving Esam Agamy (University of Sharjah Chancellor) reveals repeated concerns about duplicated images, reused data, and lack of corrective action.

PubPeer gives scientists and readers a chance to hold the record accountable — and these threads show why institutional response and editorial transparency matter.

Read and judge for yourself 👇
🔗 https://pubpeer.com/search?q=Esam+agamy

#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicEthics #PubPeer #RetractionWatch #OpenScience

We all know there are several #Pubpeer comments showing fraudulent data and AI-generated papers in #ScientificReports by #SpringerNature, but wow that journal's #review process is screwed up much more than people realize.... Worst experience ever. After one AE refused to make a decision after two second round reviews were in, new AE said we need a 3rd reviewer and round three to settle the reviewers' disagreement. Okay. Review 3 is now in: "My concerns are minor and can be easily addressed in a revision." Editor decision: Reject.

#RetractionWatch
Papers & #peerreviews with evidence of #ChatGPT writing

Retraction Watch readers have likely heard about papers showing evidence that they were written by ChatGPT. We have reported on the phenomenon.

Here’s a list — relying on a search strategy developed by #GuillaumeCabanac, who has been posting the results on #PubPeer — of such papers that we’ll keep updated regularly. We also recommend Alex Glynn’s Academ-AI. Have a suggested entry? Use this form.
https://retractionwatch.com/papers-and-peer-reviews-with-evidence-of-chatgpt-writing/

Trop gros, trop cher, trop moche..., le système de publications scientifiques est à bout de souffle. Un article de "niche" pour passer un bon été :https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/07/07/le-monde-des-revues-scientifiques-au-bord-de-l-asphyxie_6619660_1650684.html
(allez au bout car il y a des messages d'espoirs...)

et en bonus, un "appui" sur l'usage de l'IA qui n'arrange rien,
https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/07/07/comment-l-ia-bouscule-les-publications-scientifiques_6619655_1650684.html

#science #preprint #recherche #pci #pubpeer #matilda #openaccess #retraction
@BorisBarbour @enroweb @ElisabethBik

🟢 Nanoparticules, macro conséquences

Cette semaine on retrace l'affaire Jolanda Spadavecchia qui aura duré quatre ans pour déboucher sur deux ans d'exclusion et 17 publications à rétracter

https://themeta.news/nanoparticules-fraudes-et-sanction-au-cnrs/

#VeilleESR #ScienceIntegrity #Pubpeer

Two years ago, in July 2022, I was reading on a specific molecule class for a set of experiments for a cooperation partner. I read an excellent review article, but it was missing some angle, so I looked for another review article. And realized... They were the same? I checked and that article plagiarized 90 % of the original review article. I wrote about it on pubpeer. #chemiverse #publishing #academia #chemistry #pubpeer #ScientificMisconduct (1/x) https://pubpeer.com/publications/AD85BB039A6917933CC4EE362436BE