#research-papers — Public Fediverse posts

Stephen Bainbridge: The Social Science Research Network Has Jumped the Shark. “The research paper series has been an incredibly useful way of staying on top of recent scholarly developments. It gives you a listing of recently posted works and, crucially, each work’s abstract. As such, you know whether or not the paper looks to be of sufficient interest to justify downloading and reading the […]

Stephen Bainbridge: The Social Science Research Network Has Jumped the Shark. “The research paper series has been an incredibly useful way of staying on top of recent scholarly developments. It gives you a listing of recently posted works and, crucially, each work’s abstract. As such, you know whether or not the paper looks to be of sufficient interest to justify downloading and reading the […]

@keira_reckons
Literature reviews are a fundamental part of any research and writing reseach papers. Given that almost all scientific/academic research is based on, or builds upon precedents. I don’t understand how we got to where we are today. Maybe the way #managerialism has corrupted many fine institutions with the ensuing #NeoLiberalFailures resulting in a lack of public funding and a scurrying for non-public funds (a potentially corrupting actor in any research) is the prime cause.

We;ve failed our #Scientific and #Academic Institutions and continue to fail them with each successive neoliberal govt.

#TaxTheRich #noBillionaires #PublicFinding #Education #Research #ResearchPapers

@keira_reckons
Literature reviews are a fundamental part of any research and writing reseach papers. Given that almost all scientific/academic research is based on, or builds upon precedents. I don’t understand how we got to where we are today. Maybe the way #managerialism has corrupted many fine institutions with the ensuing #NeoLiberalFailures resulting in a lack of public funding and a scurrying for non-public funds (a potentially corrupting actor in any research) is the prime cause.

We;ve failed our #Scientific and #Academic Institutions and continue to fail them with each successive neoliberal govt.

#TaxTheRich #noBillionaires #PublicFinding #Education #Research #ResearchPapers

@keira_reckons
IMO, thinking off the wall, we should:
Kill the research paper publishing industry right off. Replace it with University-based publically funded peer-publishing freely available to the public. Restore trust in research papers, any otherwise published research could then be known to be biased.
#AcademicPublishing #ResearchPapers #RestoreTrust #FreeResearchPapers #ResearchIntegrity #SaveOurSciences

@keira_reckons
IMO, thinking off the wall, we should:
Kill the research paper publishing industry right off. Replace it with University-based publically funded peer-publishing freely available to the public. Restore trust in research papers, any otherwise published research could then be known to be biased.
#AcademicPublishing #ResearchPapers #RestoreTrust #FreeResearchPapers #ResearchIntegrity #SaveOurSciences

NBC News: Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names . “A network of fake academic journals masquerading as legitimate publications has published more than a hundred AI-generated papers in recent months, in some cases using the names of real professors at top universities without their knowledge.”

NBC News: Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names . “A network of fake academic journals masquerading as legitimate publications has published more than a hundred AI-generated papers in recent months, in some cases using the names of real professors at top universities without their knowledge.”

On the Use of Generative AI

We’ve reached the time of year at Maynooth when academic staff are busy grading projects of various kinds. This year we have to be much mindful of the use of Large Language Models (such as ChatGPT) in written reports as these are much more commonplace now. We anticipated this at the start of the academic year, but now we have to see whether are policies work in practice. In the case of the Computational Physics projects that I have to mark, this also extends to the use of Generative AI in writing code. The approach I take there is that I don’t place an absolute ban, but I require students to declare the use and, crucially, describe what steps they used to test and validate the output. By the time they’ve done that they might as well have written the code themselves!

As well as its effect on teaching, GenAI is having a huge impact on research. In my role as Managing Editor of the Open Journal of Astrophysics I have seen a large increase in submissions of papers in which AI plays some role. These vary from pure “slop” – nonsense papers not worthy of serious consideration – to articles that use AI tools in a perfectly reasonable way to speed up certain aspects of the analysis. I think this is the case for most scientific journals.

The approach we have adopted is similar to the policy on teaching outlined above. It is described by the following section we have added to our “For Authors” page:

Use of Generative AI. We do not operate a blanket ban on the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) or other forms of Generative AI. If you do use such tools, however, you must declare it in the acknowledgments section of your paper. Furthermore, if GenAI methods are used for any form of calculation, analysis, or data visualization you must include an account of what steps you have taken to test and validate these methods. Articles containing direct evidence of the use of GenAI, such as hallucinated references or prompts embedded in the text, will not be accepted.

Since the Open Journal of Astrophysics is an arXiv-overlay journal I should also pass on the information that arXiv is itself developing a policy on the use of LLMs. Although it has yet to appear on the arXiv website, a recent communication on social media states:

If there is incontrovertible evidence of LLM slop in a paper, this means the authors did not take the time to read the LLM output and we can’t trust anything else in the paper. Penalty is 1 year ban from arXiv followed by a requirement that subsequent arXiv submissions must first be accepted at a reputable peer-reviewed venue.

This will be tantamount to a one-year ban from publishing in OJAp, so urge authors should be be very careful in their use of such methods.

It is likely that these policies will have to be extended as the use of GenAI spreads.

On the Use of Generative AI

We’ve reached the time of year at Maynooth when academic staff are busy grading projects of various kinds. This year we have to be much mindful of the use of Large Language Models (such as ChatGPT) in written reports as these are much more commonplace now. We anticipated this at the start of the academic year, but now we have to see whether are policies work in practice. In the case of the Computational Physics projects that I have to mark, this also extends to the use of Generative AI in writing code. The approach I take there is that I don’t place an absolute ban, but I require students to declare the use and, crucially, describe what steps they used to test and validate the output. By the time they’ve done that they might as well have written the code themselves!

As well as its effect on teaching, GenAI is having a huge impact on research. In my role as Managing Editor of the Open Journal of Astrophysics I have seen a large increase in submissions of papers in which AI plays some role. These vary from pure “slop” – nonsense papers not worthy of serious consideration – to articles that use AI tools in a perfectly reasonable way to speed up certain aspects of the analysis. I think this is the case for most scientific journals.

The approach we have adopted is similar to the policy on teaching outlined above. It is described by the following section we have added to our “For Authors” page:

Use of Generative AI. We do not operate a blanket ban on the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) or other forms of Generative AI. If you do use such tools, however, you must declare it in the acknowledgments section of your paper. Furthermore, if GenAI methods are used for any form of calculation, analysis, or data visualization you must include an account of what steps you have taken to test and validate these methods. Articles containing direct evidence of the use of GenAI, such as hallucinated references or prompts embedded in the text, will not be accepted.

Since the Open Journal of Astrophysics is an arXiv-overlay journal I should also pass on the information that arXiv is itself developing a policy on the use of LLMs. Although it has yet to appear on the arXiv website, a recent communication on social media states:

If there is incontrovertible evidence of LLM slop in a paper, this means the authors did not take the time to read the LLM output and we can’t trust anything else in the paper. Penalty is 1 year ban from arXiv followed by a requirement that subsequent arXiv submissions must first be accepted at a reputable peer-reviewed venue.

This will be tantamount to a one-year ban from publishing in OJAp, so urge authors should be be very careful in their use of such methods.

It is likely that these policies will have to be extended as the use of GenAI spreads.

🎉 Oh, joy! Another "revolutionary" app promising to make dry, dense research papers as addictive as TikTok dances. 😂 Because, you know, scientists were just *dying* for a cutesy, AI-powered swipe-right experience to keep up with groundbreaking discoveries. 🚀 Surely, algorithmic feeds will make your PhD a breeze! 🧠💡
https://andreaturchet.github.io/website/index.html #revolutionaryapp #researchpapers #TikTokscience #AIinresearch #PhDstruggles #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Oh, joy! Another "revolutionary" app promising to make dry, dense research papers as addictive as TikTok dances. 😂 Because, you know, scientists were just *dying* for a cutesy, AI-powered swipe-right experience to keep up with groundbreaking discoveries. 🚀 Surely, algorithmic feeds will make your PhD a breeze! 🧠💡
https://andreaturchet.github.io/website/index.html #revolutionaryapp #researchpapers #TikTokscience #AIinresearch #PhDstruggles #HackerNews #ngated

*THIS! This* is one of the many reasons I don't want my #ResearcherAuthors to use #AI in writing their #ResearchPapers! And many #medical #journals also don't want them to. See "Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real" in @Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y

*THIS! This* is one of the many reasons I don't want my #ResearcherAuthors to use #AI in writing their #ResearchPapers! And many #medical #journals also don't want them to. See "Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real" in @Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y

Aerospace America: AIAA Releases Special Collection Celebrating 100 Years of Rocketry . “The collection includes 100 papers and articles on rocket propulsion drawn from the archival journal literature of AIAA and its predecessor societies, the American Interplanetary Society (AIS), American Rocket Society (ARS), and the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (IAS), including The Bulletin of the […]

Aerospace America: AIAA Releases Special Collection Celebrating 100 Years of Rocketry . “The collection includes 100 papers and articles on rocket propulsion drawn from the archival journal literature of AIAA and its predecessor societies, the American Interplanetary Society (AIS), American Rocket Society (ARS), and the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (IAS), including The Bulletin of the […]

🚨🎉 Breaking news: The AI apocalypse is upon us, and it's coming for your research papers! Watch as the academic world quakes in fear while PIs mourn their dwindling empires of grad student labor 🤖📜. But fear not, AI promises to churn out #mediocrity with unparalleled efficiency—at least it's consistent! 😂🧠
https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=15500 #AIapocalypse #AcademicWorld #ResearchPapers #GradStudentLabor #HackerNews #ngated

🚨🎉 Breaking news: The AI apocalypse is upon us, and it's coming for your research papers! Watch as the academic world quakes in fear while PIs mourn their dwindling empires of grad student labor 🤖📜. But fear not, AI promises to churn out #mediocrity with unparalleled efficiency—at least it's consistent! 😂🧠
https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=15500 #AIapocalypse #AcademicWorld #ResearchPapers #GradStudentLabor #HackerNews #ngated

Project AELLA: Custom LLMs to process 100 Million Research Papers inference.net/blog/project-a… #AI #science #ResearchPapers

Project AELLA: Custom LLMs to process 100 Million Research Papers inference.net/blog/project-a… #AI #science #ResearchPapers

I’m not going to index every single one of these types of announcements, just this one to note it’s happening. UC Davis: Open Access Fund to End on January 30, 2026. “Like all campus units, the UC Davis Library is facing significant budget cuts. To help address the savings targets we have been assigned by campus, the library has made the difficult decision to discontinue supplemental support […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/05/uc-davis-open-access-fund-to-end-on-january-30-2026/

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Global biodiversity research boost from the archives. “Made available on completion of a five-year project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, the [1,831] papers cover everything from the mycology of Beatrix Potter to the first research paper of Edwardian plant hunter George Forrest and early concerns around plant health issues.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/30/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh-global-biodiversity-research-boost-from-the-archives/

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Global biodiversity research boost from the archives. “Made available on completion of a five-year project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, the [1,831] papers cover everything from the mycology of Beatrix Potter to the first research paper of Edwardian plant hunter George Forrest and early concerns around plant health issues.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/30/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh-global-biodiversity-research-boost-from-the-archives/

Paper2Agent: Stanford Reimagining Research Papers as Interactive AI Agents

https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06917

#HackerNews #Paper2Agent #Stanford #AI #Research #InteractiveAgents #AIInnovation #ResearchPapers

Paper2Agent: Stanford Reimagining Research Papers as Interactive AI Agents

https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06917

#HackerNews #Paper2Agent #Stanford #AI #Research #InteractiveAgents #AIInnovation #ResearchPapers

aiXiv: AI-Driven Open Science Ecosystem https://www.emergentmind.com/papers/2508.15126 #AI #publishing #researchPapers

aiXiv: AI-Driven Open Science Ecosystem https://www.emergentmind.com/papers/2508.15126 #AI #publishing #researchPapers

I will never understand why the authors of a manuscript that they post on a preprint server spontaneously decide that it will be better for whoever reads their manuscript to have not only all the figures at the end, but also separated from the legends?

WHY 😭

(Same question for papers sent to review btw. Most journals allow for the format of your choice for the first submission. WHY not make it a nice, easily readable format??)

#ScientificJournals #ResearchPapers #Academia #Preprint #PeerReview

I will never understand why the authors of a manuscript that they post on a preprint server spontaneously decide that it will be better for whoever reads their manuscript to have not only all the figures at the end, but also separated from the legends?

WHY 😭

(Same question for papers sent to review btw. Most journals allow for the format of your choice for the first submission. WHY not make it a nice, easily readable format??)

#ScientificJournals #ResearchPapers #Academia #Preprint #PeerReview

#Researchers from 14 universities in eight countries were found to have inserted #hiddenprompts in their #researchpapers, instructing #AItools to provide #positivereviews: While some argue the prompts are a #countermeasure against AI-assisted #lazyreviewers, others emphasise the need for #guidelines on #AIuse in #peerreview. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#Researchers from 14 universities in eight countries were found to have inserted #hiddenprompts in their #researchpapers, instructing #AItools to provide #positivereviews: While some argue the prompts are a #countermeasure against AI-assisted #lazyreviewers, others emphasise the need for #guidelines on #AIuse in #peerreview. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers?eicker.news #tech #media #news

EL PAÍS: Eleven studies by Spanish scientist Rafael Luque are retracted due to fraudulent practices. “On December 1, 2022, Luque was expelled from his university, Universidad de Córdoba, with a historic sanction. A new tool now exposes how he rose to the top and how he fell, eventually becoming honored in the Kremlin as ‘pro-Russian.’ Eleven studies of his have already been retracted for […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/12/el-pais-eleven-studies-by-spanish-scientist-rafael-luque-are-retracted-due-to-fraudulent-practices/

EL PAÍS: Eleven studies by Spanish scientist Rafael Luque are retracted due to fraudulent practices. “On December 1, 2022, Luque was expelled from his university, Universidad de Córdoba, with a historic sanction. A new tool now exposes how he rose to the top and how he fell, eventually becoming honored in the Kremlin as ‘pro-Russian.’ Eleven studies of his have already been retracted for […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/12/el-pais-eleven-studies-by-spanish-scientist-rafael-luque-are-retracted-due-to-fraudulent-practices/

Apparently, there's a magical 'guide' that promises to make #Python and #C have a #tea #party together ☕🐍. Spoiler alert: it's just another excuse to avoid reading research papers by setting up a never-ending loop of compiling errors 🔄💥. Why read when you can spend infinite amounts of time debugging? 🤷‍♂️
https://leetarxiv.substack.com/p/making-c-and-python-talk-to-each #debugging #researchpapers #codinghumor #HackerNews #ngated

Apparently, there's a magical 'guide' that promises to make #Python and #C have a #tea #party together ☕🐍. Spoiler alert: it's just another excuse to avoid reading research papers by setting up a never-ending loop of compiling errors 🔄💥. Why read when you can spend infinite amounts of time debugging? 🤷‍♂️
https://leetarxiv.substack.com/p/making-c-and-python-talk-to-each #debugging #researchpapers #codinghumor #HackerNews #ngated

Wall Street Journal: MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student’s AI Research Paper. ” The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday it can no longer stand behind a widely circulated paper on artificial intelligence written by a doctoral student in its economics program. The paper said that the introduction of an AI tool in a materials-science lab led to gains in new discoveries, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/wall-street-journal-mit-says-it-no-longer-stands-behind-students-ai-research-paper/

Wall Street Journal: MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student’s AI Research Paper. ” The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday it can no longer stand behind a widely circulated paper on artificial intelligence written by a doctoral student in its economics program. The paper said that the introduction of an AI tool in a materials-science lab led to gains in new discoveries, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/wall-street-journal-mit-says-it-no-longer-stands-behind-students-ai-research-paper/

TechXplore: ‘Reborn articles’: Simple approach enables direct publication of machine-readable scientific findings. “Rather than trying to teach machines our language, why not produce science in a language they already understand? In an article published in Scientific Data, the team introduces reborn articles, an open-source approach that allows researchers to produce scientific findings in a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/reborn-articles-simple-approach-enables-direct-publication-of-machine-readable-scientific-findings-tech-xplore/

For a fresh & innovative perspective on a range of topical issues, check out the latest #researchpapers:
📌 wind power
📌 green transition
📌 brain-computer interfaces

All prepared by the EU Council's Analysis & Research Team.
➡️ https://europa.eu/!K3jmg9

#EUInsights
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/EUCouncil/status/1873383724768965077#m

For a fresh & innovative perspective on a range of topical issues, check out the latest #researchpapers:
📌 wind power
📌 green transition
📌 brain-computer interfaces

All prepared by the EU Council's Analysis & Research Team.
➡️ https://europa.eu/!K3jmg9

#EUInsights
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/EUCouncil/status/1873383724768965077#m

Have you seen or produced any cool videos, #videoabstracts or other short videos on #ResearchPapers? #Selfpromotion wanted!
Especially eager for anything #socialscience -y #energy or #transportation, as I will show it to my master students.

Please spread the word!

Have you seen or produced any cool videos, #videoabstracts or other short videos on #ResearchPapers? #Selfpromotion wanted!
Especially eager for anything #socialscience -y #energy or #transportation, as I will show it to my master students.

Please spread the word!

It's not too late to submit your feedback on the draft of our Peer Review Committee's Recommendations on Use of Al in Scholarly Communication! 🤖🎓📢

Responses are voluntary and may be submitted anonymously until Monday, 15th September. ⌛

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9dVTje9YZ0HQJzsPYaMUzfct08Oq9f4o6tm78cE9N-3N1bQ/viewform?pli=1

#AItools #LLMs #PublicationEthics #ChatBots #GenerativeAI #PeerReview #JournalPublication #ScholComm #JournalEditing #ResearchPapers #ResearchWriting

Reporting on a survey of Croatian researchers' perspectives on open access publishing, Lea Škorić noted that the surveyed authors don't use acceptance rate as a criterion for journal selection.

She quips, "They're clearly very confident about their submissions".

#PUBMET2024 #JournalPublication #AcademicChatter #CroatianResearch #CroatianScience #ResearchPapers

Reporting on a survey of Croatian researchers' perspectives on open access publishing, Lea Škorić noted that the surveyed authors don't use acceptance rate as a criterion for journal selection.

She quips, "They're clearly very confident about their submissions".

#PUBMET2024 #JournalPublication #AcademicChatter #CroatianResearch #CroatianScience #ResearchPapers

Share your research, participate in discussions, and contribute to shaping the future of young adults.

Together, let's build a bridge that connects academic excellence with the ever-evolving needs of industry.

as GILE Journal of Skills Development's motto has it: “GJSD. Sharing today. Shaping tomorrow.”

#GJSD #openaccess #skills #skillsdevelopment #academicjournal #openscience #CallForPapers #scicomm #phdlife #ResearchPapers #ResearchMatters

La @nisoinfo publie des recommendations sur les pratiques de communication de l'information scientifique dans les cas de #retractions #corrections et #expressionofconcern
#ist #Science #research #ResearchPapers
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/07/16/niso-recommendation-retraction-communications/

Out now: Writing Your Research Paper: Tips From EASE Editors 📝✅

Created with AJE & Research Square, this is a revised, restructured, & reimagined edition of our flagship resource, EASE Guidelines for Authors, covering:
- How to choose journals
- Spotting predatory journals
- Manuscript drafting
- Figures, tables, & images
- Preprints & open access
- Research & publishing ethics
- Manuscript submission
- Cover letters

https://ease.org.uk/publications/writing-your-research-paper/

#ResearchPapers #AcademicMastodon #EditingTips #AJE

Get the knowledge and skills to navigate the world of scientific publishing and have your research seen by the right audience.

Our council member and Training Committee Chair Yateendra Joshi and EASE member Shalini Garg join Research Square's Sabrina Krebs for a live webinar hosted by AJE on Thurs July 18, 9 AM ET / 3 pm CET. Register now: https://info.aje.com/july-2024-webinar-registration
#ScientificPublishing #Researchers #AcademicMastodon #ResearchPapers #ManuscriptWriting #PaperWriting #ResearchImpact #JournalEditors

Excessive Use Of Words Like ‘Commendable’ And ‘Meticulous’ Suggests ChatGPT Has Been Used In Thousands Of Scientific Studies
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https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-04-25/excessive-use-of-words-like-commendable-and-meticulous-suggest-chatgpt-has-been-used-in-thousands-of-scientific-studies.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2403.16887 <-- shared paper, where the author delved into this meticulously
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#research #researchpapers #papers #ChatGP #AI #artificialintelligence #cheating #cheat #plagiarism #scientificstudies #words #linguistics #language #LLM #LargeLanguageModel #tools #delve #commendable #intricate #meticulous #insubstantial

What do people use nowadays as #RSSReaders? (Does the concept even still exist?)

It’s to keep track of relevant #ResearchPapers of interest as my main source used to be… Twitter and ResearchGate, which I’ll both be leaving before 2024

Please, can we just agree to do name-date citations and not random number citations in #ResearchPapers?

The citation often adds nuance, and too often, the sentence and the citation are actually in contradiction! Making it as easy as possible to know what’s cited should be a priority of scientists (and journals).

(PS: I am not a fan of the name-date either but it’s better than the alternative, for now…)

Kelsey E Witt and others, The Impact of Modern Admixture on Archaic Human Ancestry in Human Populations, Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2023, evad066, https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad066 #OpenAccess #OA #Science #Biology #ResearchPapers #Article @science