#retractionwatch — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #retractionwatch, aggregated by home.social.
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Der Beitrag von Konstantin Schönfelder im ZEVEDI-Verantwortungsblog zeigt, warum das unter generativer KI eine neue Dringlichkeit bekommt: Ungekennzeichnete KI-Nutzung, Textartefakte wie „Regenerate Response“, erfundene Literaturangaben und ein Publikationsbetrieb, der solche Dinge teils offenbar durchwinkt.
Mehr zum ZEVEDI-Verantwortungsblog ⬇️
https://zevedi.de/verantwortungsblog/#ZEVEDI #VBlog #RetractionWatch #Wissenschaft #Publikationswesen
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“In my opinion, metric-based recognition without integrity screening can inadvertently legitimize problematic practices. That risk is particularly acute in environments where publication is tied to career progression but where research funding, infrastructure, and oversight remain weak. These conditions can – and often do – fuel paper mills, coercive citation policies, and other unethical behaviors.”
Maryam Sayab spoke to Frederik Joelving for Retraction Watch on Clarivate's involvement in Iraqi research awards being granted to individuals with known integrity concerns.
#Bibliometrics #Scientometrics #Citations #Retractions #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #Iraq #MENA #RetractionWatch
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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