New on ScienceIntegrityDigest: My report from the 2026 World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver.
If you could not make it, there are links to all my BlueSky live posts from the sessions I attended.
#WCRI2026
Read the report here:
scienceintegritydigest.com/2026/05/20/r...
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New on ScienceIntegrityDigest: My report from the 2026 World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver. If you could not make it, there are links to all my BlueSky live posts from the sessions I attended. #WCRI2026 Read the report here: scienceintegritydigest.com/2026/05/20/r...
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And a photo of all those award winners. Congratulations to all! #WCRI2026
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Thank you, all the sponsors, for making this possible. #WCRI2026
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Thank you, all the sponsors, for making this possible. #WCRI2026
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Margit Sutrip, University of Tartu, welcomes us to the future 10th World Conference on Research Integrity. She cannot promise beautiful weather, but Tallinn is a wonderful place. Her grandfather died on a ship from Vancouver, so she feels very connected to both Tallinn and Vancouver. #WCRI2026
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Margit Sutrip, University of Tartu, welcomes us to the future 10th World Conference on Research Integrity. She cannot promise beautiful weather, but Tallinn is a wonderful place. Her grandfather died on a ship from Vancouver, so she feels very connected to both Tallinn and Vancouver. #WCRI2026
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And now the announcement of the next WCRI! Drum roll please..... Tallinn, Estonia! #WCRI2026
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And now the announcement of the next WCRI! Drum roll please..... Tallinn, Estonia! #WCRI2026
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Chris Graf thanks all the sponsors, reviewers, committee members, local conference team, Jay Denay [sp?], our opening ceremony dancer, Global Planning, tech support, and most importantly, thanks to all of YOU! #WCRI2026
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Chris Graf thanks all the sponsors, reviewers, committee members, local conference team, Jay Denay [sp?], our opening ceremony dancer, Global Planning, tech support, and most importantly, thanks to all of YOU! #WCRI2026
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Zoë Hammatt, @[email protected] Governing Board Member thanks all the retiring board members, including Sabina, Lex Bouter, and Lynn. Each of these members has laid the foundation for research integrity and will receive a wooden art object made with local wood. #WCRI2026
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Zoë Hammatt, @[email protected] Governing Board Member thanks all the retiring board members, including Sabina, Lex Bouter, and Lynn. Each of these members has laid the foundation for research integrity and will receive a wooden art object made with local wood. #WCRI2026
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Lots of awards, very fast, I cannot keep up, and the official photographer is blocking my view. Postdoc awards, oral presentation awards, poster awards. Anderson-Kleinert Diversity Awards: Allen Mukhawana, Vladyslava Kachkovska, Lisa Dixon (for someone else?) Congrats to all! #WCRI2026
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Lots of awards, very fast, I cannot keep up, and the official photographer is blocking my view. Postdoc awards, oral presentation awards, poster awards. Anderson-Kleinert Diversity Awards: Allen Mukhawana, Vladyslava Kachkovska, Lisa Dixon (for someone else?) Congrats to all! #WCRI2026
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Chris Graf teaching us how to do the bodily drumroll for all the upcoming awards: #WCRI2026
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Chris Graf teaching us how to do the bodily drumroll for all the upcoming awards: #WCRI2026
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After a short tea break, we made it to the closing ceremony. Chris Graf @[email protected] and conference chair, opens the closing. We will now move on to the award ceremony - there will be many! #WCRI2026
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After a short tea break, we made it to the closing ceremony. Chris Graf @[email protected] and conference chair, opens the closing. We will now move on to the award ceremony - there will be many! #WCRI2026
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TS: Conducting research in rural communities comes with challenges: research conduct guidelines, such as ethical and integrity principles, should be applied within the context in which they are being applied. Example: contact between young female researcher and elders in rural setting. #WCRI2026
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TS: Conducting research in rural communities comes with challenges: research conduct guidelines, such as ethical and integrity principles, should be applied within the context in which they are being applied. Example: contact between young female researcher and elders in rural setting. #WCRI2026
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Next: Thembeka Sdinane from Nelson Mandela University, with "Relationality, Complexity and Situational ethics in Conducting Research in Rural Settings of South Africa" Indigenous knowledge systems do not always align with existing epistemological practices. #WCRI2026
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Next: Thembeka Sdinane from Nelson Mandela University, with "Relationality, Complexity and Situational ethics in Conducting Research in Rural Settings of South Africa" Indigenous knowledge systems do not always align with existing epistemological practices. #WCRI2026
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LS: The technology is changing so fast - we have to think about how to deal with it - this will provide guidance on how to safely use AI in the future. Discussion: How to quantify this? #WCRI2026
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LS: The technology is changing so fast - we have to think about how to deal with it - this will provide guidance on how to safely use AI in the future. Discussion: How to quantify this? #WCRI2026
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LS: Our group published: www.nature.com/articles/s44... What disclosures can provide meaningful information given unknowns about how AI is "thinking"? AI can also be used for data forensics support, for image/text analysis. But beware of false positives/negatives. #WCRI2026
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LS: Our group published: www.nature.com/articles/s44... What disclosures can provide meaningful information given unknowns about how AI is "thinking"? AI can also be used for data forensics support, for image/text analysis. But beware of false positives/negatives. #WCRI2026
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Next: Louisa Savereide, Maidstone Consulting Group, with "AI in Research and Data Integrity" We support research institutions with questions about data integrity. We help with guidelines or with allegations. AI can be used by researchers or in the evaluation of research. #WCRI2026
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Next: Louisa Savereide, Maidstone Consulting Group, with "AI in Research and Data Integrity" We support research institutions with questions about data integrity. We help with guidelines or with allegations. AI can be used by researchers or in the evaluation of research. #WCRI2026
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FNR: Study: 2,713 adolescents (12-16y) in Bangladesh studied for sexual and reproductive health and well-being outcomes. Gaps in risk anticipation, lack of psychosocial support, including for the researcher's well-being. Lack of guidelines for reporting attrition due to participant deaths #WCRI2026
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FNR: Study: 2,713 adolescents (12-16y) in Bangladesh studied for sexual and reproductive health and well-being outcomes. Gaps in risk anticipation, lack of psychosocial support, including for the researcher's well-being. Lack of guidelines for reporting attrition due to participant deaths #WCRI2026
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Next: Farah Naz Rahman, Monash University, with Ethical Challenges in an Observational Study with Adolescents in Bangladesh: Researchers' Reflexive Insights on Participant Wellbeing, Integrity, and Responsibility" Topic: overlap of research misconduct with ethical quality in human research #WCRI2026
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Next: Farah Naz Rahman, Monash University, with Ethical Challenges in an Observational Study with Adolescents in Bangladesh: Researchers' Reflexive Insights on Participant Wellbeing, Integrity, and Responsibility" Topic: overlap of research misconduct with ethical quality in human research #WCRI2026
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NS: * Personal opinion: AI for science very promising * Jagged nature of current AI means we need guardrails * Current review processes in journal/conferences typically evaluate only the final paper So: The Human Scientist Memorial Lecture Series has been postponed until further notice. #WCRI2026
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NS: * Personal opinion: AI for science very promising * Jagged nature of current AI means we need guardrails * Current review processes in journal/conferences typically evaluate only the final paper So: The Human Scientist Memorial Lecture Series has been postponed until further notice. #WCRI2026
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NS: 1) Benchmark selection: prefers benchmarks with strong pre-existing results 2) Data leakage 3) Metric misuse (not observed) 4) Post-hoc selection bias: Their internal mechanisms p-hack results by conducting multiple experiments and selective reporting only the most favorable one. #WCRI2026
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NS: 1) Benchmark selection: prefers benchmarks with strong pre-existing results 2) Data leakage 3) Metric misuse (not observed) 4) Post-hoc selection bias: Their internal mechanisms p-hack results by conducting multiple experiments and selective reporting only the most favorable one. #WCRI2026
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Next: Nihar Shah @[email protected] with "The More You Automate, the Less You See: Hidden Pitfalls of AI Scientist Systems" [The room goes dark, ominous music sounds, and a slide comes up] We find that AI scientist systems exhibit multiple pitfalls violating research integrity. #WCRI2026
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Next: Nihar Shah @[email protected] with "The More You Automate, the Less You See: Hidden Pitfalls of AI Scientist Systems" [The room goes dark, ominous music sounds, and a slide comes up] We find that AI scientist systems exhibit multiple pitfalls violating research integrity. #WCRI2026
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[Lots of phones suddenly starting to beep - some emergency test] MS: There were differences, though, between disciplines. We need to focus more on how research is done - Tailor guidance to specific needs and research contexts - no One-Size-Fits-All. #WCRI2026
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[Lots of phones suddenly starting to beep - some emergency test] MS: There were differences, though, between disciplines. We need to focus more on how research is done - Tailor guidance to specific needs and research contexts - no One-Size-Fits-All. #WCRI2026
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MS: 3 clusters of responses: 1. GenAI as a workhorse: 35% of respondents approved of use for language editing, coding, data analysis, but critical of use for creative tasks 2. 24% - its a glorified spellchecker 3. 41% - GenAI optimists, lauding it for efficiency No gender age differences #WCRI2026
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MS: 3 clusters of responses: 1. GenAI as a workhorse: 35% of respondents approved of use for language editing, coding, data analysis, but critical of use for creative tasks 2. 24% - its a glorified spellchecker 3. 41% - GenAI optimists, lauding it for efficiency No gender age differences #WCRI2026
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Next: Mads Sørensen @[email protected] with "Disciplinary Differences Matter" Survey: 2,534 responses: how is genAI used in research? Have you used it? We also asked about 32 use cases - if they were problematic (QRPs). Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... P #WCRI2026
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Next: Mads Sørensen @[email protected] with "Disciplinary Differences Matter" Survey: 2,534 responses: how is genAI used in research? Have you used it? We also asked about 32 use cases - if they were problematic (QRPs). Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... P #WCRI2026
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IS: There wasn't much data to determine whether Open Science helps with reproducibility. But some good examples too: osiris4r.eu/wp-content/u... It's hard to find patients who want to be randomized! If you are a meta-scientist: MERRI-collaboration: merricollaboration.github.io #WCRI2026
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IS: There wasn't much data to determine whether Open Science helps with reproducibility. But some good examples too: osiris4r.eu/wp-content/u... It's hard to find patients who want to be randomized! If you are a meta-scientist: MERRI-collaboration: merricollaboration.github.io #WCRI2026
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After lunch, Inge Stegeman, with "Open Science to Increase Reproducibility in Science: The OSIRIS Project" - osiris4r.eu Is Open Science going to solve all our problems with reproducibility? Are there benefits or harms? Let's study this! We got funding and a good group from all over Europe #WCRI2026
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After lunch, Inge Stegeman, with "Open Science to Increase Reproducibility in Science: The OSIRIS Project" - osiris4r.eu Is Open Science going to solve all our problems with reproducibility? Are there benefits or harms? Let's study this! We got funding and a good group from all over Europe #WCRI2026
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MS: We respond to allegations received through different channels, but also screen for all kinds of misconduct and ethics issues. Most issues involve flagged keywords [?] or authors with prior concerns. We are also looking into issues with peer review reports (e.g. text similarity, time) #WCRI2026
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Next: Michael Streeter, Wiley, with "Research Integrity Screening and Resolutions - An Adaptive, Interventional Approach" Our research integrity structure: Policy development and external engagement, integrity assurance and case resolution, technology and screening. #WCRI2026
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AS: The ICOCWC conference was in Ethiopia, but almost all papers were from India. We received templated responses. Peer review: all articles had exactly 3 reviewers, not one reviewer rejected an article. The main organizer is associated with paper mills, as found by Anna Abalkina. #WCRI2026
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Next: Amanda Sulicz from IEEE, with "The Conference That Wasn’t: IEEE’s Investigation into a Paper Mill Operation" In 2024, IEEE created committee of volunteers to address conference publication quality. ICOCWC: a routine plagiarism complaint prompted a large scale investigation. #WCRI2026
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GT: Sometimes, legal disputes with clients, when papers are not successfully published. Social media used to voice concerns. Clients are mainly physicians (county/municipal level hospitals) and students. Silence after victimization. Paper mills are shaped by broader structural factors. #WCRI2026
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GT: I used court documents and investigative news reports to collect and analyze data. Most ghostwriters are majoring in English in poor economic situations, and payment is on a per-order basis. The paper mills are independent private companies, who sign formal contracts with students. #WCRI2026
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Good morning from Vancouver, on Day 3 of the @[email protected] With Gengyan Tang, "Producing Papers, Fabricating Science: Paper Mills in China" Research on paper mills poses ethical challenges (undercover identity, data access challenges, legal constraints) #WCRI2026
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Next: Laura Wilson, Head of Research Integrity & Ethics, Taylor & Francis, with "Overview of How We Envision ‘Best Practices’ to Apply Post-publication Corrections" - who also has a slide "what others think I do". We can not fire researchers! Only investigate or correct/retract. #WCRI2026
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RA: All stakeholders (drink!) can do better. Take action, do what you can to improve. #WCRI2026