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💥New: Why is research led by women retracted less frequently?

✍️ @curtrice.bsky.social

#ResearchIntegrity #Retractions #AcademicSky
Why is research led by women retracted less frequently? - Impact of Social Sciences
A recent study found research by women had fewer retractions. Are women betters researchers, or does the finding reflect wider structural issues?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
retropz.bsky.social
Recommend @elisabethbik.bsky.social's posts if you like:

🧩Puzzles - spotting similar images is fun (and hard!)
🥼Science - it's important to be aware of (and spot) problematic images that may affect your own research
✔️ #ResearchIntegrity - so that we can all support better standards of research
elisabethbik.bsky.social Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 1d
There are two sets of overlapping panels in this figure.
Can you spot them both?
Each panel is a differently treated rat.
#ImageForensics
#ThisImageIsFine
#ScientificPublishing
Ten panels in two columns, 5 rows. Labeled A through J. Left column shows pink tissues with white crinkly lines. Right column shows brown tissue on a cyan blue background.
January 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM
hansonmark.bsky.social
Most PISS comes from journals where only 20-30% of issues are PISS. But when you publish 100s-1000s of special issues per year... oof.

Analysing just 904 journals, we find ~16-43k excess endogenous articles in PISS issues.

PISS in just these 904 journals rivals #ResearchIntegrity and fraud.

8/n
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
clarivateag.bsky.social
No journal is immune to integrity risks. Web of Science helps funders and institutions identify trusted sources. #ResearchIntegrity #ScholarlyPublishing

🔗 clarivate.com/academia-gov...
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
kwgloballtd.bsky.social
🔍 2025 put research integrity in the spotlight.

From sneaky citations and paper mills to rising retractions and the growing role of AI — this year had it all.

Read the full blog: buff.ly/IhA1NGG

#ResearchIntegrity #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #ResearchEthics #AIinPublishing
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
retropz.bsky.social
Hello if you're joining Bluesky & interested in #ResearchIntegrity, #OpenResearch, #RCR (Responsible Conduct of Research), #AcademicIntegrity, #PaperMills et al

Nice guide here: typefully.com/blog/import-... on moving to Bluesky

go.bsky.app/5NJ9Z4N & go.bsky.app/QN5upY5 for helpful #StarterPacks
Complete Guide To Import Twitter to Bluesky: Follows, Tweets, Blocks.
If you're currently setting up your account on Bluesky, this new platform can feel lonely and not customized to your preferences yet. This complete g…
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January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
embassysci.bsky.social
Curious about how to teach research ethics to the next generation of researchers? 🎙️

In this episode, Giulia Inguaggiato, discusses using irecs modules to train PhD candidates.

➡️ Tune in to discover the practicalities of doing good science. open.spotify.com/episode/1nz8...
#ResearchIntegrity
Research ethics in the classroom - how to engage PhD students? The case of irecs.
open.spotify.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 AM
wcrifoundation.bsky.social
Scientific sleuthing: a better evening in than watching Netflix?

#ResearchIntegrity #Science #WCRI2026 #WCRI

www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/scient...
Scientific sleuthing: a better evening in than watching Netflix?
The £2 million recently awarded to a whistleblower by a US court is a rare reward for the volunteers who trawl the scientific literature for error and fraud. Yet their numbers continue to grow. So wha...
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 AM
rebekkabrandt.bsky.social
Metrics provide clarity, but they are blunt instruments. When numbers outweigh curiosity, judgment, and insight, research culture shifts.

Can science truly thrive if what is measurable consistently outranks what is meaningful?

#ResearchIntegrity
#SciComm
#philsci
#ResearchQuality
#Curiosity
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January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
rebekkabrandt.bsky.social
When careers depend on numbers, behavior adapts. Researchers optimize for citations, prestige journals, and visibility, favoring trendy or safe work while neglecting slow, risky, or foundational questions that matter but rarely score well.
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
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January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
rebekkabrandt.bsky.social
Citations, h-indexes, journal rankings: metrics increasingly guide scientific decisions. Designed to signal impact, they now shape what gets studied, how it is framed, and where it is submitted—often before the research question is fully formed.
#ResearchIntegrity
#SciComm
#philsci
#ResearchPolicy
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January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
irenehames.bsky.social
Important to add that they also say:

“Many journals (including those outside ranking systems) continue to conduct rigorous peer review and provide valuable venues for knowledge exchange, including in underrepresented fields and regions”.

#PublicationIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity #PeerReview
January 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
irenehames.bsky.social
Very good essay

@profcarlrhodes.bsky.social & Martina Linnenluecke describe a set of overlapping trends in academic research publication reinforcing one another to create “a downward spiral into junkification”

#AcademicPublication #AcademicPublishing #PublicationIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity
The junkification of research - Carl Rhodes, Martina K Linnenluecke, 2025
This essay considers the emergent phenomenon of ‘junkification’ in academic research publishing. The term junkification was originally coined to describe the in...
doi.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
gierschner.bsky.social
In Memoriam: The Academic Journal

#ResearchIntegrity
In Memoriam: The Academic Journal
arxiv.org
January 11, 2026 at 11:46 AM
reciteworks.bsky.social
Since we began, Recite has supported hundreds of thousands of scholars 📖✍️.

As of January 2026, we’ve checked over 349M citations 🔍 against more than 152M references.

We’re honoured to have played a part in so much brilliant research 🎓

#PhDLife #AcademicPublishing #ResearchIntegrity
As of January 2026, Recite has checked 349 million citations against 152 million references.
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
retropz.bsky.social
Friday update: I made sure to add @wcrifoundation.bsky.social to the second #ResearchIntegrity #StarterPack so users on Bluesky can find out about upcoming World Conference on Research Integrity

Plenty of space for anyone else who wants to be added to make connections here:

go.bsky.app/QN5upY5
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
The USA just dropped new Dietary Guidelines (7 Jan 2026) with a big “eat real food” message… but headlines are also screaming more protein, friendlier to red meat + full-fat dairy.
goinggreenpodcast.blogspot.com/2026/01/when...
#PublicHealth #EvidenceBasedPolicy #ResearchIntegrity
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
drsamoak.bsky.social
I used to blog my reading of papers on #ResearchIntegrity training and here's my little inexpert grumble (as a practitioner) about people who write about Research Integrity training (or possibly any sort of training!) researchintegritytraining.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/1...
15 requests for anyone researching Research Integrity training
I have been blogging my reading of research papers on Research Integrity training since 2020. I would file this area of research under “Education”, a social science, so it is important …
researchintegritytraining.wordpress.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
gierschner.bsky.social
...just seen on PubPeer👇

"Happy Electrons", "Nobbling Cations", "Artificial Atoms" & "Elation Bohr's Energy" ?
...this is not only "Revolutionizing Waste Water Cleaning" but Chemistry & Physics 😱 #ChemSky

👉Springer Nature @springernature.com what are you doing to #ResearchIntegrity ?
PubPeer - A Review on Quantum Dots: Revolutionizing Waste Water Cleani...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: A Review on Quantum Dots: Revolutionizing Waste Water Cleaning (2024)
pubpeer.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
plagiarismtoday.com
More details have emerged about the report that cleared University of Maryland president Darryll Pines. However, the school refuses to release the report itself.

www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/01/08/u...

#UniversityofMaryland #Plagiarism #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicIntegrity
UMD’s $600,000 Plagiarism Blunder
More details have emerged about the report that cleared University of Maryland president Darryl Pines. However, the school refuses to release the report itself.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
pneumofoils.bsky.social
A Scientific Revolution can STILL 'save the day'; taking the 20th Century's smug HANDBRAKE off Scientific progress will shift the political world's focus too...!

When Aerodynamics becomes Scientific, other subjects can admit similar weakness, and FIX it...

🧪🪂🌪️
#Science
#Scicomm
#ResearchIntegrity
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
retropz.bsky.social
Certainly!

I've added you to the second of the two #ResearchIntegrity Starter Packs which you can find here: go.bsky.app/QN5upY5

Job. Done.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
retropz.bsky.social
Thanks for getting in touch, @judithterschure.bsky.social

Definitely sounds like you qualify (although 'qualify' might be too grand a word for me adding you to the #ResearchIntegrity #StarterPack!) but glad to make your connection

And you're now on this list: go.bsky.app/QN5upY5
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January 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
wcrifoundation.bsky.social
China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings

#Retraction #Rankings #ResearchIntegrity

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/china-m...
China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings
Penalties for withdrawn papers and self-citation proposed by Stanford researcher would hit standing of Chinese universities
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
hncompanion.com
A key insight: the sugar industry's funding significantly shaped nutritional discourse, deflecting attention from sugar's role in heart disease. This isn't an isolated incident; similar industry influence impacts other scientific research and public health. #ResearchIntegrity 2/5
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM