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Social science studies may promise anonymity, but participant identities often lurk in public data

One-fifth of data sets intended to support replication breached privacy standards, study finds

One-fifth of data sets intended to support replication breached privacy standards, study finds
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on September 11, 2026

Conference posters could garner a wider audience, thanks to a new online platform

The staple format also warrants a deeper rethink, some researchers say

The staple format also warrants a deeper rethink, some researchers say
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on September 9, 2026

Hundreds of paper-mill papers peddled in ads were later published

More than one-fifth of some IEEE conferences’ papers appear linked to authorship for sale

More than one-fifth of some IEEE conferences’ papers appear linked to authorship for sale
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on August 12, 2026

After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements

The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges

The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI

New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs

New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on November 3, 2025

At futuristic meeting, AIs took the lead in producing and reviewing all the studies

Organizers aim to tune AI to help accelerate science

Organizers aim to tune AI to help accelerate science

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on October 23, 2025

Cuts in global health and climate hit Research Triangle Institute hard

“Financial drubbing” underscores reliance of some independent research organizations on federal funding

“Financial drubbing” underscores reliance of some independent research organizations on federal funding

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on October 8, 2025

Whose papers have an edge at <em>Science</em>? In unusual study, journal looks in the mirror

Confidential data show being in the U.S., at a prestigious institution, and in a large team all may help

Confidential data show being in the U.S., at a prestigious institution, and in a large team all may help

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on September 23, 2025

Far more authors use AI to write science papers than admit it, publisher reports

Finding highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text

Finding highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on September 12, 2025

AI tool labels more than 1000 journals for ‘questionable,’ possibly shady practices

New algorithm could help scientists avoid publishing in shady titles

New algorithm could help scientists avoid publishing in shady titles

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on August 27, 2025

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