The Retraction Crisis: Is peer review failing?
From early cases of falsified reviewer emails in 2012 to the mass retractions at BioMed Central, Springer, Hindawi, and Wiley, the timeline reveals how fake peer reviews and paper…
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AI-assisted Peer Review: Early findings and why your voice matters?
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering the conversation, offering tools for everything, from tone editing to triage and stirring intense debate about its…
AI Readiness in Peer Review: A Decision Tree for Journals
The peer review process is a unique testing ground for AI integration. AI can assist peer review by triaging submissions, detecting manipulations, and supporting reviewers with…
Pivotal Tech Moments in Peer Review
Peer review has undergone significant transformation over the past few decades, driven largely by digital and technological innovations. Once a slow, paper-based process conducted…
Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era: Envisioning a tech-forward future in the peer review week 2025
As we are a step closer to the Peer Review Week 2025 (PRW 2025), taking place from September 15–19, 2025, it's high time to pause, reflect, and invite the global scholarly…
From Confusion to Coalition: Why publishers must join the responsible AI movement
AI is no longer knocking at the door of academic publishing. It’s already inside, reorganizing our systems, decisions, and even ethics. While AI offers unprecedented opportunities…
AI Is Transforming Publishing! Tell us What Matters the Most for an Ethical Future
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the landscape of academic publishing—but are our ethical policies, guidelines, and practices keeping pace?
To assess the…
Supporting Minds Behind the Science: Retractions, resilience, and researcher well-being
In 2002, only 1 in 5,000 papers were retracted, but by 2023 that number had risen to 1 in 500, according to Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch.
“Statistically speaking,…
Is AI Becoming an Unintentional Co-Author? Understanding the Risks and Ethical Concerns
With the rise of Generative AI (GenAI) tools, researchers now have access to assistants that can refine text, rephrase sentences, and even suggest new ideas. But what happens when…
The Impactful Role of Video Abstracts in Academic Publishing
Recent trends in content consumption show that video formats are rapidly taking over other forms of content, contributing to more than 70% traffic. The scholarly community, while…
Common Research Paper Writing Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Writing a research paper is far more than presenting your data and findings. It is about crafting a cohesive, compelling narrative that communicates the significance of your work…
The STROBE Statement for Transparency in Observational Research
Observational studies, including cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional research, play a crucial role in epidemiology by providing insights into health outcomes without…