Research Integrity

Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and AI-generated research fraud are not always easy to distinguish and the consequences of getting it wrong fall on the author. These articles cover unintentional plagiarism, how to use plagiarism checkers correctly, where AI paper mills are exploiting gaps in peer review, and why geographic bias affects how misconduct gets identified and reported.

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Self-Plagiarism vs Reuse of Work: What’s Allowed and What’s Not
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Self-Plagiarism vs Reuse of Work: What’s Allowed and What’s Not

A growing number of journals now screen submissions for text overlap before peer review, and...

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Richard Murphy 5 min
Caught or Not: Why Some AI-Generated Papers Are Exposed While Others Slip Through the Cracks
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Caught or Not: Why Some AI-Generated Papers Are Exposed While Others Slip Through the Cracks

The arrival of powerful large language models (LLMs) has changed scholarly writing and posed new...

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Richard Murphy 5 min
The Geography of Prestige: Institutional and Regional Bias in Top Journals
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The Geography of Prestige: Institutional and Regional Bias in Top Journals

A bibliometric analysis of 10,558 original research articles published in five leading medical journals (NEJM,...

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Richard Murphy 5 min
AI-Powered Paper Mills: The New Threat to Research Integrity
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AI-Powered Paper Mills: The New Threat to Research Integrity

A recent landscape study found more than 32,700 suspected fake papers linked to organised “paper...

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Richard Murphy 4 min
The Role of Editing in Maintaining Research Integrity: How to avoid unintentional plagiarism
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The Role of Editing in Maintaining Research Integrity: How to avoid unintentional plagiarism

Unintentional plagiarism remains a persistent risk in scholarly writing and it shows up at all...

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Richard Murphy 4 min
Understanding Citation Ethics: Why You Should Never Rely Solely on AI for Literature Discovery
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Understanding Citation Ethics: Why You Should Never Rely Solely on AI for Literature Discovery

Recent evaluations of generative AI show a worrying pattern: many AI systems produce plausible-looking but...

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Richard Murphy 3 min
Plagiarism Checkers: Tools, Acceptable Levels, And Best Practices
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Plagiarism Checkers: Tools, Acceptable Levels, And Best Practices

In the evolving landscape of academic writing, originality underpins the principles of credibility and ethical...

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Richard Murphy 3 min

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