Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming ...

First came the students, who wanted help with their homework and essays. Now, ChatGPT is luring scientists, who are under pressure to publish papers in reputable scientific journals. AI is already ...

Overview: AI tools are now capable of drafting complex scientific papers, sparking ethical debates.The main concerns include ...

Since its introduction to the public in 2022, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence system, has substantially grown in use, creating written stories, graphics, art and more with just a short prompt from ...

Four experts on how to discredit the so-called “paper mills” while keeping research open to everyone. Regarding Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky’s June 17 op-ed, “An epidemic of scientific fakery ...

The rise of "fake" science poses a serious threat to the integrity of academic research, a new study warns. A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ...

The formulation of research article titles is a critical element in scientific writing, as it encapsulates the essence of a study and directs readers towards pertinent information. Contemporary ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. In a stark sign of scientists’ escalating frustration with how academic journals ...

Signs of trouble are turning up at the biggest scientific journals and the publishers that host them. In December, nearly every member of the editorial board of the pre-eminent Journal of Human ...

In southern India, a new enterprise called Peer Publicon Consultancy offers a full suite of services to scientific ...

Last spring, I joined a rebellion. The entire editorial board of the prestigious scientific journal NeuroImage, of which I was a member, resigned after its publisher refused to take steps to ease the ...