UK issues guidance to counter foreign interference risks in higher education
Advice urges universities to recognise, prevent and report covert foreign interference while protecting academic freedom and collaboration
Research integrity
Frontiers warns over paid approaches to editors
Publisher says financial compensation has been offered in connection with editorial or peer-review activities
JMIR Publications launches Karma Reviewer Rewards Program
Programme aims to introduce structured framework prioritising the quality and rigour of reviews over volume
The medium is the model: AI as a new environment for research
Christopher Kenneally argues that AI is not just a tool, but a medium reshaping research culture, authority and communication
Libraries on the frontline: protecting research integrity
In the fight to safeguard academic credibility, authentication infrastructure is a vital line of defence, says Jon Bentley
Cabells’ Predatory Reports database passes 20,000-journal milestone
Activity from predatory publishers to con academic researchers and defraud funders shows no sign of stopping
Scholarly publishing’s great leap
Darrell Gunter explains why the industry must embrace compute-ready documents to survive the AI era
Digital Science and Silverchair partner to bring researcher screening into workflows
Supporting the integrity of the scholarly record is vital for upholding trust and transparency in research, say partners
Open Library of Humanities publishes community-informed AI policy
Authors will be required to declare substantial and known uses of generative AI that form part of research
Researcher to Reader 2026: structure, debate, and community
Themes include research integrity, open science infrastructure, peer review reform, business models
New Clarivate tool “connects AI users to trusted academic resources”
Nexus integrates academic content and services into the AI tools increasingly used by students and researchers
Empowering researchers by bridging the AI trust gap
Purpose-built AI tools – that draw on trusted content, provide trust and transparency – are the way forward, writes Maxim Khan