Predatory Publishing in 2025
Simon Linacre assesses the state of predatory publishing, 15 years since the term was first coined
Research integrity
Nearly a third of journals reported fraudulent submissions – report
KGL Consulting study gives insights into editorial compensation, gender representation, and operational structures
OASPA recommendations to tackle inequity in OA publishing
Recommended practices 'can mitigate exclusion and make an inequitable system less harmful'
UK data scientists create tool to verify image authenticity
Development “essential in helping researchers navigate the fine line between reality and fabrication”
IOPP integrates GetFTR retraction and errata service
Latest addition to content platform aims to further improve research integrity
INTERVIEW: “Scientists hold a special privilege”
John Maddox Prize winner Kelly Cobey says open science is critical for public trust
How pirate websites undermine research integrity
Academic librarians are well-positioned to raise awareness about illegal websites and their impact on research, writes Mark Seeley
AI in research and publishing workflows: a new paradigm
Dave Flanagan outlines how artificial intelligence is being used to enhance productivity and innovation
Quality and trust over impact
Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports continue to evolve, writes Nandita Quaderi
Successful transformation comes from within
Charlotte Talmage reflects on a panel discussion on how publishers can manage change
Have we reached the limits of altmetrics?
AI increases both the risk of deliberate metric manipulation as well as the overall noise in the scholarly publishing system, writes David Stuart
The chasm between the scholarly record and grey literature
Toby Green examines the growing problem of grey literature research, which is not being published