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Research Integrity
3 articles on Research Integrity.
Authorship Slots Are Now an Intake Risk
Recent preprint withdrawals tied to alleged research-factory activity show why journals need contributorship checks that examine how a paper was assembled before peer review begins.
6 min readAuthor Affiliation Drift Is Becoming an Identity Problem for Journals, Not Just a Metadata Mess
Crossref, STM, and ORCID have all sharpened the same message in 2026: weak affiliation data no longer hurts only reporting. It now undermines identity checks, institutional attribution, and integrity work.
5 min readThe 2026 Retraction Crisis: Why Academic Journals Are Pulling More Papers Than Ever — And How to Stop It
Retractions hit a record high in 2026 — driven by paper mills, fabricated peer review and undetected AI content. Here’s what’s breaking, and how modern journal management systems like Publicator close the gaps before publication.
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