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MDPI implements AI-based integrity screening across submissions
MDPI has deployed its in-house AI integrity system, "Ethicality," at full scale across all manuscript submissions — processing approximately 2,000 submissions per day globally.
Knowledgespeak Editorial – Scholarly Content Is Moving Into AI-Powered Practice Environments
A Knowledgespeak editorial argues that scholarly content is migrating beyond traditional access models — reading, reference, citation, course adoption — into AI-powered practice environments where content is embedded directly into professional workflows.
Legitimate but Not Loved: What Academic Librarians Think About AI
Academic librarians view AI as legitimate — a tool they recognize and accept — but not loved or enthusiastically embraced.
Springer Nature to start issuing expressions of concern for books
Springer Nature will begin issuing expressions of concern for books — a first for the publisher — following an uptick in integrity investigations across its book catalog.
BISG, BookNet Canada Launch 2026 'AI in the Book Industry' Survey
BISG and BookNet Canada have launched their second annual survey on AI in the book industry, capturing experiences, concerns, priorities, and expectations among publishing professionals in North America.
A Platform Comes Apart: Part 1
Scholarly Kitchen examines what happens to scholarly content platforms when AI agents — rather than human researchers — become the primary users.
Weekend reads: Media star loses doctorate for plagiarism; journal editor resigns for AI concerns; university removes dean for fabricating data
This Retraction Watch Weekend Reads roundup is flagged primarily because of the 'journal editor resigns for AI concerns' item embedded within it.
American Physical Society updates AI Policy for APS journals
APS has revised its AI policy to expand permissible AI use in manuscript preparation and peer review, while maintaining a hard line on human oversight and accountability.
Wiley and IQVIA Release Cross-Sector Report on AI's Promise and Pressure Points Across Healthcare Value Chain
Wiley and IQVIA co-authored a senior-leader intelligence report on AI's role across the science-to-patient pipeline, drawing on 25+ leaders from pharma, academic medicine, health systems, and publishing.
STM statement on proposed revisions to U.S. federal funding regulations affecting publication and dissemination of federally funded research
STM has issued a strong statement opposing OMB's proposed federal funding guidance revisions, which would affect how federally funded research is published and disseminated.
MDPI Rolls Out AI-Powered Ethics Checks Across All Submissions
MDPI has fully deployed its proprietary AI ethics screening system, 'Ethicality,' across all manuscript submissions — a significant operational milestone.