The Peer-to-Processor Review

IOP Publishing deploying a machine-learning tool specifically to catch duplicate/fraudulent peer reviews is a concrete, newsworthy application of AI for integrity rather than content generation.

The Pirelli case — a sleuth who identified citation manipulation in ACM computer science proceedings, was sued for defamation, and ultimately vindicated — is a significant research integrity and whistleblower protection story.

FoSci's debut report, released at the World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver, brings 17 expert voices to bear on systemic threats to scientific research — with AI explicitly named as an amplifier of integrity pressures across the publishing pipeline.

A Lancet letter reporting a 12-fold increase in fabricated citations in PubMed-indexed papers over just two years, with 1-in-277 papers in early 2026 showing fabricated references.

IOP Publishing's ML-powered duplicate peer review detector is a concrete example of AI being deployed to combat AI-enabled fraud — a significant and underreported dynamic.

High-impact retraction from one of the world's most prestigious medical journals.

Scite's Smart Citations embedded directly into Claude represents a meaningful step toward AI-native scholarly workflows with citation accountability baked in.

Empirical counterpoint to a growing fear in research methodology: AI bots gaming survey data.

ICSTI's 2026 Annual Conference (August 6–7, Seoul) is explicitly themed around scientific integrity in the AI era, hosted by KISTI in partnership with science and technology information bodies.

The CHORUS Forum on Trust and Integrity brought together publishing leaders to examine how AI is fueling research misconduct and what the industry can do about it.

A direct response to the AI content flood: the authors argue publishers must reassert their gatekeeping role rather than outsourcing it to post-publication tools.

A predatory journal fabricated papers and listed high-profile researchers — including Eric Topol — as authors without consent.