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Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science

In December 2024, the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution resigned en masse following disagreements with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. The board’s grievances included claims of inadequate copyediting, misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), and the high fees charged to make research articles publicly available.

The Conversation

Journal retracts study that promoted hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment

Paper published in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents in 2020 withdrawn by Dutch publisher Elsevier

The Guardian - US

COVID hydroxychloroquine study retracted after years of controversy

Elsevier issued its formal retraction on Tuesday.

Fortune

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Publisher reviews national IQ research by British ‘race scientist’ Richard Lynn

Elsevier investigates journals by scientist who created discredited rankings of countries’ intelligence

The Guardian - UK

Woman's sudden blindness in 1 eye revealed hidden lung cancer

Doctors say it's very unusual to develop a visual impairment as the first symptom of lung cancer.

LiveScience

Academics warn new science papers are being generated with AI chatbots

Academics are warning that more scientific papers show signs of being partially generated with the help of AI chatbots.

The Hindu

Kerala witnessing a significant growth in research output: Elsevier study

Kerala’s universities have witnessed a substantial growth in research output during the last five years, according to an assessment by international scientific publisher Elsevier.

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Australia’s chief scientist takes on the journal publishers gatekeeping knowledge

Under Dr Cathy Foley’s world-first open access model, all Australians would have access to research papers for free

The Guardian - AU

Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns

Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in Xinjiang capital

The Guardian - UK

Four large US publishers sue ‘shadow library’ for alleged copyright infringement

The publishers are claiming unspecified damages from the file-sharing Library Genesis, which they say has distributed files illegally

The Guardian - UK

For the record

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The Guardian - UK

Don't write off AI to solve our doctor shortage

No one wants a robot to tell them they have cancer. But while artificial intelligence shouldn't be trusted for medical advice right now, 2040 might be a different story, writes Nicholas Agar.

Newsroom.co.nz

How capitalism is distorting science

Critics say research is hobbled by profit-driven journals. That has far-reaching ramifications for science

Salon

‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees

Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon

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The Independent UK

Scientific journals ban ChatGPT use by researchers to author studies

‘An AI programme cannot be an author’

The Guardian - UK

Science journals ban listing of ChatGPT as co-author on papers

Some publishers also banning use of bot in preparation of submissions but others see its adoption as inevitable

Dynamite News

Campus Food Pantries Can Reduce Food Insecurity, Improve Students' Health: Study

A study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour by Elsevier discusses how students' utilisation of a campus food pantry might improve their physical and mental health, as well as their sleep. Read on for details:

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You Can't Stop Pirate Libraries

Where there's demand for books, the internet will supply them.

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The Guardian - US

Revealed: leading climate research publisher helps fuel oil and gas drilling

Elsevier’s work with fossil fuel companies ‘drags us towards disaster’, climate researcher says

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