Scholarly Communication

Wiley will cease using the beleaguered Hindawi brand name 
(Dec. 2, 30323) Wiley plans to integrate Hindawi’s approximately 200 journals into the rest of its portfolio by the middle of next year. 

Research Impact 

Citation cartels help some mathematicians—and their universities—climb the rankings
Widespread citation manipulation has led entire field of math to be excluded from influential list of top researchers
Science - 30 JAN 20243:30 PM ETBYMICHELE CATANZARO

AI and Research

COPE advises against crediting AI as an author- READ Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) full statement

“AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship as they cannot take responsibility for the submitted work. As non-legal entities, they cannot assert the presence or absence of conflicts of interest nor manage copyright and license agreements.”

Research Integrity

"Up to one in seven submissions to hundreds of Wiley journals flagged by new paper mill tool"  
Wiley (who owns Hindawi) implemented a pilot of what the publisher calls its Papermill Detection service. 

Editorial board members resign from obstetrics journal to protest handling of allegations
A group of 10 members of the editorial board of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth have resigned to protest the journal’s failure to respond to allegations of data fabrication.

Journal editors are resigning en masse: what do these group exits achieve? (27 March 2024)
Editorial rebellions seem to be on the rise, as researchers seek more control over scholarly communication.