"For more than a century, scientific journals have been the pipes through which knowledge of the natural world flows into our culture. Now they’re being clogged with AI slop."

- Ross Andersen at The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/01/ai-slop-science-publishing/685704/

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I recently joined Science Integrity Alliance as Editorial Lead. REACH is the alliance's quarterly magazine for research integrity and open science and just published its second issue.

https://www.sci-integrity.com/reach-october-december-2025

I can't take credit for this fantastic edition (other than a quick proofread) - that's down to Luciana Machado and the editorial committee, including Daniel Ucko and Maryam Sayab - but I'll be contributing to both this and our forums at https://www.sci-integrity.com/groups. These include our open Integrity Café and our HIKE Forum (Hub for Integrity and Knowledge Exchange) for contributors and subscribers to discuss resources and approaches to integrity with invited experts.

If there are any projects, products, or news related to scientific integrity that you'd like us to cover, please get in touch.

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Videos of our conference in Oslo last week on "Editing in the age of misinformation" are being added to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMhE3Xc-nXX1avtbKdA6oSzT078_QL1lV&si=ADwa1nCLlUR_ThL5

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Ashley Cooper chairs a panel on misconceptions around what manuscript editors do, and their responsibilities in helping to avoid misinformation.

Véronique Gebala, @Nature, values persuasive cover letters. Yateen Joshi says the key to acceptance is substance of the article - though that only comes when it is sent to reviewers. Journal may use other issues to screen out submissions.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/18th-ease-conference/18th-ease-conference-scientific-programme/18th-ease-conference-session-10/

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Intercepting Misconduct - Practical Tips for Editors is chaired by Jason Roberts, with Paula Saikkonen, Dan Stuckey, and Ines Steffens.

Our final session today brings together experts sharing practical, low-cost ways to detect and prevent research misconduct - especially valuable for editors at smaller journals.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/18th-ease-conference/18th-ease-conference-scientific-programme/18th-ease-conference-session-7/

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EASE is grateful for the kind invitation by the mayor of Oslo, Anne Lindboe, and the generous hospitality of Oslo city hall. To protect science from disinformation, scientists and science editors must not forget they are citizens at first. The way to safeguard trustworthiness of science and ensuring its rigor and integrity is to engage with citizens and empower their critical thinking skills.

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Coming soon: EASE Editorial School for Journal Editors. Part I begins online Wed 19 March, Part II in the Autumn.

Part I:
19/3: Journal structure & management, Duncan Nicholas
26/3: #PublicationEthics, Joan Marsh
2/4: #PeerReview processes, Serge Horbach
9/4: Journal visibility, promotion, indexing, Are Brean

£80 for EASE members
£160 for non-members
(low-income country discount)

Register:
https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/training/ease-editorial-school-for-journal-editors/

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It was great to see so many EASE members at our Awards ceremony last week, where we celebrated those who have made the largest contributions to the growth and success of EASE over the past year. 📈🏆

The recording is now on our YouTube channel, so you can catch up if you missed it. 📽️

Watch the ceremony now and read about the winners: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNzzN-01ls

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