{"id":936462,"date":"2026-10-17T13:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/936462\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:34:10","slug":"weekend-reads-computer-science-conferences-impose-caps-lancet-strikes-to-continue-is-this-the-mathocalypse-retraction-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/936462\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend reads: Computer science conferences impose caps; Lancet strikes to continue; Is this the \u2018mathocalypse\u2019? \u2013 Retraction Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If your week flew by \u2014 we know ours did \u2014 catch up here with what you might have missed.<\/p>\n

The week at Retraction Watch featured:<\/p>\n

In case you missed the news<\/a>, the Hijacked Journal Checker<\/a> now has more than 450 entries. The Retraction Watch Database<\/a> has over 67,000 retractions. Our list of COVID-19 retractions<\/a> is approaching 800, and our mass resignations list<\/a> has more than 50 entries. We keep tabs on all this and more. If you value this work, please consider showing your support with a tax-deductible donation. Every dollar counts.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what was happening elsewhere (some of these items may be paywalled, metered access, or require free registration to read):<\/p>\n

\u201cAs AI triggers a tsunami of submissions, computer science conferences impose caps<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

After their first-ever strike<\/a> over staff wages last month, Lancet Group union members plan three more strike days<\/a> due to employer inaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this the \u2018mathocalypse<\/a>\u2019? Why OpenAI\u2019s latest results dump has left mathematicians in shock.\u201d The company has already withdrawn preprints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNIH appears to shut down comments on science peer-review rule change ahead of schedule<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on why it doesn\u2019t require AI disclosures<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lead researcher on cannabis extract cancer paper loses appeal against termination<\/a> for research misconduct.<\/p>\n

\u201cAward-winning microscopy image disqualified over AI use<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had their names stolen and misused in a fake article: \u2014 \u2018I feel powerless and angry<\/a>.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhistleblowing in universities is \u2018extraordinarily risky<\/a>,’\u201d says author who raised flags<\/a> about bullying at his university.\u00a0<\/p>\n

University of Zurich \u201claunches independent and confidential External Reporting Office<\/a>\u201d for reporting misconduct.<\/p>\n

\u201cIdentifying Alternatives to Retraction of Controversial Research Findings<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWill AI scoop your science? Some researchers see a gloomy future<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTeams led by physicist used \u2018BootLoops\u2019 software to produce 36 papers in weeks on everything from linguistics to health policy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSpringer Nature Removes Description of \u2018Fatigue\u2019 Patients as \u2018Combative\u2019 and \u2018Reproachful<\/a>\u201d; authors claim the journal editor included the language without their consent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEPA\u2019s New Science Chief Defends Integrity After Trump\u2019s Shakeup<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDesign open science to be equitable<\/a>,\u201d European Commission policymakers urged.<\/p>\n

\u201cShadow of success<\/a>: the temporal association between performance incentive system and research misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDutch minister criticises \u2018fraud\u2019 as \u2018fifth of theses AI-written<\/a>.\u2019\u201d And \u201cAI use in STEM PhD dissertations<\/a> reaches 29%, study finds<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy worst research failure\u2014and what it taught me\u201d: Three researchers reflect<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cChina \u2018more tolerant of failure\u2019 with new 15-year research grants<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMI5 warns UK universities over \u2018theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company<\/a>,\u2019\u201d an alert that \u201cwill send chill through UK\u2019s cash-strapped universities<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

14% of retractions relating to turmeric were for paper mill issues, researchers find<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Citations Are Moribund<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReporting quality and spin in abstracts of randomized clinical trials<\/a> related to oral mucositis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creators of new detector say it can tell whether a paper was written by AI or humans \u201cby examining its ideas<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGoogle launches Deep Review AI tool to help researchers catch manuscript errors<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Academic publisher mergers \u201ccould help by creating savings that offset the increased costs of quality control<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho Cares Whether Academics Use AI to Write<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a journal editor, I\u2019ve started using Claude to help find reviewers,\u201d says ecologist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudy highlights public investment behind academic publishers\u2019 profits<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA $480 editing fee and the fairness of academic publishing<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHas AI Destroyed the Doctoral Dissertation<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNine in ten research papers disputing definition of ultraprocessed foods have industry ties, study finds<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBibliometrics: Are we doing everything wrong<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n

Researcher who asked ChatGPT to help reorganize her study says when she told it to \u201ccontinue,\u201d it emailed five researchers for their datasets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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