Scientific Publishing

We need to move towards a different responsible publication model, one where rejection is made a thing of the past. The current model, with its single-blind journal assessments and its feeble self-regulation (including failure to regulate turnaround times), is unfit for the post-COVID research era. A new approach that deploys preprints can avoid delays altogether. It can incorporate the peer review assessment as part of the post-preprint publication evaluation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Science Integrity: AI has been introduced in science and publication, something that has direct implications for research integrity. AI detection of research misconduct, particularly in image manipulation, is well known, but this isn't where it all ends. AI has a role across the entire research lifecycle, including hypothesis formulation, data analysis, manuscript writing, etc.