Dalmeet Singh Chawla

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More than 8,000 papers published by PLOS journals violate the publisher’s policy on author-editor relationships, as well as around 2,500 papers published by MDPI titles, the researchers found.

@plos.org: Hi guys, I’m not receiving responses from your press office. Please advise if there’s a different email address I should send queries to.

Google’s graph networks for materials exploration (GNoME) database contains hundreds of thousands of crystal structures of predicted materials. But new research questions how many of those materials are novel and unique. #chemsky 🧪

Google DeepMind's latest version of the AI crystallography GNoME database still flooded with near duplicate entries and unrealistic compounds — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky

In a bid to tackle the deluge of manuscripts it now receives, preprint server arXiv has announced a cap of two papers per month for each submitting researcher go.nature.com/4dBP2MT

Google DeepMind's latest version of the AI crystallography GNoME database still flooded with near duplicate entries and unrealistic compounds — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky

In a bid to tackle a rapid surge in submissions, #AI conferences and journals are introducing caps on the number of papers that a researcher is allowed to submit. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @gautamkamath.com

In a bid to tackle the deluge of manuscripts it now receives, the preprint server arXiv has announced a cap of two papers per month for each submitting researcher. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @tdietterich.bsky.social, @philipncohen.com

In a bid to tackle a rapid surge in submissions, #AI conferences and journals are introducing caps on the number of papers that a researcher is allowed to submit. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @gautamkamath.com

Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly being used to interpret and even conduct science. But are they able to accurately distinguish science that is solid from science that is subpar? cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪

As shortcomings of AI agents become apparent, researchers are proposing strategies to help them improve their outputs — my latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @pkoo562.bsky.social #ChemSky

As shortcomings of AI agents become apparent, researchers are proposing strategies to help them improve their outputs — my latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @pkoo562.bsky.social #ChemSky

A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models — especially over the past few years. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Studies originating from paper mills are being cited in clinical guidelines, policy docs, & patents, according to a new @digital-science.com study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/09/17/p... @maclomaclee.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, @mcintold.bsky.social

Aaron Swartz is no longer here to tell us what he saw like twenty years ago. futurism.com/artificial-i...

A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models — especially over the past few years. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.

Studies originating from paper mills are being cited in clinical guidelines, policy docs, & patents, according to a new @digital-science.com study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/09/17/p... @maclomaclee.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, @mcintold.bsky.social

Due to funding concerns, @cos.io's Open Science Framework will no longer allow researchers to post their code and data on the platform from 16 November onwards. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social, @katiecorker.bsky.social

The policy change was “necessitated because of financial realities”, says @briannosek.bsky.social: it costs US$4-5 million annually to manage the OSF. New @nature.com, @cos.io to stop hosting data & code, plus private data, from 16 Nov. By @dalmeet.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Due to funding concerns, @cos.io's Open Science Framework will no longer allow researchers to post their code and data on the platform from 16 November onwards. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social, @katiecorker.bsky.social

This week, @nature.com features the World Bank's reproducibility project, under which the Bank is publishing 'reproducibility packages' alongside all their reports, papers and technical notes. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

When studies in social and behavioural sciences cannot be reproduced, there are direct implications for health and well-being go.nature.com/4gWSEKj

This week, @nature.com features the World Bank's reproducibility project, under which the Bank is publishing 'reproducibility packages' alongside all their reports, papers and technical notes. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/j...

The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University in Japan is defending Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka against claims of image manipulation in multiple studies on which he was an author. retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/j...

Japan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/j...

Hey, @learnedpublishing.bsky.social, I'm not a scientist. Stop sending me peer review requests. Thanks. I tried to click "decline" but your site doesn't work.

Feel like this should have got more attention "Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025"

Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found.

Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social

Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/07/30/u...

Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social

Good to see that a report released this week by the White House OSTP cites my 2023 @nature.com article about the US National Science Foundation considering using 'golden tickets' in their grant peer review system: www.whitehouse.gov/science/ Here's the 2023 article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

⚠️ Ugh. Protecting knowledge base crucial. ⚠️ Doctored data sets could trick AI agents www.nature.com/articles/d41... It is easy "for fraudsters to ‘poison’ these resources by uploading manipulated data sets that closely resemble the original ones but lead to different conclusions."

Professional rivalries, scandals and retractions mar graphyne research, but could the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @alexrgroves.bsky.social, @uohaleylab.bsky.social, @cranfordmatter.bsky.social #ChemSky

NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social

SCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social

This team are trying to make replication studies more visible go.nature.com/4poJwla

NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social

SCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social

Researchers increasingly use #AI agents to mine online resources for new insights. New @nature.com, @dalmeet.bsky.social reports on a study that documents how easy it is to 'poison' these datasets to support false conclusions. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. #chemsky 🧪

Neuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi is not guilty of research misconduct or negligence, a probe of three dozen studies at the University of Zurich has found. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuro... @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @charlespiller.bsky.social