Author: Elliott Lumb

  • New signal spots risky email domains

    New signal spots risky email domains

    We’re pleased to announce our newest signal — risky email domains.  This signal is designed to help publishers further reduce research integrity risks and protect the quality of the scholarly record by identifying a subtle issue related to author identity and manuscript provenance. When a manuscript is uploaded to Signals, it extracts the authors’ email…

  • Fake attributions: a persistent and evolving research integrity problem

    Fake attributions: a persistent and evolving research integrity problem

    In the 1980s, Robert Slutsky and John Darsee were two of the most prolific authors in medical research. At the University of California San Diego, Slutsky was publishing one article every ten days. On the other side of the US, at Harvard Medical School, Darsee was still in his early 30s but had already published…

  • Research Fraud at MIT: High-Profile Study Was Too Good to Be True

    Research Fraud at MIT: High-Profile Study Was Too Good to Be True

    Another day, another case of high-profile research fraud.  An internal review at MIT has concluded that a paper submitted by a PhD student should be withdrawn from both arXiv and The Quarterly Journal of Economics, where it was submitted for publication. This is no normal first-year PhD paper. The article attracted coverage from The Wall…

  • Article Collections: Your Custom View of Research Integrity

    Article Collections: Your Custom View of Research Integrity

    At Signals, we evaluate the credibility of any article or manuscript using the Signals Data Graph, which stores and analyzes the world’s publication data and combines it with expert knowledge. Because we can evaluate every article, we can also aggregate these evaluations to provide insights across journals or institutions. This helps publishers quickly identify, understand,…

  • The future of research integrity: insights from the audience at Researcher to Reader

    The future of research integrity: insights from the audience at Researcher to Reader

    Last week, Nicko and I attended the Researcher to Reader conference in London. The event brings together researchers, publishers, and institutions, creating opportunities for interesting conversations and learning. We’re already looking forward to next year’s event.  During the conference, we gave a talk on ‘The Future of Research Integrity’. We highlighted historic cases of research…

  • You don’t know what you don’t know: how Signals helps publishers understand research integrity in their journals

    You don’t know what you don’t know: how Signals helps publishers understand research integrity in their journals

    One of the most interesting parts of building Signals is that we have a comprehensive view of research integrity across the publishing landscape, and can pinpoint specific issues impacting journals and publishers. The Signals Data Graph, which networks billions of nodes of publication data, enables us to see which journals have no or few research…

  • New signals to provide insight on the integrity of authors institutions

    New signals to provide insight on the integrity of authors institutions

    Institution integrity We’re excited to release a set of new signals related to authors’ institutions.  To help protect the reputation of journals and speed up author checks, Signals now highlights when authors are affiliated with institutions with high rates of ‘problematic retractions’ (retractions due to fraud, including papermills).  These signals help editors to make informed decisions…

  • Florin Asăvoaie joins Signals as Lead Engineer

    Florin Asăvoaie joins Signals as Lead Engineer

    We’re excited to announce that Florin Asăvoaie has joined Signals as Lead Engineer. Florin was the Solutions Architect of Hindawi’s Phenom publishing platform, acquired by Wiley in 2021, and is the technical & product development advisor for sustainable software products. With his engineering expertise and industry experience, Florin is already making an impact, accelerating our…

  • Tiago Barros joins Signals as Founding Member

    Tiago Barros joins Signals as Founding Member

    We’re excited to announce that Tiago Barros has joined the Signals team as Founding Member. Tiago will bring his expertise in publishing, peer review and creating products for publishers and researchers to our team. Previously, Tiago had different roles in publishing and tech startups, including VP of H1 Connect at H1, Managing Director of Faculty…

  • Signals Lead Analyst, Christos Petrou, guest post in Scholarly Kitchen

    Signals Lead Analyst, Christos Petrou, guest post in Scholarly Kitchen

    Signals Lead Analyst, Christos Petrou, has written a guest post for the Scholarly Kitchen on retractions and research misconduct. A few key takeaways include: Read the full article in The Scholarly Kitchen: