Reporting Research

Generative AI is now embedded in scholarly workflows: Turnitin reported that its detector reviewed more than 200 million student papers and found that 11% contained…

A growing number of high-profile corrections and mass retractions has put peer review squarely in the spotlight: when the gatekeeping system fails, the consequences extend…

Researchers increasingly rely on digital searches and large bibliographic databases to build literature reviews, yet determining which sources are reliable remains a central…

In 2024, a real-world study found that AI-generated exam answers went undetected in 94% of cases and often attained higher marks than student submissions, prompting urgent…

A rapidly changing literature and strong pressures for career advancement mean that peer review speed increasingly shapes researchers’ submission choices. During the first…

Generative AI has moved rapidly from a novelty to a routine tool in many scholarly workflows. Evidence from early adopters indicates substantial uptake: an empirical analysis…

A growing share of researchers use external help to prepare manuscripts: in one recent survey of clinical researchers, about half reported always using professional…

Average reference counts in academic articles have risen substantially: across many disciplines, the number of references per research article grew from about 29 in 2003 to…

Peer review remains the linchpin of scholarly publishing, yet the system’s “black-box” reputation is increasingly at odds with the transparency goals of open science. Recent…

A recent global survey found that roughly one in three researchers had used AI to edit or otherwise help prepare manuscripts, and many respondents understand the need for…

Thesis writing is the culmination of years of research, but the way you present that work determines whether your ideas persuade examiners, reviewers, and readers. For PhD…

A surprising proportion of submitted manuscripts trigger intellectual property (IP) concerns during journal screening: a case-study analysis of 400 consecutive submissions found…