False flags of trust
We recently published our first external article in which we proposed a range of trust signals that could replace outdated and poor proxies. You can read that article here. But why do we need to change the current proxies? False flags of trust The current markers of trust in a given scientific article are based…
Moving away from poor proxies; small steps you can take right now
The reliance on proxies such as Impact Factor, H-index and journal names is damaging to the academic culture and decrease trust in research. When you are assessed by such poor mechanisms it can feel almost impossible to break free from the system. However, even small, gradual, steps can make a big difference. Here are 5…
AI & its role in peer review
The rise of AI, or LLMs to be specific, has had a significant impact on scientific publishing. From hallucinated references to nonsensical images (that rat penis) and peer reviews devoid of human oversight. More recently, a small number of preprints hosted on arXiv have been discovered to be concealing AI prompts in white text designed…
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