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A special world conference and the time of Greece

Title: A special world conference and the time of Greece
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Teasertext: The Research Integrity community meets every two years in the framework of the World Conferences on Research Integrity. We will follow their story, on the occasion of the organization of the 8th conference in Athens, in June 2024. Panagiotis Kavouras School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Title: Crossing the “valley of death”
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Teasertext: The transformation of a scientific discovery into (social) innovation is highly complex a process that can be interrupted by the application of unreliable research practices. Let’s look at the countermeasures Research Integrity experts are trying to create. Panagiotis Kavouras School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
External link news: https://wcri2024.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/02_Crossing-the-Valley-of-Death-v2.pdf

Title: Fake academic papers are on the rise: why they’re a danger and how to stop them (english version)
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Teasertext: An eye-opening Editorial by Lex Bouter on “The Conversation” about the rising threat of fake academic papers and its dire consequences for research and society. These issues, as well as others related to protecting the integrity of research and building trust in it, will also be discussed during the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity.
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Les faux travaux académiques se multiplient : pourquoi ils représentent un danger et comment y mettre fin (french version)

Lead Author Lex Bouter
Co – Author Natalie Simon

Title: Research with integrity – GenAi, paper mills and inclusivity
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Teasertext: As the global research integrity community came together for the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity, we asked: what are the big issues and what can we do to tackle them? Andrew Porter and the team give us the low-down from the front line of research integrity.
External link news: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2024/06/27/research-with-integrity-genai-paper-mills-and-inclusivity/

Title: Safeguarding research integrity
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Teasertext: The latest editorial from The Lancet, titled “Safeguarding Research Integrity,” underscores the critical concern surrounding a significant increase in retractions in 2023, surpassing 14,000 papers—setting a record as the highest number observed to date. The editorial sheds light on various noteworthy initiatives responding to the emerging challenge
Internal link news: http://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2824%2900349-0

Title: The Centre of Research Integrity in the heart of Athens
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Teasertext: On 8 June 2023, a scientific symposium entitled “Why Research Integrity Matters” was organized in Athens. Let’s take a look at the proceedings of this special symposium, which gathered Research Integrity experts from around the world. Panagiotis Kavouras School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
External link news: https://wcri2024.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/01_The-Centre-of-Research-Integrity-in-the-heart-of-Athens-v2.pdf

Title: The Itinerary of Research Integrity from Scientific Research to Real-life Applications and Policy Making
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Teasertext: Scholarly Kitchen has just released an insightful guest post on the WCRI2024 Focus Track! Join Panagiotis Kavouras, Eleni Spyrakou, Maura Hiney, and Daniel Barr as they unravel the fascinating journey from Singapore to Athens via Hong Kong, exploring the intricacies of research integrity in scientific research and its real-life impact.
Subtitle: Panagiotis Kavouras, Eleni Spyrakou, Maura Hiney, and Daniel Barr
External link news: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/02/28/guest-post-from-singapore-to-athens-via-hong-kong-the-itinerary-of-research-integrity-from-scientific-research-to-real-life-applications-and-policy-making/