Webinar - Scholarly Communication in Crisis: Research Integrity and Open Scholarship - OASPA

"Research integrity and ethical standards for publication underpin the research endeavor, ensuring that researchers can confidently build on the outputs of others and ensuring public trust in research. The integrity of scholarly communications is dependent on the trust of the research community in the peer review and publication processes that are part of it. However, this confidence is starting to break down, due to a significant rise in unethical research and publication practices, fueled by academic incentive structures heavily skewed toward certain types of publication metrics. These practices, including “paper mills” and “peer review rings” are happening at scale and systemically undermine publication processes, striking at the heart of what publishers do as the custodians of the research record. 

This problem is a complex and interconnected one and this webinar brings together experts to explore the question of whether open scholarship practices and tools can help detect malpractices and be part of the solution. The speakers will approach this shared problem from a variety of angles, albeit all through the lens of open research and scholarship and how they are building open tools and evidencing the impact of their work.   

We welcome panelists Adam Day, Brian Nosek and Dorothy Bishop, and Chair Catriona MacCallum...."