What should publishers do about historical content that we consider to be offensive (or even harmful) by todays standards? Should papers be retracted? should language be retrospectively censored? We discuss the issue in The BMJ. BMJ Group bmj.com/content/378/bm…

How should we deal with content published many years ago that may now be offensive or harmful? BMJ aims to acknowledge offence or harm while preserving the scientific record, write Kamran Abbasi, Helen Macdonald, and Simone Ragavooloo bmj.com/content/378/bm… BMJ Group

One thing I like about this article is that it is very clear that bad, dated research may be actively *harmful*, not just offensive. It's not just about language choices that are now out of fashion, it's about actual harms.

"Our aim is to strike a balance between acknowledging potential offence or harm and preserving the published scientific record." Kamran Abbasi, Helen Macdonald, Simone Ragavooloo discuss how BMJ will deal with historic content that may now be offensive or harmful bmj.com/content/378/bm…

This is sewage being sensibly dispersed at St Agnes in Cornwall today. You’ll see the beach is empty so NO ONE is being harmed. This would of course have been stopped by the nit picking EU. Brexit means we can now employ such SAFE procedures. Good news!🇬🇧

We are excited to announce our next #Webinar on 'The effects of retractions on the scholarly record’ on Jan 11, 11:00 - 12:30 a.m. ET. Tony Alves will moderate discussion among Luigi Longobardi, Jodi Schneider, Helen Macdonald and Simone R. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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Meet our presenters! Simone Ragavooloo (Simone Ragavooloo ), and Dr Helen MacDonald(Helen Macdonald ), from BMJ Group will present on "Retractions: a biomedical journal perspective." Register for the webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Big thanks to COPE for inviting me to join as an Advisor this year. I'm excited to support COPE's mission and collaborate closely with esteemed fellow advisors! #PublicationEthics #COPEAdvisor Frontiers #researchintegrity

Have you been informed that a manuscript submitted to your journal has also been submitted to other journals at the same time? • New guidance for editors • Who to contact and what actions to take #DuplicateSubmission ow.ly/ZC8f50SKZG3

This is a great guide for how to structure papers. I end up revisiting it every year or so

Our Portfolio Manager and Publication Ethics expert, Simone Ragavooloo, was recently appointed as a COPE advisor. We’re pleased to see her supporting COPE alongside her role at Frontiers, continuing her work to ensure the upkeep of best practices in the wider research community.

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💥New: If generative AI accelerates science, peer review needs to catch up 👩‍💻Simone Ragavooloo #PeerReviewWeek #PeerReview wp.me/p4m9em-df3

If generative AI accelerates science, peer review needs to catch up Simone Ragavooloo argues that editors and reviewers should embrace AI tools to undertake the heavy lifting of statistical and methodological review and to allow them to focus on areas that require human expertise.

Research integrity portfolio manager and publication ethics expert Simone Ragavooloo suggests editors and peer reviewers embrace AI for statistical reviews, freeing them to focus on areas that require human expertise. Learn more on the LSE Impact Blog

I got an alert that another author had used my recent blog post discussing AI and Peer Review as their sole source. Turns out Ava Woods is an AI bot! Humans talking about Robots & Robots talking about humans - welcome to the future? #Researchintegrity #AI tinyurl.com/3uj4vjv7

👀ICYMI: Simone Ragavooloo on why reviewers may come to rely on AI tools to carry out peer review at scale. #PeerReview #ScholComm wp.me/p4m9em-df3

«[…] Simone Ragavooloo [Committee on Publication Ethics(COPE)] argumenta que los editores y revisores deberían adoptar herramientas de IA para realizar el trabajo pesado de la revisión estadística y metodológica y permitirles centrarse en áreas que requieren experiencia humana.»

AI-accelerated innovation: how can publishers keep up? Simone Ragavooloo LSE Impact Blog #AI #PeerReview #PubPlan #MedComms #ISMPP #EMWA thepublicationplan.com/2025/01/15/ai-…