The number of retractions in 2023 was at an all-time high, underscoring the growing challenges facing the social sciences. Unlike the medical field, where retractions are relatively rare, the retraction rate in the social sciences has been steadily escalating, outpacing the rate of published papers over the past two decades. This alarming trend sheds light on the unique obstacles researchers in the social sciences must…
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Blockchain academic integrity projects have moved from conference-paper proposals to operating infrastructure faster than most observers expected, though not in the direction earlier coverage of the topic suggested. The European Union’s blockchain network for verifying diplomas now underpins cross-border credential checks between member states, five separate peer-reviewed prototypes for blockchain-based degree verification appeared in 2025 alone, and MIT has issued blockchain-anchored digital diplomas to several…
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