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In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?

January 7, 2026 by Peter Andrey Smith In the spring of 2024, Ali Kharrazi, then an editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, or CRSUST, received a routine request to review several papers. Although guest editors had already recommended accepting the work, something unusual stood out. One of the papers included the phrase: “The way to foster love is by cultivating disruption.” … Continue reading In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?

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It’s a Precondition: There is No Public Health Without Peace

Global conflict profoundly disrupts the structural and functional capacity of public health systems. Between 2023 and 2025, major theatres of violence and instability created conditions in which disease, famine, displacement, and infrastructure collapse flourished, often in tandem. Public health collapses when war persists. Armed conflicts have systematically dismantled health systems, accelerated disease transmission, and produced excess mortality that far exceeds battlefield deaths. Evidence from multiple … Continue reading It’s a Precondition: There is No Public Health Without Peace

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Global Science Kaleidoscope 2025: More Than Individual Scandals, This Is a Structural Crisis

The year 2025 marks a significant point in the global timeline of research integrity. Rather than being triggered by a single spectacular scandal, discussions of scientific misconduct throughout the year were shaped by an accumulation of prominent cases, large-scale article retractions, and a growing awareness that the problem is systemic. Thus, 2025 should be read as the year when scientific deviation can no longer be … Continue reading Global Science Kaleidoscope 2025: More Than Individual Scandals, This Is a Structural Crisis

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Oxford’s Rafflesia Messaging Sparks Debate Over Representation, Scientific Credit, and Global South Visibility

A rediscovery of the rare Rafflesia hasseltii in West Sumatra has sparked an unexpected debate over how international institutions frame conservation stories, who receives scientific credit, and how Global South researchers are represented in global media ecosystems. While the University of Oxford’s press and social media materials have circulated widely, scientists and netizens in Indonesia argue that the narrative structure used by international media reinforces … Continue reading Oxford’s Rafflesia Messaging Sparks Debate Over Representation, Scientific Credit, and Global South Visibility

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