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Opinion & Commentary

Why AI transparency is not enough

Recently, a taxonomy to disclose the use of generative AI (genAI) in research outputs was presented as an approach that creates transparency and thereby supports responsible genAI use. In this post we argue that such an approach conceals fundamental ethical considerations around research integrity.

Andrea Reyes Elizondo + 1 other • 15-10-2025

Science & Society

GAIDeT: a practical taxonomy for declaring AI use in research and publishing

Transparency of AI use in academia matters for authors, editors, reviewers, readers and repository moderators. This blog post introduces GAIDeT, a taxonomy for the structured disclosure of Generative AI (GAI) use in research and how it builds trust without adding any extra burden to stakeholders.

Serhii Nazarovets + 3 others • 25-08-2025

Science & Society

Academic publishing – stuck in a prisoner’s dilemma?

Facing pressures to stay competitive, researchers publish ever more, often at the cost of quality. Our author shows how this strategic trap can be compared to a prisoner’s dilemma, explains how this situation is exacerbated by predatory journals, and outlines possible solutions.

Sagartirtha Chakraborty • 14-08-2025

Resources

Making bibliometric reporting more transparent and consistent: Participants needed for pilot testing of GLOBAL

The team behind the GLOBAL reporting guideline invites researchers who are preparing or reviewing a bibliometric article to take part in a pilot test of the guideline.

Jeremy Y. Ng + 4 others • 12-08-2025

Science & Society

Analysing research funding flows in the Global South

In a context marked by deep asymmetries in access to research resources, the research project “Tracking Research Funding Flows in the Global South” aims to make visible and analyze the ways in which international funding for science circulates.

Matías Alcántara + 4 others • 22-07-2025

Science & Society

Beyond the dissertation: Reshaping PhD trajectories at Leiden University

Open Science and the reform of research assessment are increasingly growing together. Time to also rethink the evaluation of PhD candidates! Talking to six PhD candidates, the authors found that PhD paths need to be more flexible and recognise the diverse activities PhD researchers are active in.

Tanya Lee + 1 other • 27-05-2025