21 September 2023
STM Solutions and PubPeer have announced the integration of the PubPeer database with the STM Integrity Hub. This newest collaboration strengthens the Hub's ability to identify potentially deceptive manuscripts upon submission, and comes directly on the heels of another integration announced earlier this month. Designed by STM Solutions, the Hub represents a pooling of new and existing technology, policy, insights, and best practices to further safeguard research integrity.
PubPeer is a website where users can discuss and review scientific research post-publication. The integration with the STM Integrity Hub allows users to check if references listed in submitted manuscripts concern articles that have received comments in PubPeer or were marked as retracted, an important indicator of quality and a possible indication of integrity issues.
Brandon Stell, president of the PubPeer Foundation said, "We are pleased to work with STM to make the expert commentary of the PubPeer community available to a broad consortium of publishers and look forward to developing our collaboration."
The STM Integrity Hub is a collaborative effort led by STM Solutions to equip the scholarly communication community with data, intelligence, and technology to protect research integrity. As part of this mission, the program is developing and making available technology for publishers to detect potential breaches of research integrity as soon as possible after a manuscript has been submitted for publication.
Read more on the STM blog: https://www.stm-assoc.org/integrity-hub-continues-to-gain-momentum-with-inclusion-of-pubpeer-database-in-screening-tool/