STM Solutions and Clear Skies have jointly announced the integration of Clear Skies' Papermill Alarm with the STM Integrity Hub, a significant development aimed at enhancing the Hub's capacity to detect potentially fraudulent research manuscripts at the point of submission. The STM Integrity Hub, developed by STM Solutions, represents a collaborative initiative that combines new and existing technologies, policies, and best practices to reinforce research integrity safeguards.
Clear Skies Papermill Alarm is a tool that employs a straightforward traffic-light rating system for research papers, providing valuable insights into their authenticity. Papers are rated with a red alert for high similarity to known paper mill-generated content, an orange alert for moderate similarity, and a green rating indicating no resemblance to such papers. These ratings assist publishers in directing their resources to papers that require further scrutiny. The integration with the STM Integrity Hub specifically involves the 'Public' version of the Papermill Alarm tool, optimized for the field of cancer research and launched in 2022.
The STM Integrity Hub is a collaborative initiative led by STM Solutions, aimed at providing the scholarly communication community with data, intelligence, and technology to protect research integrity. Part of this mission involves developing and offering technology to publishers for the early detection of potential breaches in research integrity immediately after manuscript submission.
Earlier this year, the Hub introduced its first application, a tool designed to identify manuscripts fabricated by so-called paper mills. An initial Minimum Viable Product (MVP) was announced in April and is currently being used by several publishers. The integration of the Clear Skies Papermill Alarm Public tool into this paper mill detection system is available on an opt-in basis for participating publishers, offering them an extended range of indicators to assess the suspicious nature of submitted manuscripts, requiring further investigation.
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