The European Law Institute has approved its first comprehensive framework for dealing with digital assets and personal digital content after death. The rules provide a dual legal framework recognizing the need for protection, privacy, and dignity in digital inheritance.
A new editorial provides guidance on writing constructive peer reviews, emphasizing key takeaways such as 'picking battles' and maintaining professional courtesy. The guidance aims to elevate scientific data quality while mitigating impacts on authors' reputation and mental wellbeing.
A multidisciplinary team proposes three principles for responsible authorship: transparency, credit, and accountability. The guidelines aim to address issues like gift or honorific authorship, ghost authorship, and coercive authorship, and promote a culture of trustworthiness in science.
JMIR Publications has integrated Signals Manuscript Checks into its publication process, utilizing AI-powered tools to streamline research integrity evaluations. This partnership aims to increase efficiency and quality, ensuring high standards of scientific integrity in published research.
Researchers used data analysis techniques, including decomposing songs into musical features, to determine Beatles songwriting styles. The approach identified distinct patterns in Lennon and McCartney's compositions, allowing for the prediction of disputed authorship.