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The Reproducibility Crisis in Numbers: 2026 Data Roundup
The core numbers behind the reproducibility crisis, sourced study by study: the Reproducibility Project: Psychology, Camerer et al.’s economics and…
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Contract Cheating & Essay Mill Statistics 2026
How common is commercial contract cheating, and what has changed since essay mills were criminalised in England and blocked at…
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Open-Access APC Cost Statistics 2026: What Article Processing Charges Really Cost by Publisher and Field
Comprehensive article processing charge statistics for 2026: average APC costs by publisher (Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, MDPI, PLOS, Frontiers), by…
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The Hidden Cost of Peer Review in 2026: What Researchers’ Unpaid Reviewing Time Is Actually Worth (Sourced Data)
Peer review unpaid labor value: researchers donated 130+ million hours in 2020 worth at least $1.5B in the US alone.…
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Research Paper Retraction Statistics 2026: Rates, Causes, and Global Trends
Research paper retraction statistics 2026: over 63,000 retractions now logged in the Retraction Watch database, with fraud, paper mills, and…
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Open Access Publishing Statistics 2026: APC Costs, Mandates, and Growth Data
The definitive 2026 data roundup on open access publishing: OA share by route (gold, green, hybrid, diamond), APC cost ranges,…