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STM Research Integrity Day 2025

STM Research Integrity Day | 10th December 2025

Building Tomorrow’s Research Integrity Framework

Please note that the meeting will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule; no audio or video recordings will be made

Join us for the second day of STM’s Innovation & Integrity Days 2025 to learn more about the latest trends in research integrity, new approaches to combat paper mills, recent advances with the STM Integrity Hub — and engage in collaborative dialogue that bridges publishers, researchers, institutions, and technology providers to strengthen the foundations of scholarly trust.

Please note the change of venue: we’re convening at the BMA House in London. See what’s in store and register to join us!

What’s this?

An immersion into research integrity’s latest trends, approaches, challenges, and innovations. Here, we foster cross-sector discussions and idea-sharing to build a stronger, interdisciplinary foundation for the future—one that leverages the collective expertise of publishers, funders, research institutions, and integrity specialists.

What to expect?

Led by experts and powered by colleagues in a collaborative, hands-on format, you will:

Learn about the latest trends in research integrity
Gain insights into today’s leading threats — and what you can be doing to tackle them
Hear about what approaches publishers, funders, and research institutes are taking to protect research integrity, and how we can improve collaboration
Learn about perspectives and experiences from a panel of esteemed sleuths and research integrity experts
Explore the latest tools and innovations designed to detect fraudulent manuscripts; hear tips and tricks from experts
Hear about the latest developments for the STM Integrity Hub, and join in to discuss the strategy and priorities for 2026 and beyond.
Participate in workshops delivered by experts

New this year: Research Integrity Workshops

On 9 December, join us for the STM Innovator Fair — day one of the Innovation & Integrity Days — to explore the latest innovations advancing research integrity. Alongside the Fair, optional expert-led Research Integrity workshops will offer a chance to dive deeper into specific topics, exchange insights, and gain practical skills and strategies to support your daily work.

Learn more and pick your workshop here.

Who attends?

Individuals who share a commitment to research integrity and are involved in integrity activities daily — research integrity managers, publishers, publishing directors, and beyond.

Programme
Please note that the meeting will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule; no audio or video recordings will be made.

08:30	Registration, coffee & networking
09:00	Opening & Welcome Chris Graf, Research Integrity Director, Springer Nature Group
09:10	An Update from the STM Integrity Hub Joris van Rossum, Program Director, STM Solutions
09.30	Communication and collaboration with institutions Moderated by: Luigi Longobardi, Director Publishing Ethics & Conduct, IEEE Jo Cox, Legal Director, Springer Nature Elizabeth Moylan, Senior Manager, Research Integrity & Strategy, Wiley Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Co-chair of the UK Committee on Research Integrity Olivia Nippe, Senior Publishing Ethics Expert, Elsevier
10:30	Refreshment break & networking, sponsored by CCC
11:00	Towards establishing the authenticity of images and data Moderated by: Phill Jones, Co-Founder, Digital and Technology, MoreBrains Consulting Cooperative Freddie Taylor, Editor, IOP Publishing Fulu Akinduro-Aje, Research Integrity Manager, Taylor & Francis Bernd Pulverer, Head, Scientific Publications, EMBO Press
11:45	Whom to trust? Digital identity in scholarly publishing Moderated by: Ian Mulvany, Chief Technology Officer, BMJ Laurel Haak, Co-Founder, VeriMe Cooperative Tom Demeranville, Product Director, ORCID Jennifer Wright, Head of Publication Ethics and Research Integrity, Cambridge University Press
12:30	Lunch
13:30	A Session with Sleuths Moderated by: Jana Christopher, Image Data Integrity Analyst, Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Guillaume Cabanac, Professor of Computer Science, University of Toulouse & Institut Universitaire de France Reese Richardson, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University René Aquarius, Research scientist and forensic meta-scientist, Radboud University Medical Center Mu Yang, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Columbia University Medical Center
14:30	COPE & U2A Updates Liz Allen, Chair of Funder Outreach Working Group, Research Consulting Jason Hu, Chair of Education Working Group, Taylor & Francis
15:00	Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30	Strengthening Research Integrity: A Multi-Stakeholder dialogue Moderated by Chris Graf, Research Integrity Director, Springer Nature Group Anne Taylor, Head of Grant Operations, Wellcome Trust Sonja Ochsenfeld-Repp, Forschungskultur, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Bert Seghers, President of ENRIO (European Network of Research Integrity Offices)
16:30	Telling the Research Integrity story – A report on the study commissioned by the RI Committee Moderated by Dylan Storan, Senior Consultant, Research Consulting Rachael Harper, Head of Marketing Communication, IOP Publishing Anna Abalkina, Research Fellow, Institute for East European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin Gráinne McNamara, Research Integrity / Publication Ethics Manager, Karger Publishers
17:15	Drinks Reception, sponsored by Wiley Partner Solutions

Programme Committee:

Tony Alves, Senior Vice President, HighWire Press
Helen Beynon, Research Integrity Manager, BMJ
Jana Christopher, Image Data Integrity Analyst, Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)
Tim Kersjes, Head of Research Integrity, Resolutions, Springer Nature
Luigi Longobardi, Director Publishing Ethics & Conduct, IEEE
Olivia Nippe, Senior Publishing Ethics Expert, Elsevier
Kathleen Too, SVP, Thieme Chemistry, Managing Director, Thieme China, Thieme Group
Ralph Youngen, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, American Chemical Society

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