STM Research Integrity Day 2025

Wednesday 10th December 2025 | STM Research Integrity Day

Join us for the second day of STM’s Innovation & Integrity Days 2025 to learn more about the latest trends in research integrity, interact with the STM Integrity Hub

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, and innovations.

What to expect?

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

  • Learn about the latest trends in research integrity
  • Gain insights into today’s leading threats such as paper mills, generative AI, and simultaneous submissions — and what you can be doing to tackle them
  • Explore the latest tools and innovations designed to detect fraudulent manuscripts; hear tips and tricks from experts
  • Get updates from tools and services
  • Interact with the STM Integrity Hub
  • Help us shape the future of research integrity; by joining in to discuss the strategy and priorities for the Hub in 2025 and beyond with the people overseeing its development.

Who attends?

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

Developing programme

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 Session 1
10:30 Refreshment break & networking, sponsored by CCC
11:00 Session 2
12:00 Lunch
13:00 A session with sleuths
Moderated by:
Jana Christopher, Image Data Integrity Analyst, Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)

  • Guillaume Cabanac
  • 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
14:00  COPE & U2A Updates
14:30 Networking & refreshment break
15:00 Strengthening Research Integrity: A Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
Chris Graf, Research Integrity Director, Springer Nature Group
16:00 Session 4
17:00 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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