by detecting manuscripts found to violate accepted academic research integrity norms, serving as an ‘early warning system’ for integrity issues by analyzing manuscripts for submitted publication to participating scholarly journals, through:
to protect the scientific record. The STM Integrity Hub is an accessible and secure means to identify manuscripts that violate accepted research integrity standards before getting further into the publication cycle and ecosystem — legally, adequately and efficiently.
to new threats through a flexible, innovative system architecture — a hub — that integrates with a wide range of specific and individually chosen screening tools. This supports versatility and adaptability to respond as new threats arise. This is accomplished through:
STM members are automatically eligible to join the STM Integrity Hub. Applications from non-members will be reviewed by the STM Membership Committee to confirm applicants demonstrate appropriate standards of scholarly publishing, publication ethics and research integrity, with reference to STM’s International Ethical Principles for Scholarly Publication and equivalent recognised standards.
Both STM and non-STM members will be required to sign a legal agreement governing the use of the Hub technical services, and service fees apply. Fees are based on the size of the organisation, as measured by the number of manuscript submissions received.
For more information, contact Joris van Rossum
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