SnappShot is Springer Nature's tool for scanning PDFs for duplicated gel and blot images — a classic marker of data manipulation — flagging suspects for human investigation.
Benefits & outcomes
Duplicated images caught automatically instead of by eye.
Has already intercepted numerous suspicious submissions.
Notes & quotes
Chris Graf describes the tools as addressing a "determined, malicious threat from paper mills or bad actors" — part of Springer Nature's "multi-faceted approach" to integrity.
Publisher / company: Springer Nature
Date of mention: 12/06/2024
Source: https://www.springernature.com/gp/group/media/press-releases/new-research-integrity-tools-using-ai/27200740