SAGE’s Research Integrity Group, a global cross-departmental taskforce made up of experts from across the organization, is responsible for monitoring research integrity trends and developing our publication ethics and inclusivity policies, guidelines and workflows to help reduce the risk of bogus research entering the academic record. Tightening up policies and processes and adding in checks throughout the submission, peer review and production processes all help safeguard against attempts to get bogus research published.  

In this blog post, Louise Skelding Tattle, Associate Director, Research, and Chair of SAGE’s Research Integrity Group outlines the steps taken by the Research Integrity Group to protect the academic record from bogus research.