Imagetwin Blog & News

Research integrity sleuth Sholto David joins Imagetwin CEO Patrick Starke to discuss image manipulation detection, the Dana-Farber $15M False Claims Act case, and practical screening advice for journal editors and integrity officers.

Imagetwin is now integrated into CACTUS solutions, enabling automated detection of image duplication, manipulation, plagiarism, and AI-generated figures within research and publishing workflows.

Imagetwin has integrated its image integrity technology into Silverchair's ScholarOne Manuscripts, enabling editors to detect duplication, manipulation, plagiarism, and AI-generated figures directly within their existing submission workflow.

Western blot manipulation is the most commonly flagged image integrity issue on PubPeer. Our new detection model, covering vertical splices, horizontal splices, and copy-paste forgeries, cuts the false positive rate from 2.4% to 1.7% and raises splice detection by 14 percentage points.

Research integrity is under increasing pressure. Submission volumes are rising, manipulation techniques are becoming more sophisticated, and editorial teams are expected to make decisions faster than ever. In our recent webinar, “Protect Research Integrity: How to Spot Issues Early and Build a Proactive Integrity Culture,” Abdallah Asad, Co-Founder and COO of MindCrafted Analytics, and Patrick […]

A new study published in PLOS Biology has uncovered widespread image-related problems in pre-clinical animal studies of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The findings highlight serious concerns for research integrity in a field that shapes early scientific understanding of a severe type of stroke. This project, led by researchers at Radboud university medical center, reviewed 608 scientific papers […]

Imagetwin has integrated its image integrity technology into MindCrafted Analytics’ Rivyr Publishing Suite, enabling editors to detect duplication, manipulation, figure reuse, and AI-generated visuals directly within their existing workflows.

Imagetwin will be an exhibitor at the 2026 World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI), a leading global conference for advancing responsible research. This year’s conference explores the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Research Security, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

Western Blot images are notoriously difficult to analyse for duplication. Our new system, trained on thousands of confirmed cases with expert input, delivers stronger accuracy, fewer false positives, and greater reliability. This breakthrough provides researchers, editors, and institutions with more confidence in detecting duplications, even in the toughest cases.

Imagetwin has partnered with Signals to bring automated image integrity checks directly into the Signals Manuscript Checks platform. Publishers can now detect duplication, manipulation, and AI-generated figures as part of a unified editorial workflow, combining text-based, metadata, and image analysis in one place. This collaboration helps safeguard research quality while streamlining the submission review process.

We’re excited to announce that Imagetwin has been integrated into Integra’s EditorialPilot, an all-in-one AI-powered manuscript screening platform. This partnership makes it easier than ever for publishers to check image integrity at scale, alongside the 40+ other automated checks EditorialPilot already offers.

Imagetwin and Clear Skies are proud to announce a new partnership that brings Imagetwin’s advanced figure analysis technology into Oversight, Clear Skies’ award-winning research integrity platform.

Imagetwin’s AI-generated image detection is now out of beta. After months of testing, development and invaluable feedback from our users, we are releasing a production-ready version. Detecting AI-generated content in scientific papers is one of the most technically challenging areas of research integrity. However, with this release, we are delivering significantly higher accuracy, broader model […]

Have you ever wanted to create your own private image database to check papers against? With our newest feature, Private Repositories, you can do precisely that.

Powerful new beta feature in Imagetwin: AI-generated image detection is now live! Our newly released tool scans scientific articles for manipulated visuals, specifically targeting domain-specific image types like microscopy, western blots, and cell cultures.

There are appropriate and inappropriate integrity issues. With our latest update, we display confidence scores from 0% to 100% for each detected integrity issue to determine its severity.

Imagetwin now detects figure reuse across articles for all figure types, including diagrams, flowcharts, box plots, photographs, and more. While our initial focus was on life science images such as FACS plots, microscopy images, or Western blots, this update expands Imagetwin’s capabilities to cover all scientific disciplines.

We just released a new AI-based algorithm to effectively detect duplications in fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) plots. FACS plots are a common target for inappropriate image duplication.

Imagetwin now detects splicing seams in gel band images, such as western blots. A western blot consists of several lanes, whereas the procedure of removing, inserting, or re-assembling individual lanes is known as splicing.