NISO Plus 2024 Global/Online

There are a growing range of challenges facing the scientific and publishing communities around the integrity of published content. Checks conducted by preprint servers and journals vary greatly and are largely opaque, making it difficult for readers to evaluate how much to trust a publication. Meanwhile, the broader society often view this content amongst a range of sources from social media to news sites, all of which informs their views on major societal issues. Without trust markers on quality content, we risk exacerbating the growing lack of trust in science, which can negatively impact public support when specific actions are required to address major societal challenges such as vaccine uptake, and can negatively impact their support for future science funding.