By: Björn
The impact factor of an open access journal does not contribute to an article’s citations
June 19, 2017In this article, SK Chua et al. analyze the phenomenon that citations of papers are positively influenced by the journal’s impact…
Read MoreThe reproducibility of research and the misinterpretation of P values
June 19, 2017Despite decades of warnings, many areas of science still insist on labelling a result of P < 0.05 as “significant”. In…
Read MoreThe ABCs of finding a good antibody: How to find a good antibody, validate it, and publish meaningful data
June 19, 2017Finding an antibody that works for a specific application can be a difficult task. Hundreds of vendors offer millions of antibodies,…
Read MoreA Guide for the Design of Pre-clinical Studies on Sex Differences in Metabolism
June 19, 2017In metabolic animal models, researchers often use male rodents because they show metabolic disease better than females. Thus, females are underrepresented…
Read MoreNature is making a step towards greater reproducibility for life-sciences research
June 7, 2017This month Nature started to publish, alongside every life-sciences manuscript, a new reporting-summary document, to which authors are now expected to add…
Read MoreMeeting report – PAASP at the 5th World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI)
June 7, 2017Björn Gerlach attended the 5th WCRI, which was held in Amsterdam from May 28th to May 31st. With over 800 participants,…
Read MoreMeeting Report – Washington, DC
June 7, 2017June 5, 2017 – Anton Bespalov took part in the meeting in Washington, DC (USA) hosted by Francis Collins, Director of…
Read MoreMeeting Report – St. Petersburg:
June 7, 2017June 1, 2016 – Anton Bespalov participated in the meeting “Current issues in the preclinical and clinical research on novel drugs,…
Read MoreAre ‘Secret’ Software Codes part of the reproducibility crisis?
June 7, 2017A commentary based on the two articles by Jiménez et al. and Eglen et al. about the need to publish the…
Read MoreThe different sample size of inter-connected research methods
June 7, 2017We will continue presenting Case Study publications that are particularly interesting from the Good Research Practice perspective. We hope that these…
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