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Researchers’ interpretations of research integrity: A qualitative study
January 23, 2018Despite increasing interest in integrity issues, relatively few studies have examined researchers’ own interpretations of integrity. As part of the Perspectives…
Read MoreNew PAASP publication: ‘The reproducibility crisis in preclinical research – lessons to learn from clinical research’
January 23, 2018In this article, Laia Pedro-Roig and Christoph Emmerich discuss ways and measures how preclinical research and development (especially in its confirmatory…
Read MoreAdditional reads in December 2017
December 19, 2017Further commentaries, articles and blog posts worth reading: Rewarding negative results keeps science on track Research health needs a dedicated group…
Read MoreData management plans will be an integral part of project funding applications submitted to the SNSF
December 19, 2017Since October 2017, the Swiss funder SNSF requires a Data Management Plan (DMP). The aim of a Data Management Plan (DMP)…
Read MoreDo bibliometrics and altmetrics correlate with the quality of papers? A large-scale empirical study based on F1000Prime, altmetrics, and citation data
December 19, 2017In this study, Lutz Bornmann and Robin Haunschild discuss the relationship between altmetrics and the quality of scientific publications (as measured…
Read MoreA systematic review of sample size and power in leading neuroscience journals
December 19, 2017Adequate sample size is key to reproducible research findings: low statistical power can increase the probability that statistically significant results are…
Read MoreThe ghosts of HeLa: How cell line misidentification contaminates the scientific literature
November 10, 2017While problems with cell line misidentification have been known for decades, an unknown number of published papers remains in circulation reporting…
Read MoreDo Neuroscience Journals Accept Replications? A Survey of Literature
November 10, 2017Recent reports in neuroscience, especially those concerning brain-injury and neuroimaging, have revealed low reproducibility of results within the field and urged…
Read MoreThe Experimental Design Assistant
November 10, 2017Addressing the common problems that researchers encounter when designing and analyzing animal experiments will improve the reliability of in vivo research….
Read MoreA checklist is associated with increased quality of reporting preclinical biomedical research: A systematic review
November 10, 2017Irreproducibility of preclinical biomedical research has gained recent attention. To improve the quality and transparency of scientific reporting, some journals introduced…
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