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Initial evidence of research quality of registered reports compared with the standard publishing model
November 3, 2021

In registered reports (RRs), initial peer review and in-principle acceptance occur before knowing the research outcomes. This combats publication bias and…

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Technological advances in preclinical meta-research
November 3, 2021

Preclinical systematic reviews are vital; they serve many purposes by assessing the range and quality of the evidence. Through these reviews…

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eLabFTW as an Open Science tool to improve the quality and translation of preclinical research
November 3, 2021

Together with the group of Ulf Kahlert from the University of Düsseldorf, PAASP’s Björn Gerlach published an article in F1000Research on…

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Additional reads in June 2021
June 16, 2021

Nonreplicable publications are cited more than replicable ones Good research begins long before papers get written Why indirect contributions matter for…

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Putting the Self in Self-Correction: Findings from the Loss-of-Confidence Project
June 16, 2021

Science is often perceived to be a self-correcting enterprise. In principle, the assessment of scientific claims is supposed to proceed in…

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Creating clear and informative image-based figures for scientific publications
June 16, 2021

Scientists routinely use images to display data and images are a critical part of a scientific report or publication.However, many resources…

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What is the optimum design for my animal experiment?
June 16, 2021

Within preclinical research, attention has focused on experimental design and how current practices can lead to poor reproducibility. There are numerous…

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Meta-analysis of variation suggests that embracing variability improves both replicability and generalizability in preclinical research
June 16, 2021

The long-held belief that experimental standardization begets replicability has recently been challenged – based on the observation that the reduction of…

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The MDAR Framework – a new tool for life sciences reporting
June 16, 2021

Incomplete or imprecise reporting of life sciences research contributes to challenges with reproducibility, replicability, and biomedical applications. For the last three…

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EQIPD Quality System published
June 16, 2021

The manuscript “Introduction to the EQIPD quality system” was recently accepted by and published in eLife. This publication marks an important milestone…

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