Protection of the human gene research literature from contract cheating organizations known as research paper mills

JA Byrne, Y Park, RAK Richardson… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Human gene research generates new biology insights with translational potential, yet few
studies have considered the health of the human gene literature. The accessibility of human …

Is the future of peer review automated?

R Schulz, A Barnett, R Bernard, NJL Brown… - BMC research …, 2022 - Springer
The rising rate of preprints and publications, combined with persistent inadequate reporting
practices and problems with study design and execution, have strained the traditional peer …

Decatastrophizing research irreproducibility

MF Jarvis - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
The reported inability to replicate research findings from the published literature precipitated
extensive efforts to identify and correct perceived deficiencies in the execution and reporting …

No evidence that mandatory open data policies increase error correction

I Berberi, DG Roche - Nature ecology & evolution, 2022 - nature.com
Using a database of open data policies for 199 journals in ecology and evolution, we found
no detectable link between data sharing requirements and article retractions or corrections …

The impact of COVID-19 on the debate on open science: a qualitative analysis of published materials from the period of the pandemic

M Benson Marshall, S Pinfield, P Abbott… - Humanities and Social …, 2024 - nature.com
This study is an analysis of the international debate on open science that took place during
the pandemic. It addresses the question, how did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the …

Raising concerns on questionable ethics approvals–a case study of 456 trials from the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection

F Frank, N Florens, G Meyerowitz-Katz… - Research integrity and …, 2023 - Springer
Background The practice of clinical research is strictly regulated by law. During submission
and review processes, compliance of such research with the laws enforced in the country …

Transparency and reporting characteristics of COVID-19 randomized controlled trials

P Kapp, L Esmail, L Ghosn, P Ravaud, I Boutron - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
are essential to support clinical decision-making. We aimed (1) to assess and compare the …

Scientific integrity requires publishing rebuttals and retracting problematic papers

J Barrière, F Frank, L Besançon, A Samuel… - Stem Cell Reviews and …, 2023 - Springer
Recently, an article by Seneff et al. entitled “Innate immunosuppression by SARS-CoV-2
mRNA vaccinations: The role of G-quadruplexes, exosomes, and MicroRNAs” was …

[HTML][HTML] Why the article that led to the widespread use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 should be retracted

D Barraud, L Besançon, EM Bik, E Billy, F Clarot… - Therapie, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Why the article that led to the widespread use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 should be
retracted - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys NCBI Homepage …

Better nanoscience through open, collaborative, and critical discussions

NCV Rost, M Said, M Gharib, R Lévy, F Boem - Materials Horizons, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We aim to foster a discussion of science correction and of how individual researchers can
improve the quality and control of scientific production. This is crucial because although the …