To gain insight into changes of scholarly journals' recommendations, we conducted a
systematic review of studies that analysed journals' Instructions to Authors (ItAs). We …

The global Covid-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the scientific enterprise,
including scholarly publication and peer-review practices. Several studies have assessed …

Objectives We aimed to analyze how instructions for authors in journals indexed in
MEDLINE address systematic review (SR) reporting and methodology. Study Design and …

Results| We analyzed 57 preprint servers that hosted approximately 3 million preprints in
total. Of those, 10 servers hosted more than 500 health sciences preprints (Table 1). Of the 7 …

Objectives To examine changes in completeness of reporting and frequency of sharing data,
analytical code, and other review materials in systematic reviews over time; and factors …

Discussion| This study found a higher rate of gastrointestinal complications, including
mesenteric ischemia, in critically ill patients with COVID-19 compared with propensity score …

Scholars need to be able to trust each other, because otherwise they cannot collaborate and
use each other's findings. Similarly trust is essential for research to be applied for …

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) was launched in 2012 as an initiative to fortify
the validity and integrity of academic publishing through author name disambiguation. Less …

As concern over the use of questionable research practices (QRPs) in academic science
has increased over the last couple of decades, some reforms have been implemented and …

Calls have been made for improving transparency in conducting and reporting research,
improving work climates, and preventing detrimental research practices. To assess attitudes …