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Compliance with Requirement to Report Results on the EU Clinical Trials Register: Cohort Study and Web Resource

Compliance with Requirement to Report Results on the EU Clinical Trials Register: Cohort Study and Web Resource

Study finds that compliance with the European Commission requirement for all trials to post results on to the EUCTR within 12 months of completion has been poor, with half of all trials non-compliant.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers Releases Results of First National Survey of Contract Academic Staff

The Canadian Association of University Teachers Releases Results of First National Survey of Contract Academic Staff

Most academic staff working on contract at Canadian universities and colleges aren’t employed that way by choice indicates new survey results.

Navigating the Path to a Biomedical Science Career

Navigating the Path to a Biomedical Science Career

Study concludes that relationships with faculty, particularly the mentor advisor, are essential to the opportunities available to these young career researchers and to the career paths they choose.

Global State of Peer Review

Global State of Peer Review

The Global State of Peer Review is one of the largest ever studies into the practice of scholarly peer review around the world focusing on four questions: 1. Who is doing the review? 2. How efficient is the peer review process? 3. What do we know about peer review quality? 4. What does the future hold?

Gender and International Diversity Improves Equity in Peer Review

Gender and International Diversity Improves Equity in Peer Review

The acceptance rate for eLife manuscripts with male last authors was significantly higher than for female last authors, and this gender inequity was greatest when the team of reviewers was all male; mixed-gender gatekeeper teams lead to more equitable peer review outcomes.

The Scientific Prize Network Predicts Who Pushes the Boundaries of Science

The Scientific Prize Network Predicts Who Pushes the Boundaries of Science

Using comprehensive new data on prizes and prizewinners worldwide and across disciplines, this study examines the growth dynamics and interlocking relationships found in the worldwide scientific prize network.

Practical Tools and Strategies for Researchers to Increase Replicability

Practical Tools and Strategies for Researchers to Increase Replicability

This publication provides an overview of some practical tools and strategies that researchers can implement in their own workflow to increase replicability and the overall quality of psychology research.

 

Are Open Data Actually Reusable?

Are Open Data Actually Reusable?

Many efforts are underway to promote data sharing in psychology, however it is currently unclear if the in-principle benefits of data availability are being realized in practice. In a recent study, we found that a mandatory open data policy introduced at the journal Cognition led to a substantial increase in available data, but a considerable portion of this data was not reusable. For data to be reusable, it needs to be clearly structured and well-documented. Open data alone will not be enough to achieve the benefits envisioned by proponents of data sharing.

Where Do the Numbers Published in Scientific Articles Come From?

Where Do the Numbers Published in Scientific Articles Come From?

Study attempts to reproduce values reported in 35 articles published in the journal Cognition revealed analysis pipelines peppered with errors. Elements of a reproducible workflow that may help to mitigate these problems in future research are outlined.

Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: A Systematic Comparison of Citations in 252 Subject Categories

Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: A Systematic Comparison of Citations in 252 Subject Categories

Preprint suggests that in all areas Google Scholar citation data is essentially a superset of Web of Science and Scopus, with substantial extra coverage.

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists across 16 Federal Agencies

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists across 16 Federal Agencies

We asked federal scientists what it's like to work in the Trump administration. Their answers point to widespread, serious problems that should concern all of us.

Reputation or Peer Review? the Role of Outliers

Reputation or Peer Review? the Role of Outliers

We present an agent-based model of paper publication and consumption that allows to study the effect of two different evaluation mechanisms, peer review and reputation, on the quality of the manuscripts accessed by a scientific community.

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists Across 16 Federal Agencies

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists Across 16 Federal Agencies

What does the Trump administration's assault on federal science look like to the people who experience it every day in their workplaces?

High-Impact and Transformative Science Metrics: Definition, Exemplification, and Comparison

High-Impact and Transformative Science Metrics: Definition, Exemplification, and Comparison

A novel set of text- and citation-based metrics that can be used to identify high-impact and transformative works. The 11 metrics can be grouped into seven types: Radical-Generative, Radical-Destructive, Risky, Multidisciplinary, Wide Impact, Growing Impact, and Impact (overall).

Peer Review of Health Research Funding Proposals: A Systematic Map and Systematic Review of Innovations for Effectiveness and Efficiency

Peer Review of Health Research Funding Proposals: A Systematic Map and Systematic Review of Innovations for Effectiveness and Efficiency

Virtual peer review using videoconferencing or teleconferencing appears promising for reducing costs by avoiding the need for reviewers to travel, but again any consequences for quality have not been adequately assessed.

Data Sharing in PLOS ONE: An Analysis of Data Availability Statements

Data Sharing in PLOS ONE: An Analysis of Data Availability Statements

Only about 20% of statements indicate that data are deposited in a repository, which the PLOS policy states is the preferred method. More commonly, authors state that their data are in the paper itself or in the supplemental information, though it is unclear whether these data meet the level of sharing required in the PLOS policy.

How Accessible is Psychology Data?

How Accessible is Psychology Data?

In a slightly depressing new paper, researchers describe how they tried to get access to the data behind 111 of the most cited psychology and psychiatry papers published in the past decade. Only 14% of the datasets were made available with no restrictions on who could access them.

Sexual Harassment of Women in Academia

Sexual Harassment of Women in Academia

This study's report presents a comprehensive review of the research, experiences, and effects of sexual harassment on women and their careers in science, engineering, and medicine.

Data Sharing and the Future of Science

Data Sharing and the Future of Science

Who benefits from sharing data? The scientists of future do, as data sharing today enables new science tomorrow. Far from being mere rehashes of old datasets, evidence shows that studies based on analyses of previously published data can achieve just as much impact as original projects.