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N – invited reproducibility paper3 August 2016The journal Information Systems has introduced a new article type: the invited reproducibility paper. Directly addressing the lack of reproducibility in science, the journal, published by Elsevier, is inviting authors […]
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N – Springer Nature research data policies2 August 2016Springer Nature is introducing a set of standardised research data policies, aiming to have “the most comprehensive and inclusive research data policy of any large publisher”. Aiming where possible to […]
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N – Dutch research misconduct and reproducibility funds2 August 2016The Dutch government has committed €8 million to explore research misconduct and reproduce key studies. As reported by Times Higher Education, all researchers in the Netherlands will be questioned about […]
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N – How Can I Share It?2 August 2016How Can I Share it? (www.howcanishareit.com) is an initiative of the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), launched in May 2016. A long-standing STM working group has […]
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How Can I Share It?2 August 2016How Can I Share it? (www.howcanishareit.com) is an initiative of the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), launched in May 2016. A long-standing STM working group has […]
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Badges for books2 August 2016Altmetric has enabled Badges for Books, for displaying how much attention a published book and its individual chapters have received. The badges are linked to ISBNs and record mentions in […]
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N – Badges for books2 August 2016Altmetric has enabled Badges for Books, for displaying how much attention a published book and its individual chapters have received. The badges are linked to ISBNs and record mentions in […]
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N – WAME professionalism code of conduct2 August 2016The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) has developed a professional code of conduct for medical journal editors. The code of conduct covers six areas: research integrity; personal development; policies […]
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B – Scientists’ participation in public debates24 June 2016Woolston C. Scientists are cautious about public outreach. Nature Febr. 2015 Scientists think that they should actively participate in public debates about science and technology – but many have misgivings […]
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B – Writing for lay audiences24 June 2016Salita JT. Writing for lay audiences: a challenge for scientists. Medical Writing 2015;424(4):183-189(doi: 10.1179/2047480615Z.000000000320) Writing for lay audiences, especially lay summaries, is needed to increase health and science literacy, but […]
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B – Medical journalism24 June 2016Whelan J. Medical journalism: another way to write about science. Medical Writing 2015;24(4):219-221(doi: 10.1179/2047480615Z.000000000327) True journalism differs from public relations and uncritically reproducing press releases. It involves doing background research […]
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B – Replicating psychology studies22 June 2016Bohannon J. Many psychology papers fail replication test. Science 2015;349(6251):910-911(doi: 10.1126/science.349.6251.910) In the Open Science Collaboration, 270 psychologists from around the world signed up to replicate studies; they did not […]