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Category: NEWS & EVENTS
IN THE NEWS: The Economist (September 7, 2016)
[From the article “Excel errors and science papers”] “A recent study in the journal Genome Biology looked at papers published between 2005 and 2015, and found spreadsheet-related errors in fully one-fifth of articles on genomics that provided supplementary data alongside…
Read MoreYou Tube Video on PLOS and Open Science
This short YouTube video by Dr. Siouxsie Wiles, microbiologist at the University of Auckland, is a great introduction to PLOS (Public Library of Science) and the promise of open science. While it seems fair to say that the open science movement…
Read MoreOn the Reproducibility Crisis in….Microbiology?
From obscure to ubiquitous, the reproducibility crisis is now headline news everywhere. In a blog by American Society of Microbiology (ASM) CEO Stefano Bertuzzi entitled, “ASM Addresses the Reproducibility Crisis in New Academy Report”, 6 areas were highlighted for “restoring rigor…
Read MoreProject TIER Offers Free Workshop on Teaching Reproducibility (Nov. 18 & 19)
[FROM THE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT] “This workshop is intended for faculty who are interested in incorporating principles of transparent and reproducible research in their teaching and/or research advising. The workshop will emphasize research methods in the social sciences, but participation is…
Read MoreReproducible Workflow: The Movie
This is a great little You Tube video on reproducibility. 1 minute and 44 seconds. Money back guarantee if you aren’t glad you checked it out. To see it, click here.
Read MoreIN THE NEWS: Washington Post (August 25, 2016)
The Washington Post has a story today about “Results-Free Reviewing” (RFR). What is RFR? When journals review a manuscript without knowing what the results are. Manuscripts are reviewed purely on whether the question is interesting and whether the experimental design…
Read MoreGetting the Publishers Into the Act
At a recent Wiley Executive Seminar, participants from the academic research and publishing community discussed how open science can reduce research bias. Two trends are particularly noteworthy. The first is that the TOP guidelines (Transparency and Openness Promotion) are gaining prominence….
Read MoreBITSS Announces Call for Papers, Nominations for Leamer-Rosenthal Prize
The annual meeting of the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS) will be held December 15-16 at Berkeley. BITSS is currently calling for papers. The deadline to submit is October 7th. But wait! There’s more! BITSS is…
Read MoreConfused by “Replicability” Versus “Reproducibility”? You’re Not Alone
“Replication” means a lot of things to a lot of people. But not necessarily the same thing. Earlier this year, the National Academy of Sciences published a report on “Reproducibility” that fleshed out some of the subtleties of this concept….
Read MoreThe Journal Comparative Political Studies Tries “Results-Free” Submissions
The website Retraction Watch has an interesting interview with MICHAEL FINDLEY about an experiment undertaken at Comparative Political Studies last year. The journal sponsored a special issue for which they solicited submissions where results were not reported. Submissions were of two types: (i) planned…
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