All those “Reviewer 2″s – can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em! So how can we improve both the…
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Science Communication Transparency, Recognition, & Innovation: The ASAPbio Peer Review MeetingRead more
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Science Communication Principles, Open Access, & Everyday ChoicesRead more
It’s not enough to mean well, is it? Principles matter, but so do the effects of acting on our strongly held…
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Evidence Infographic vs Text: Evidence Throwdown!Read more
A paper recently dropped a trio of randomized trials of an infographic going head-to-head with text. The reaction to the performance…
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Bias 6 Tips for Deciphering Outcomes in Health StudiesRead more
It’s way too easy to get a false impression of a study’s results. The combination of jargon and specialized measurement techniques can get…
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Science Communication Rebranding Retractions and the Honest Error HypothesisRead more
We have a serious problem with errors and irredeemably flawed studies: there’s a lot of them, and they keep leading…
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Bias The Fractured Logic of Blinded Peer Review in JournalsRead more
I get linked into a lot of thought-provoking debates about blinded peer review because of a post I wrote a couple…
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Science Communication Innovations in Peer Review and Scientific PublishingRead more
Over 500 science journal editors, publishers, and meta-researchers are gathered in Chicago for the 8th Peer Review Congress (#PRC8), a once-every-4-years researchfest about “enhancing…
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Science Communication Good Enough? Editors, Statistics & Grant Peer ReviewRead more
Over 500 science journal editors, publishers, and meta-researchers are gathered in Chicago for the 8th Peer Review Congress (#PRC8), a once-every-4-years researchfest…
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Science Communication Bias, Conflicts, Spin: The 8th Olympiad of Research on Science & Publishing BeginsRead more
Once every 4 years editors, publishers, and meta-researchers assemble in Chicago for the Peer Review Congress – an intense researchfest about “enhancing the…
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Bias What’s Open, What’s Data? What’s Proof, What’s Spin?Read more
My last post on the use of open science badges for articles set off a flurry of debate. There were…
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Bias Bias in Open Science Advocacy: The Case of Article Badges for Data SharingRead more
I like badges – I have a lot of them! I’m also an open science advocate. So when a group of…
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Listicles 3 Things Expressions of Concern Reveal About the Research Publication SystemRead more
An editorial expression of concern is a way to alert readers to behind-the-scenes worries about the integrity of a publication. It emerged in…