Great news!
Nature expands Registered Reports to all fields it publishes: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
RRs aim to:
• mitigate publication bias
• improve research quality
• guard against questionable research practices
• address limits of standard preregistration
#openscience
ALT Image of linked Nature article, announcing that Nature is expanding Registered Reports to all the fields in which they publish. Registered Reports are an academic publishing format which aim to: a) improve research quality, 2) mitigate publication bias, 3) guard against questionable research practices, and 4) address weaknesses with standard preregistration.
Researchers!
We're collecting data to help build a better picture of how the results of a research study influence publication in the literature.
Please participate in our survey (5-10mins) and share with other researchers in your network:
➡️ cardiffunipsych.eu.qualtrics…
Thanks 🙏
ALT Screenshot of survey front page, explaining its aims, participant information, ethics, and contact information.
Survey aim reads:
"This survey aims to look at the extent to which the results of a research study influence publication in the peer-reviewed literature. The survey should take between 5 to 10 minutes to complete, depending on the answers you provide."
ALT Screenshot of survey front page, explaining its aims, participant information, ethics, and contact information.
Survey aim reads:
"This survey aims to look at the extent to which the results of a research study influence publication in the peer-reviewed literature. The survey should take between 5 to 10 minutes to complete, depending on the answers you provide."
ALT Diagram showing submission time lines for standard review and scheduled review at the platform PCI Registered Reports. Scheduled review, where feasible for authors, can significantly reduce the duration of the first round of Stage 1 review.
ALT Screenshot of main website dashboard, listing journals which offer (or have offered) the Registered Reports manuscript format. Author/reviewer ratings across the speed and quality categories are aggregated, allowing website users to sort by either category.
ALT Image is screenshot of part of article, listing 5 benefits of registered reports, each with a title and a paragraph of text.
Titles are:
1) Registered Reports lead to high-quality investigations
2) Registered Reports show integrity and increase trust in research
3) Registered Reports guarantee future publication
4) Registered Reports don't limit creativity
5) Registered Reports help reduce the impact of bias
@Namecheap One of your ASNs (22612) is listed on a UCEPROTECT-Level3 blacklist for spam.
I'm sure this is affecting a lot of your customers' ability to send emails (including mine)!
Any plans to address this?
cc: @NamecheapCEO
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ALT Screenshot of UCE PROTECT's website, showing that ASN 22612 (assigned to Namecheap) is listed in UCEPROTECT-Level3 blacklist for spam.
This is why we need @RegReports!
They aim to:
• address weaknesses with standard preregistration
• guard against Questionable Research Practices
• mitigate publication bias
• improve research quality
Here's a 25min intro by @EmmaHendersonRR:
piped.video/watch?v=cEu7oGWn…
“Nearly 100% of published studies… confirm the initial hypothesis. This is an amazing accomplishment given the complexity of the human mind and human behaviour. Somehow, as psychological scientists, we always find the expected result; we always win!” royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
Coming to @PsychScience#apschi22?
I'm keen to chat with you about Registered Reports (@RegReports) and hear your thoughts!
I'll be summarising my work on 28th @ 1pm, and before at 12pm there's a great looking panel discussion.
Come along!
ALT Screenshot of transcript (645 words) - text available here: https://benmeg.com/moylanpublicationbias.txt - audio/video available here (at 1:02:19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flqd95nPk5M&t=3739s
Thanks for this - it was bizarre to hear!
Do you know if there's a way anyone (except those who appeared today) can submit evidence to @CommonsSTC to correct that "interesting assertion" (to quote @GregClarkMP)?
Link: parliamentlive.tv/event/inde…
Backup: piped.video/watch?v=Flqd95nP…
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Thanks Emma! Yep, rumours are true - I'm currently developing it with @chrisdc77 - hope to start testing in a couple of months. Happy to chat if useful Sam.
Meanwhile, have you seen this? qoam.eu
Same idea, but OA-only and only 4 journal characteristics captured
ALT Screenshot of scorecard for PloS ONE on qoam.eu - a site allowing users to rate open access journals on 4 metrics: 1) journal editor responsiveness 2) added value of peer review 3) recommending scholars to submit their work 4) value for money
Coming to #SIPS2021?
Join us tomorrow (23rd June @ 6pm CEST) for a discussion about improving Registered Reports (@RegReports) - we invite authors, reviewers, and editors.
Already registered? Join our Slack and get involved!
More details: improvingpsych.org/SIPS2021/
ALT Screenshot of Registered Reports session at SIPS 2021, titled 'How can we improve Registered Reports for authors, reviewers, and editors?'
ALT Screenshot of Registered Reports session at SIPS 2021, titled 'How can we improve Registered Reports for authors, reviewers, and editors?'. Full text here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l-WvrZyA67SjJUHX_kWn2PJHMDfWCvQCBfKNRTSnarA/view
It's been eight years since @aaronsw took his own life. Aaron had been charged with 13 felonies under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (#CFAA) for violating the terms of service on the @JSTOR database of scholarly articles.
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ALT A 2009 portrait of Aaron Swartz.
Image:
Sage Ross
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aaron_Swartz_2_at_Boston_Wikipedia_Meetup,_2009-08-18.jpg
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Are you attending #AIMOS2020? Have a look at my poster giving an overview of the projects we're building, aimed at encouraging @RegReports
I can't present due to time zone differences, but get in touch for a chat - DMs are open!
#metascience#openscience#reproducibility
ALT Poster for AIMOS 2020 conference. Screen-readable presentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K7Q9k9yjRqGymE9TsS5hZQxyUFDzUMsAeKU0jJBWJ1o/view
ALT Poster for Research Reproducibility 2020 conference. Screen-readable presentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K7Q9k9yjRqGymE9TsS5hZQxyUFDzUMsAeKU0jJBWJ1o/view
"The court’s order requires the government to collect and post about a decade’s worth of trial results that should be public under the 2007 law — making data from potentially hundreds of #clinicaltrials available for the first time."
law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/…#AllTrials#medicine
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 #MaddoxPrize for Standing up for Science!
Bambang Hero Saharjo: expert testimony re: forest fires in Indonesia
Olivier Bernard (@thepharmafist): advocating against Vitamin C injections for cancer in Canada
theguardian.com/world/2019/n…
ALT Photo of Olivier Bernard, 2019 Maddox Prize winner
ALT Photo of Bambang Hero Saharjo, 2019 Maddox Prize winner
Apparently UK energy companies can claim to provide 100% renewable energy by exploiting a loophole in energy certificates (REGOs): goodenergy.co.uk/blog/2019/0…
Hi @ShellEnergyHome - do you stand by your claims? Seen in Richmond today.
cc: @ofgem@ASA_UK @claireperrymp
The winner of the 2018 #MaddoxPrize for Standing up for Science will be announced tonight - looking forward to seeing some of you at the reception! senseaboutscience.org/activi…