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In the news: December Digest
…src="/files/u7140/screen_shot_2019-12-03_at_13.16.26.png" style="float:right; height:164px; margin:3px; width:200px" />The Access to Transparent Statistics (ACTS) is a call to action for journals and funding agencies to enhance the quality of statistical reporting and an appeal to research institutions to spearhead the battle for reproducibility of results. Components of ACTS include standardisation of the contents of statistical paragraphs, making the… - News
In the news: July 2021
…href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2021/05/21/the-global-rise-in-academic-authors-reporting-multiple-institutional-affiliations-reflects-the-unanticipated-influence-of-research-assessment-on-academia/" target="_blank">affiliations with multiple institutions rose from 10 to 16% since 1996. Possible reasons include institutional desire to improve their rankings, individual… - News
Case Discussion: Withdrawal of paper at proof stage
…as authorship, intellectual property, maximising reproducibility and minimising bias, withdrawals/corrections, complaints/appeals, business practices, and any fees and waivers. In fact, publishers and editors should check they adhere to the all 10 COPE Core Practices, which are aligned with the 16 international - News
Case Discussion: Lack of trial registration leads to new concerns about study conduct and ethical review/approval
…can use the core practices as a basis for adhering to the 16 Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing in preparation for future application for COPE membership. They can also freely access the… - Guidelines
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
…types of advertisements will be considered. Who makes decisions regarding accepting advertisements. Whether they are linked to content or reader behaviour or are displayed at random. Advertisements should not be related in any way to editorial decision making and should be kept separate from the published content. 16. Direct marketing Any direct… - Seminars and webinars
Webinar 2022: Managing paper mills
…target="_blank">Publisher's perspective of paper mills PDF 16 MB Back to top Paper mills and contract cheating: systematic enablers and recommendations Time on recording:…