Is the tide turning on traditional academic publishing?
How could reforms to the existing scholarly publishing model be implemented?
Do bad apples in academic publishing really spoil the barrel?
Do we need to worry about the presence of retracted articles in systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines?
No artificial ingredients: Nature takes a stand against generative AI
Nature bans AI-generated images and videos – read about the concerns that led to the journal’s decision.
Society-first science: 10 rules for responsible research
Read about proposed steps to minimise unintended societal harm of research studies.
Monitoring open science: what key practices should we measure?
Discover the results of a consensus study in the biomedical research community.
The reality of incomplete reporting: can journal editors do more to help?
A recent systematic review calls for journal editors to urgently review their submission policies.
ChatGPT – key priorities for research and publishing
What can be done to ensure that ChatGPT is used responsibly?
SPIRIT-Outcomes 2022 Extension: guidelines for transparent inclusion of clinical trial outcomes in trial protocols
How to improve outcome reporting in clinical trial protocols: read more about the SPIRIT-Outcomes 2022 Extension.
How does failure to falsify influence the reliability of scientific research?
Read about a proposed way to tackle the reproducibility crisis in research and accelerate scientific progress.
Meeting report: summary of the 11th EMWA symposium on clinical trial disclosure and transparency
Missed the symposium? Read our report to get up to speed!
CONSORT-Outcomes 2022 Extension: guidelines for complete reporting of clinical trial outcomes
The 17 items to include when reporting clinical trial outcomes. Read about the CONSORT-Outcomes 2022 Extension checklist for outcomes of all randomised clinical trials.
Questionable research practices: should we be worried?
Read more on the results of a survey that asked 47,000 academics about their opinions, behaviours, and experiences surrounding research integrity.
FAIR principles for research software: a step forwards in discoverability
Familiarise yourself with the FAIR for Research Software principles, which aim to improve research transparency and reproducibility.
eLife shifts to publishing ‘reviewed preprints’, ending accept/reject decisions
eLife hopes inclusion of open peer review reports and standardised assessments will help improve transparency and accessibility of research.
Are your AI-generated data reproducible?
AI-based science comes under scrutiny: read about the growing crisis in machine learning.
Are research data FAIR enough?
Find out why, despite implementation of mandates, current research data may not be FAIR.