New ICMJE data sharing requirements come into effect imminently
Don’t forget! From 1 July 2018, ICMJE requires all reports of clinical trial data to include a data sharing statement.
[VIDEO] Open access 101
Elizabeth Knowles, Associate Editorial Director at Taylor & Francis, explains the principles of open access.
Meeting report: summary of the 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP – Part 2
Missed the 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP? Read the second part of our meeting report to get up to speed!
Clinical trial transparency: are non-commercial funders lagging behind industry sponsors?
A new study from the AllTrials team sheds light on clinical trial reporting rates by non-industry sponsors.
ResearchGate and publishers collaborate over copyright
As discussions continue on how best to balance open science with copyright protection, ResearchGate and publishers collaborate on the issue.
A new series from The BMJ highlights unreported trials
A new, regular series in The BMJ will highlight a different unreported clinical trial every week, with the intention of improving reporting rates.
Do preprints have a place in today’s reference lists?
Can preprints be cited in the same way as papers published in a peer reviewed journal, or do we need to define new standards?
Bronze beats gold in open access: implications for data re-use
A study finds that the most common form of open access is ‘bronze’, meaning that data are free to read but not re-use. This is likely to have negative implications for research.
The benefits and challenges of open access
A recent review article examines the benefits of open access versus the economic realities of this publishing model.
When will open access be fully achieved?
Open access publishing is becoming increasingly prevalent, but how long until all publications are open access? A multi-database study (Crossref, Web of Science and Unpaywall), by Piwowar et al predicts that open access will become the future publication standard, and estimates the date at which all research will become freely accessible.
Cutting-Edge Themes Draw Attendees to 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP
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Can the automatic posting of preprints increase the pace of medical research?
Public Library of Science (PLOS) recently announced that all articles submitted to PLOS journals will automatically be published as preprints on bioRxiv.
What proportion of clinical trial data is reported? TrialsTracker launches new monitoring tool
The FDAAA 2007 requires clinical trials to make results publicly available 12 months after study completion. A new tool from TrialsTracker provides a live online report on compliance.
Shire adopts a mandatory open access publishing policy
As the drive towards open access continues, pharmaceutical company Shire announced a new policy of mandatory open access publication of company-sponsored research.
[VIDEO] ISMPP European Meeting 2018: conference summary (poster session)
Missed ISMPP EU 2018? Hannah Mace provides a summary of the meeting’s poster presentations.
[VIDEO] ISMPP European Meeting 2018: conference summary (day 2)
Missed ISMPP EU 2018? Duncan Campbell provides a summary of day 2 of the meeting.