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Authorship and citation manipulation in academic research
Some scholars add authors to their research papers or grant proposals even when those individuals contribute nothing to the research effort. Some journal editors coerce authors... -
Peer review of health research funding proposals: A systematic map and system...
ObjectiveTo investigate methods and processes for timely, efficient and good quality peer review of research funding proposals in health. MethodsA two-stage evidence synthesis:... -
Using evidence when planning for trial recruitment: An international perspect...
INTRODUCTION: Recruiting participants to trials is challenging. To date, research has focussed on improving recruitment once the trial is underway, rather than planning... -
Associations between industry involvement and study characteristics at the ti...
Background Commercial or industry funding is associated with outcomes that favour the study funder in published studies, across various areas of research. However, it is... -
Ten simple rules for scientists: Improving your writing productivity
… As a scientist, you are a professional writer. Writing is as important a tool in your toolbox as molecular biology, chemical analysis, statistics, or other purely “scientific”... -
Theoretical research without projects
We propose a funding scheme for theoretical research that does not rely on project proposals, but on recent past scientific productivity. Given a quantitative figure of merit on... -
Assessing the impact of a research funder’s recommendation to consider core o...
Background Core outcome sets (COS) have the potential to reduce waste in research by improving the consistency of outcomes measured in trials of the same health condition.... -
Effects of seniority, gender and geography on the bibliometric output and col...
Assessing the success and performance of researchers is a difficult task, as their grant output is influenced by a series of factors, including seniority, gender and... -
The catalytic role of a research university and international partnerships in...
Objective In Peru, the past three decades have witnessed impressive growth in biomedical research catalyzed from a single research university and its investigators who secured... -
International insights into peer support in a neonatal context: A mixed-metho...
Peer support is a widely used intervention that offers information and emotional support to parents during their infant’s admission to the neonatal unit and/or post-discharge.... -
Strategies to Prevent or Reduce Gender Bias in Peer Review of Research Grants...
Objective To review the literature on strategies implemented or identified to prevent or reduce gender bias in peer review of research grants. Methods Studies of any... -
Do feasibility studies contribute to, or avoid, waste in research?
In the context of avoiding research waste, the conduct of a feasibility study before a clinical trial should reduce the risk that further resources will be committed to a trial... -
How much is too much? The effects of information quantity on crowdfunding per...
: We explore the effects of the quantity of information on the tendency to contribute to crowdfunding campaigns. Using the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, we analyze the... -
Ten simple rules for giving an effective academic job talk
You’ve finally completed your dissertation research and have your PhD in hand—yay! Maybe you’re also in the middle of a postdoctoral position. If you’re reading this article,... -
Biocuration: Distilling data into knowledge
Data, including information generated from them by processing and analysis, are an asset with measurable value. The assets that biological research funding produces are the data... -
To what extent do potential conservation donors value community-aspects of co...
There is a major gap in funding required for conservation, especially in low income countries. Given the significant contribution of taxpayers in industrialized countries to... -
Experiments in interdisciplinarity: Responsible research and innovation and t...
In Europe, responsible research and innovation (RRI) has emerged as a science policy measure that demands the early integration of a broad range of social actors and... -
Attitudes towards animal study registries and their characteristics: An onlin...
Objectives Prospective registration of animal studies has been suggested as a new measure to increase value and reduce waste in biomedical research. We sought to further...
