Scientific Transparency

A Process Based on Assumptions! When a replication study is commissioned, much of the initial work is based on a series of assumptions: The initial study was conducted by…

The Only Constant is Change Any young scientist struggling with the competitive challenges of modern research can be forgiven for wondering if the “old days” of academic research…

Validation is Not News Academic journals face something of a quandary in their publication cycles. Publishing monthly or quarterly gives you the luxury of curating your content…

Defining research as "independent" is not as simple as it might first appear. Which criteria are you considering for independence? Freedom of Influence – you have the money…

A Self-Correcting Process! Scientific research has never been a perfect process of discovery. We have never expected to get the results right the first time, and so we have…

Librarians serve many individuals while performing their daily tasks. Students count on them for assistance in navigating through increasingly complex databases and accessing…

Often, it has been noticed that most of the basic and preclinical research cannot be reproduced. In fact, the studies that cannot be reproduced continue to remain in the…

What is Replication of a Study? Replication of a study is repeating a study’s procedure and observing if the prior findings repeat in similar conditions. A study is replicated…

Who are We Researching for? If research is conducted in the name of discovery and improving human wellbeing, shouldn’t the benchmark for ‘successful’ research incorporate the same…

When you are conducting research under the pressure to "publish or perish," the likelihood that your findings will not be reproducible at the first attempt. The chances of such an…

Are We Obsessed with Applied Research? The debate between the respective merits of basic or pure research and applied research is a heated one, especially when research budgets…

Lincoln’s Law The False Claims Act, also known as “Lincoln’s Law” after the President who signed the legislation into law during the Civil War, was written to curb the rampant…