What are fake interdisciplinary collaborations and why do they occur? It's not always intentional. Lianghao Dai Comment 4 Feb 2020
Software searches out reproducibility issues in scientific papers Papers are getting more rigorous, but progress is slower than some researchers would like. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 28 Jan 2020
Don't let big names and impressive stories influence your peer review How to avoid being star-struck. Jeff C. Clements Comment 23 Jan 2020
The push for interdisciplinary teams can lead to fake collaborations Funding methods encourage dubious behaviours. Gemma Conroy News 10 Jan 2020
Psychology looks to physics to solve replication crisis What the CERN of psychology looks like. Jon Brock News 6 Jan 2020
Don’t let researchers recommend who reviews their work Some funders and publishers call it unethical, for others, it's par for the course Dalmeet Singh Chawla Comment 22 Nov 2019
It’s okay to lose confidence in your previous research And to be open about about it. Dalmeet Singh Chawla Comment 12 Nov 2019
The 10 most common mistakes with statistics, and how to avoid them Significant results are not the only goal. Gemma Conroy Q+A 11 Nov 2019
We're incentivizing bad science Current research trends resemble the early 21st century’s financial bubble. James Zimring News 5 Nov 2019
Q&A: 5 simple ways to make your research more reproducible Small details can make a big difference. Gemma Conroy Q+A 31 Oct 2019
"It’s not a replication crisis. It’s an innovation opportunity" The meaning of failure in science. Jon Brock News feature 28 Oct 2019
Careless citations don't just spread scientific myths – they can make them stronger How misconceptions persist and proliferate within the scientific literature. Jon Brock News 21 Oct 2019
The biggest reason for biomedical research retractions Detection software is not enough. Gemma Conroy News 18 Oct 2019
Personal biases speed up research publication Megajournal editors under the microscope. Gemma Conroy News 8 Oct 2019
Don’t trust scientists? Then help collect the data Citizen science has the potential to reduce data dishonesty. Bradley Allf News 27 Sep 2019
How researchers can improve the quality of systematic reviews A guideline to boost transparency is being updated. Jon Brock Q+A 24 Sep 2019
Frequent collaborators are less likely to produce replicable results Stick with who you don't know. Gemma Conroy News 20 Sep 2019
"There is a problem": Australia's top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science A new publishing standard should be introduced to weed out unscrupulous research journals. Alan Finkel Comment 19 Sep 2019
Q&A: Four false beliefs that are thwarting trustworthy research Science doesn't self-correct – at least not fast enough. Gemma Conroy Q+A 13 Sep 2019