How science works: Peers reveal bad climate science
At last month’s presidential debate, candidates were asked “whether humans had contributed to climate change,” reported The New YorkTimes. None raised a hand. “The climate change agenda is a hoax,”
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At last month’s presidential debate, candidates were asked “whether humans had contributed to climate change,” reported The New YorkTimes. None raised a hand. “The climate change agenda is a hoax,”
Top science publisher Springer Nature said it has withdrawn a study that presented misleading conclusions on climate change impacts after an investigation prompted by an AFP inquiry.A further investigation published by AFP in April 2023 showed that sceptics opposed to the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change had got other misleading studies published in peer-reviewed journals.
Frontiers in Psychology retracted a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman. The British Journal of Psychiatry declined to retract another, after which editorial board members resigned. It’s a fight over abortion research in the post-Roe era. June 2022 saw the U.S. Supreme Court end the federal constitutional right to abortion, beginning a new era of litigation over whether individual states would preserve that right.
Of psychiatry formed a new research integrity group. so we saw this as an opportunity to resubmit our concerns. priscilla coleman alleges criticism of her work is driven by the political nature of the topic, something the complainants deny. would you consider yourself pro—choice? i would. consider yourself pro-choice? i would- do _ consider yourself pro-choice? i would- do you _ consider yourself pro-choice? i would. do you think— consider yourself pro-choice? i would. do you think that - consider yourself pro-choice? i would. do you think that has i would. do you think that has played- --...
The past few years have highlighted the importance of scientific research and communication as researchers from multiple disciplines came together to fight SARS-CoV-2. However, trust in research has also suffered as a number of high profile retractions of Covid-19 research have featured in the mainstream media. This, against a backdrop of increasing retractions in scientific publishing, confirms the central role of structures to uphold research integrity to safeguard trust in science. In recognition of this, the theme for this year’s Peer Review Week is “Research Integrity: Creatin...