The Watchdogs

By  Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Keeping an eye on misconduct, fraud, and scientific integrity

Howard Barkan
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A biostatistician’s death, and the unsung role of statistics in science

By Ivan Oransky

Contaminated Cell Lines
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Thousands of studies used the wrong cells, and journals are doing nothing

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Reuters
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With a new owner, the hated ‘journal impact factor’ is overdue for a change

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Scientist typing
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A new e-journal could be a ‘game-changer.’ But will scientists come?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Labyrinth
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Are science papers becoming too complex?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Lab doors
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Do scientific fraudsters deserve a second chance?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

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Does a journal of homeopathy belong in science?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Giant Pandas
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Science is stuck in bad patterns. Time to evolve

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Reproducibility
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What does scientific reproducibility mean, anyway?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Ibiology-preprints
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Should researchers publish their findings before peer review?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Watchdogs -- 5 Year Watch
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Why a drug that lowers cholesterol doesn’t save lives

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Watchdogs "FAIL"
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Why scientists should learn to fail, fast and often

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Trophy
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For science to improve, let’s put the right prizes on offer

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Mimeograph
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Seeing double: Duplicated images plague research papers

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

EditPub
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Want a favorable peer review? Buy one

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Bad guard dog
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Why our peer review system is a toothless watchdog

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Stone wall
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When universities stonewall investigations of research misconduct

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

NFL Concussion
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NFL, take note: Calls for retraction are usually a bad idea

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Referee
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Why science would benefit from being self-refereed

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Andrew Wakefield
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Why scientific fraud hurts people

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Alzheimer's brain illustration - Loss of connection between cells
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Why did this potential Alzheimer’s drug timeline keep shifting?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Scientist at microscope
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Female medical researchers hit a paper ceiling

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Scientific Journal
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Scientists are cynical. Can you blame them?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Brazil Lab Zika data sharing
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Science, get over yourself: Zika data-sharing should be the norm, not the exception

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Newspapers
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Press releases stink. Here’s why that matters

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Documents
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Why is it so damn hard to get a paper retracted?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

NEJM
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Criticism of ‘research parasites’ moves NEJM in the wrong direction

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Eric Lander
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CRISPR controversy reveals how badly journals handle conflicts of interest

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Mother and child
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Fake study on moms’ kisses risked sowing confusion just for a laugh

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

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