Fiddle: a tool to combat publication bias by getting research out of the file drawer and into the scientific community.

ABSTRACT: Statistically significant findings are more likely to be published than non-significant or null findings, leaving scientists and healthcare personnel to make decisions based on distorted scientific evidence. Continuously expanding ´file drawers' of unpublished data from well-designed experiments waste resources creates problems for researchers, the scientific community and the public. There is limited awareness of the negative impact that publication bias and selective reporting have on the scientific literature. Alternative publication formats have recently been introduced that make it easier to publish research that is difficult to publish in traditional peer reviewed journals. These include micropublications, data repositories, data journals, preprints, publishing platforms, and journal

SUBMITTER: Bernard R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593522 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature