Web-based survey among animal researchers on publication practices and incentives for increasing publication rates.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Publication bias, non-publication, and selective reporting of animal studies limit progress toward the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) that guide ethical animal testing, waste public resources, and result in redundant research, which collectively undermine the public's trust in scientific reliability. In this study, we aimed to 1) validate findings from a previous follow-up study by our team that examined the publication rates of animal studies from protocol to publication and 2) identify incentives for improving publication rates in animal research.

Methods

The researchers responsible for the animal proposals (n = 210) from our previous study were contacted as participants for a Web-based survey between October 2019 and April 2020. Question types var

SUBMITTER: Deutsch S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8101964 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature