Do German university medical centres promote robust and transparent research? A cross-sectional study of institutional policies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In light of replication and translational failures, biomedical research practices have recently come under scrutiny. Experts have pointed out that the current incentive structures at research institutions do not sufficiently incentivise researchers to invest in robustness and transparency and instead incentivise them to optimize their fitness in the struggle for publications and grants. This cross-sectional study aimed to describe whether and how relevant policies of university medical centres in Germany support the robust and transparent conduct of research and how prevalent traditional metrics are.

Methods

For 38 German university medical centres, we searched for institutional policies for academic degrees and academic appointments as well as websites for their

SUBMITTER: Holst MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004041 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature