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Methods and results of studies on reporting guideline adherence are poorly reported: a meta-research study

We investigated recent meta-research studies on adherence to four reporting guidelines to determine the proportion that provided (1) an explanation for how adherence to guideline items was rated and (2) results from all included individual studies. …

Methods for Reliable, Transparent, and Open Science

A syllabus about the methods for reliable, transparent and open science

Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet

Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet: An analysis of DOIs suggests that digital preservation is not keeping up with burgeoning scholarly knowledge.

Mindless statistics

Statistical rituals largely eliminate statistical thinking in the social sciences. Rituals are indispensable for identification with social groups, but they should be the subject rather than the procedure of science. What I call the “null ritual” …

Mini course on reproducibility & open research

This mini course was designed to introduce Psychology undergraduate students at the University of Edinburgh (who are working on their dissertation in the academic year 2021-2022) to open research principles and practices. The course contains 5 …

Mini Meta-Analysis of Your Own Studies: Some Arguments on Why and a Primer on How

We outline the need to, and provide a guide on how to, conduct a meta-analysis on one’s own studies within a manuscript. Although conducting a “mini meta” within one’s manuscript has been argued for in the past, this practice is still relatively rare …

Minimal criteria for reporting mesenchymal stem cells in veterinary regenerative medicine

The widespread application of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in veterinary regenerative medicine highlights their promising therapeutic potential. However, the lack of standardized characterization and reporting practices across studies poses a …

Minimizing Questionable Research Practices – The Role of Norms, Counter Norms, and Micro-Organizational Ethics Discussion

Breaches of research integrity have gained considerable attention due to high-profile scandals involving questionable research practices by reputable scientists. These practices include plagiarism, manipulation of authorship, biased presentation of …

Minimizing Questionable Research Practices – The Role of Norms, Counter Norms, and Micro-Organizational Ethics Discussion

Minimizing Variability in Developmental Fear Studies in Mice: Toward Improved Replicability in the Field

In rodents, the first weeks of postnatal life feature remarkable changes in fear memory acquisition, retention, extinction, and discrimination. Early development is also marked by profound changes in brain circuits underlying fear memory processing, …