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Evaluation of Transparency and Openness Guidelines in Physical Therapy Journals

Objective The goals of this study were to evaluate the extent that physical therapy journals support open science research practices by adhering to the Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines and to assess the relationship between journal …

Experimenter as automaton; experimenter as human: Exploring the position of the researcher in scientific research

The crisis of confidence in the social sciences has many corollaries which impact our research practices. One of these is a push towards maximal and mechanical objectivity in quantitative research. This stance is reinforced by major journals and …

FABBS Open Science Statement

The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) is a coalition of 29 scientific societies and 60 academic departments that come together to advance the rigor, impact, equity, and accessibility of our disciplines. To these …

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes New Action to Crack Down on Junk Fees in Higher Education

Reforms would save students and borrowers billions in unnecessary fees and improve the college and loan repayment experience. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new steps to crack down on hidden junk fees as part of President …

Feasibility of Emulating Clinical Trials Supporting US FDA Supplemental Indication Approvals of Drugs and Biologics

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a framework to use data gathered outside of clinical trials (eg, electronic health record [EHR] and insurance claims data) for evaluations of medical product safety and effectiveness. These …

Fifty years of research on questionable research practises in science: Quantitative analysis of co-citation patterns

Questionable research practises (QRPs) have been the focus of the scientific community amid greater scrutiny and evidence highlighting issues with replicability across many fields of science. To capture the most impactful publications and the main …

Flood of Fake Science Forces Multiple Journal Closures

Fake studies have flooded the publishers of top scientific journals, leading to thousands of retractions and millions of dollars in lost revenue. The biggest hit has come to Wiley, a 217-year-old publisher based in Hoboken, N.J., which Tuesday will …

FORRT’s Open and Reproducible Science Syllabus

To provide educators with an example of how they can draw resources from FORRT’s educational nexus to integrate open scholarship into their teaching, FORRT has developed an Open and Reproducible Science 101 syllabus.

Framework for Value Based Academic Assessment

We present a framework designed to help academic institutions and departments rethink and reform academic assessments - including tenure and promotion evaluations - using a values-based approach. For each of the 14 values included, we outline some …

From mental-health breakfast interventions to evidence-based practice

We are thrilled to present our new Pedagogies, which features Dr. Thomas Rhys Evans. Thomas is Associate Professor of Occupational Psychology (from September 2024 he’ll be Professor in Organizational Psychology and Open Scholarship) at the University …