Academic Life and Culture

Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science

This paper investigates how competition to publish first and thereby establish priority impacts the quality of scientific research. We begin by developing a model where scientists decide whether and how long to work on a given project. When deciding …

Reimagining peer review: the emergence of peer community in registered reports system

The traditional peer review process in medicine faces a crisis marked by publication delays, potential bias, and a lack of transparency. These issues hinder scientific progress and undermine the credibility of published medical findings, which inform …

Representing epistemic and disciplinary diversity in open research

On 10 February 2024, I gave a lightning talk at FOSDEM 2024's Open Research Online Devroom titled “Representing epistemological and disciplinary diversity in open research discourse”. It was informed by incredible feedback I received from various …

Research Integrity and Responsible Scholarship

Manual for a mandatory course for PhD candidates enrolled in the Graduate School for Social Sciences and Master students in the Social Sciences for a Digital Society program at VU Amsterdam. The course seeks to contribute to a reflection and …

Research practices for a robust psychological science of adult development and aging

This first issue of 2022 marks the transition of Psychology and Aging in adopting a transparency and openness promotion (TOP) framework. The journal has always had high standards for theoretically meaningful research conducted with methodological and …

Rethinking Research Assessment:Addressing Institutional Biases in Review, Promotion, and Tenure Decision-Making (part IV)

In our final installment we get into how incumbent processes and perceptions have the advantage.

Rethinking transparency and rigor from a qualitative open science perspective

Discussions around transparency in open science focus primarily on sharing data, materials, and coding schemes, especially as these practices relate to reproducibility. This fairly quantitative perspective of transparency does not align with all …

Rigorous & Reproducible Research Practices

How do you know whether the quantitative research you’re consuming and producing is rigorous and reproducible? This course will draw on contemporary perspectives to help you answer this question. We'll discuss the whys and hows of statistical …

School Psychology Annual Journal Update: Revising Open Science Standards

School Psychology is an outlet for research on children, youth, educators, and families that has scientific, practice, and policy implications for education and educational systems. In this editorial, annual updates are provided regarding journal …

Shifting medical education: the impact of open educational resources

Medical education has undergone a transformative shift along with the integration of open educational resources (OERs) in recent years. Examining the impact through initiatives like Project Tulip, this article explores how OERs have revolutionized …