How to detect and counter R&D biases: Stavroula Ntoufa's advice

It’s the final day of the 10th International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication (#PRC2025)! Peer review is under growing pressure from complexity, reviewer fatigue, and concerns around research integrity. Our latest Insight Brief explores these challenges and the steps Kriyadocs is taking to support publishers in addressing them. 📖 Explore the brief here: https://lnkd.in/gEzMYpzG Let's discuss peer review challenges and solutions: Meet us at Booth 7 at the #PeerReviewCongress, and let's chat!

𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Bentham Science Publishers. The journal covers all aspects of the field, including cellular and molecular mechanisms, organ system functions, pathophysiology, comparative physiology, computational approaches, exercise and environmental physiology, education, and translational applications. 🔗 Submit your work here: https://lnkd.in/efZ9pWT9

Dealing with science misinformation is a huge challenge. It can be challenging to know what to do when it comes to your health or how to handle natural disasters. The good news is, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is tackling the issue head-on. It breaks down where misinformation comes from, how it spreads, and what we can do about it. https://lnkd.in/eEzXuFAb

Peer reviewers play a crucial part, together with journal editors and publishers, in helping to ensure the quality and credibility of published journal articles. But a lack of time and review guidance can limit reviewers’ ability to raise concerns. Nature reached out to three researchers who have navigated this delicate terrain: http://spklr.io/6046BygYG

📢 New Release: The Value of the RDA for Policy White Papers – Advancing Community-Led Impact on Science Policies The RDA is pleased to share a new series of white papers highlighting how RDA community-led initiatives are shaping global science policy. Based on workshops conducted in May 2025, the white papers focus on three key policy areas: ✅National PID Strategies ✅Journal Research Data Policies ✅Research Evaluation Reform 🔗 Explore the full series: https://ow.ly/efob50WO5s3 Authored by Connie Clare, PhD. With thanks to all contributors. #SciencePolicy #ResearchPolicy #FAIRData #PIDs #ResearchEvaluation #JournalResearchData

In my latest research with Prof. Michael Briguglio and Jorge Bermudez, we explore the transformation of #Marsascala, a coastal town in #Malta, through the lens of Young’s (1983) model of touristification and landscape change, which identifies six stages of development. Our findings reveal that population growth—driven by #tourism and foreign labour—has fuelled overdevelopment, infrastructural strain, and a decline in residents’ quality of life. We argue that Marsascala has already gone through all six of Young’s proposed stages. Building on this, we introduce a seventh stage: "real estateisation"—where speculative real estate development and the rise of short-term rentals reshape coastal localities in ways that extend beyond tourism. Marsascala thus becomes a case study of the complex interplay between tourism, migration, housing, and urban change. 👉 Read the paper published in Open Research Europe here: https://lnkd.in/eQMJjmgS

"How to quantify between-study heterogeneity in single-arm evidence synthesis? - It depends!" 👏 Congratulations to our Stefania laquinto, Lea Bührer, Ulrike Held and colleagues on the publication of this study! 🔎 Main findings: The study compares different heterogeneity estimators in single-arm meta-analysis. Many estimators tend to underestimate heterogeneity, while summary effects remain robust - highlighting the importance of sensitivity analyses and transparent reporting. 📖Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/dUUiDuHX

A new report from the National Academies finds that excessive regulations and time-consuming administrative tasks are burdening the U.S. scientific enterprise. Learn more in an editorial from Science Magazine: https://ow.ly/fJJO50WZ17o

Scientific journals should not exclusively contain success stories and big breakthroughs, but also need to have a place for ‘failures’. Our Editor-in-chief Sarahanne Field discusses the importance of null results, flawed experiments, and boring outcomes, in an interview with Skepter. Skepter is a publication that challenges pop-science and offers critical examination of bold claims. The interview (in dutch) can be found here: https://lnkd.in/emeh5BEp

Effective transdisciplinary research requires more than just adding knowledge from different disciplines. It demands coordination to enable true collaboration and create impactful solutions. This report explains how to get there! (Incluye versión en español)