Replication Publication

Replication Publication

I n December 2003, PLoS Biology published a research article reporting evidence of an association between a gene called GAD2 and susceptibility to obesity (DOI: 10.1371/ journal.pbio.0000068). Although the genetic data were suggestive rather than conclusive, the editors and reviewers supported publication because unambiguous evidence in association studies is notoriously diffi cult to obtain an...

Replication, statistical consistency, and publication bias

Scientific methods of investigation o↵er systematic ways to gather information about the world; and in the field of psychology application of such methods should lead to a better understanding of human behavior. Instead, recent reports in psychological science have used apparently scientific methods to report strong evidence for unbelievable claims such as precognition. To try to resolve the ap...

Publication, publication, publication…

2013 has been a year of relative stability at the Annals. After two years of rapid changes in staff and implementation of our electronic manuscript handling, this year we had time and people to consolidate. Authors in particular will have noticed the hard work of Kim Lewry, our Editorial Assistant, who has tracked down papers that were stuck in the system and has made a substantial contribution...

Duplicate Publication Duplicate Publication Duplicate Publication

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redundant publication' or 'duplicate publication' in the biomedical literature