Prestigious Science Journals Struggle to Reach Even Average Reliability

Empirical assessment of published effect sizes and power in the recent cognitive neuroscience and psychology literature

(2017) Denes Szucs et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The Prevalence of Inappropriate Image Duplication in Biomedical Research Publications

(2016) Elisabeth M. Bik et al.   mBio

Current Incentives for Scientists Lead to Underpowered Studies with Erroneous Conclusions

(2016) Andrew D. Higginson et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The natural selection of bad science

(2016) Paul E. Smaldino et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science

(2015)   SCIENCE

Correction: Risk of Bias in Reports of In Vivo Research: A Focus for Improvement

(2015) Malcolm R. Macleod et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Deep impact: unintended consequences of journal rank

(2013) Björn Brembs et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience

(2013) Katherine S. Button et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

High Impact = High Statistical Standards? Not Necessarily So

(2013) Patrizio E. Tressoldi et al.   PLoS One

Raise standards for preclinical cancer research

(2012) C. Glenn Begley et al.   NATURE

Misconduct accounts for the majority of retracted scientific publications

(2012) F. C. Fang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Retracted Science and the Retraction Index

(2011) Ferric C. Fang et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Believe it or not: how much can we rely on published data on potential drug targets?

(2011) Florian Prinz et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification?

(2011) Jerome K. Vanclay   SCIENTOMETRICS

Impact Factor

(2009) Miguel A. Hernán   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Bias in genetic association studies and impact factor

(2009) M R Munafò et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Citation Statistics

(2009) Robert Adler et al.   STATISTICAL SCIENCE

Design, power, and interpretation of studies in the standard murine model of ALS

(2008) Sean Scott et al.   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

An investigation into diabetes researcher’s perceptions of the Journal Impact Factor — reconsidering evaluating research

(2008) Eva M. Sønderstrup-Andersen et al.   SCIENTOMETRICS