[GOAL] BLOG: The case for Open Research: the mismeasurement problem

[Danny Kingsley]

Hello all,

The first in a series of blogs about 'The case for Open Research' went 
live today.

The case for Open Research: the mismeasurement problem - 
https://unlockingresearch.blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=713

A taster:
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Let's face it. The biggest blockage we have to widespread Open Access is 
not researcher apathy, a lack of interoperable systems, or an 
unwillingness of publishers to engage (although these do each play some 
part) -- it is the problem that*the only thing that counts in academia 
is publication in a high impact journal*.

This situation is causing multiple problems, from huge numbers of 
authors on papers, researchers cherry picking results and 
retrospectively applying hypotheses, to the reproducibility crisis and a 
surge in retractions.

This blog was intended to be an exploration of some solutions prefaced 
by a short overview of the issues. Rather depressingly, there was so 
much material the blog hashad to be split up, with several parts 
describing the problem(s) before getting to the solutions.

Prepare yourself, this will be a bumpy ride. <...snip...>
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I'm not sure that 'enjoy' is the right sign off.

Danny

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