The Risk of Scientific Misinformation with Preprints and Science Twitter
When science (and the media) moves this quickly, all involved should exercise a greater degree of caution when interpreting research.
Peer Review
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Read more: The Peer Review Privilege: No Exception for Objective Facts The Peer Review Privilege: No Exception for Objective Facts
By Alex Stein The Michigan Supreme Court’s recent decision in Krusac v. Covenant Medical Center, Inc., — N.W.2d —- (Mich. 2015), 2015 WL 1809371, foiled an attempt at establishing an “objective fact” exception to the peer review privilege. An elderly hospital patient allegedly rolled off the operating table, fell on the floor, and died shortly thereafter. As part…
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Read more: Doctors Conducting Peer Review Can Recover Compensatory and Punitive Damages for Confidentiality Violations Doctors Conducting Peer Review Can Recover Compensatory and Punitive Damages for Confidentiality Violations
By Alex Stein The Supreme Court of New Mexico has recently delivered an important decision protecting peer reviewers’ statutory entitlement to confidentiality. Yedidag v. Roswell Clinic Corp., — P.3d —- (N.M. 2015), 2015 WL 691333. The Court ruled that peer reviewers can sue violators of their confidentiality right and recover compensatory and even punitive damages. This…
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Read more: On Scientific Journals as a Bulwark Against Research Misconduct On Scientific Journals as a Bulwark Against Research Misconduct
By Patrick O’Leary I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our society regulates the integrity of scientific research in an era of fierce competition for diminishing grants and ultracompetitive academic appointments. When I shared a draft paper on this topic a few weeks ago, several colleagues urged me to think more about the role…