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Correction notices in psychology: impactful or inconsequential?
Tom Heyman1,2, Anne-Sofie Maerten1
1KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Royal Society Open Science
|November 18, 2020
Summary
Researchers often correct their own scientific mistakes via correction notices. However, many errors are inconsequential, and conclusions are rarely revised, even when results change. Improving scientific self-correction is key.
Area of Science:
- Metascience
- Psychology
- Scientific publishing
Background:
- Science relies on self-correction to maintain accuracy.
- Individual self-correction, through published notices, is a key mechanism.
- This process has been under-examined from a metascience perspective.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the content and implications of correction notices in psychology journals.
- To investigate the types of errors corrected and their impact on findings.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of current scientific self-correction practices.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed correction notices published between 2010 and 2018.
- Focused on three top psychology journals based on Scopus data.
- Examined affected paper aspects (hypotheses, data, metadata) and impact on findings.
Main Results:
- Many corrections involved minor or inconsequential errors.
- Authors seldom revised study conclusions, even when results were altered.
- Corrections frequently addressed metadata like author order, affiliations, and funding.
Conclusions:
- Current scientific self-correction practices, particularly individual error rectification, have limitations.
- There is a need to prevent errors and ensure transparent correction of published literature.
- Policy improvements are suggested to enhance the reliability of the scientific record.
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