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Molecular Evolution of the Tre Recombinase

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Published on: May 29, 2008

Amending the literature through version control.

Adam Kane¹, Bawan Amin^1,2

¹School of Biology and Environmental Science, O'Brien Science Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Biology Letters

|January 18, 2023

Summary

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Scientists desire better ways to correct published research. An author-led version control system, like those used for computer code, could improve scientific literature accuracy and foster a healthier academic environment.

Keywords:

corrections open science reproducibility research practices transparency

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Area of Science:

Scientific publishing
Research integrity
Scholarly communication

Background:

Current systems for amending published scientific literature are inadequate.
This inadequacy hinders the ideal of scientific self-correction.
Academics express dissatisfaction with the status quo of literature amendments.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an author-led version control system for scientific literature amendments.
To assess academic support for an alternative amendment approach.
To identify barriers and facilitators for implementing such a system.

Main Methods:

Survey of 132 academics regarding their views on amending published literature.
Analysis of survey data to gauge dissatisfaction and support for a new system.
Conceptualization of an author-led version control system linked to published manuscripts.

Main Results:

Survey reveals significant academic dissatisfaction with current amendment processes.
Academics show strong support for an author-led version control system.
The proposed system leverages existing open science frameworks and technologies like GitHub.

Conclusions:

An author-led version control system offers a viable solution to improve scientific literature amendments.
Adoption of this system could enhance research integrity and scientific self-correction.
Widespread buy-in from the scientific community is crucial for successful implementation.