The submission deadline for AIMOS 2026 has been extended to 23 August. Registrations are open now, with discounted early birds until 1 October! We have a limited number of travel grants that will cover registration plus a travel subsidy for ECRs. www.aimos2026.org

AIMOS_2026 | Metascience Conference – Register Today

Join the AIMOS 2026 Conference n Wellington, New Zealand, for three days of interdisciplinary meta-research, keynote speakers, workshops, and networking to improve research practices.

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Wendy Higgins' excellent talk about problems and solutions for measuring constructs in psychology is now up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni4N...

Rethinking measurement validity | Wendy Higgins | 2026 AIMOS Metascience Seminar

YouTube video by AIMOS Inc

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This just in from AIMOS: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... - must Australian researchers defy their employers in order to share their data?

Australian researchers are being forbidden to comply with their contractual and ethical obligations to share data | Association for Interdisciplinary Metaresearch and Open Science (AIMOS)

New bans against foreign collaboration seem to forbid Australian researchers from meeting their ethical and contractual obligations to share data.

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New research finds that bills named after victims (eponymous legislation) may receive greater support than comparable legislation w/o a named narrative, regardless of policy quality or effectiveness. Read more: doi.org/10.1037/law0... #psychlaw #lawpsych #psychology #law @apajournals.bsky.social

Do metascience's assumptions hold up? Join us August 13 at 4pm (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra time / GMT + 10) for a talk from @markrubin.bsky.social events.humanitix.com/questioning-...

Questioning Some Metascience Assumptions, with Mark Rubin

Do the assumptions of metascience hold up to close scrutiny?

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Law schools: if you invest in tricking out @socarxiv.bsky.social to have SSRN-like capabilities, it can be done…

SocArXiv@socarxiv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

SocArXiv accepts law papers, as we always have. Some of the bells and whistles he wants we don't have- like ranking and email subscriptions, but those can be built using SocArXiv. We don't have funds or staff to help build that, but law schools do.

The submission portal for #AIMOS2026 is now open. Submit your lightning talks, discussion groups hackathons, and workshops now. www.aimos2026.org/submit

I couldn't agree more!

Danny Kingsley@dannykay68.bsky.social · 4mo ago

PATHETIC: we must do better Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... "these materials support existing concerns that universities are not adopting robust policies regarding reporting findings of misconduct and correcting the record, and that they sometimes fail to follow their own policies"

We thank the author (@dkochetkov.bsky.social), reviewers ( @kathybowrey.bsky.social, William Nicholas Cesta) and editors (Kathryn Zeiler, @jasonchin.bsky.social) for their contributions 👏

Imposter participants?? Very glad to co-host this webinar with the NSW Health Statewide Biobank and @jabyrnesci.bsky.social. Find it at: teams.microsoft.com/meet/4182560... Meeting ID: 418 256 007 984 26 Passcode: gp9pp7aT

Maybe don't promote an article about appropriation of work that unironically illustrates its thesis with AI built on the appropriation of others' work?

In late 2024, Cuellar et al published a review of all the studies purporting to validate firearms analysis (eg techniques associating a found bullet to a particular gun). They found 'fatal' errors in each one. Surprisingly, we disagree: doi.org/10.1093/lpr/...

Towards cumulative forensic science: a commentary on ‘Methodological problems in every black-box study of forensic firearm comparisons’

Abstract. Cuellar et al. recently found that methodological flaws in black-box studies of forensic firearms analysis mean that validity cannot be determine

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We finally have a Linkedin page! Follow there for longer form updates about AIMOS and other news. www.linkedin.com/company/asso... Thanks!

Association for Interdisciplinary Metaresearch and Open Science (AIMOS) | LinkedIn

Association for Interdisciplinary Metaresearch and Open Science (AIMOS) | 14 followers on LinkedIn. AIMOS seeks to improve research by studying it and seeking to make it more transparent

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In response to the rapid expansion of technology during COVID-19, APA Division 41 convened a taskforce to offer foundational guidance on integrating tech into psych-law. 💡 Read for free here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202... #psychology #law #psychlaw #lawpsych @apajournals.bsky.social

Jennifer Byrne, @jasonchin.bsky.social, and others weigh on on whether Australia's approach to regulating research misconduct needs reform. theconversation.com/should-austr...

Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts

Scientific misconduct can waste public funds and harm human health. But views differ about the best way to tackle it.

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Power dynamics at the outset of divorce matter and can shape the entire process. Findings suggest that even as imbalances shrink over time, their effects persist. 🔗 Read the open-access article: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202... #psychlaw #lawpsych #psychology #law

Following up from @drjbeaudry.bsky.social's wonderful recap email yesterday, here is the group photo from #AIMOS2025. If you couldn't make this this year, we hope to see you next year in beautiful Wellington!

First talk of this morning: Jason Chin @jasonchin.bsky.social (scientist/lawyer) with: Too soft to trust? The regulation of research misconduct in Australia. Australian Code of Responsible Conduct of Research has a suggested definition of misconduct. But does science self-correct? #IRICSydney

I love having the opportunity to use my ORCID to login to Web of Science to login a journal's review portal at Manuscript Central ☺️.

And released today, a metascience project featuring AIMOS board member @jasonchin.bsky.social, former AIMOS prez Matt Page, Merryn McKinnon, Rachel Searston, Kaye Ballantyne, Stephanie Summersby, Anna Heavey, Carolyne Bird, and Anna-Maria Arabia.

Machine learning can detect patterns—but can it detect deception? A newly published replication of a landmark study on linguistic cues in 911 homicide calls suggests the answer is "no".... at least, not reliably.   🔗 Read the full article: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... #psychlaw #lawpsych

Also the winner of our ECR award - excellent book Sonia!

ANU Press@anupress.bsky.social · 12mo ago

With increasing globalisation and convergence in securities markets, regulatory cooperation is increasingly relevant. This book proposes a deeper, strategic collaboration between India and Australia in regard to the securities sector. Get your copy today doi.org/10.22459/DSC...

International #ResearchIntegrity conference 16-18 November 2025 Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪

Simon Gandevia@simongandevia.bsky.social · 12mo ago

International Research Integrity Conference researchintegrityconf.com has been moved to University of Sydney (Refectory and Cullen rooms) Nov 16-18th 2025. Registrations filling fast

AIMOS is pleased to make the following submission regarding the Australian Research Council's consultation draft for its new research evaluation framework: osf.io/mpvbc

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: PPPL 2026 Editorial Board Deadline: October 1, 2025 Find editorial board position descriptions, required qualifications, & how to apply here: osf.io/fcmvj We're also seeking 2 early career editorial fellows, find more info here: osf.io/9ebrm #psychlaw #lawpsych

Does the Considering Offender Probability in Statements (COPS) Scale allow law enforcement to distinguish between guilty and innocent people placing 911 homicide calls? Research from the FBI BAU and Villanova University suggests it does not. Read a summary from the authors: bit.ly/3DgM3dL

This recent article in the official journal of the Aus. Academy of Forensic Sciences includes hallucinated references. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10...., for example:

🔒Our latest study regards "the effect of APC waivers on the participation of Ukrainian researchers in fully Gold OA journals". The reviewers call it "well-developed", "timely" & "important" while questioning the focus on only 5 publishers. 👇Read the assessment, reviews & author response on MetaROR

The effect of APC discounts on Ukraine's participation in gold open access journals

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The call for proposals is now up for our long awaited #AIMOS2025 conference in Sydney this November: aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...

Innovations in #ScholarlyCommunication and #ResponsibleResearchAssessment need to go hand in hand. New guest post by @jasonchin.bsky.social, @ludowaltman.bsky.social, and Kathryn Zeiler, editors at @metaror.bsky.social, share insights on these connections. Read more👇 sfdora.org/2025/07/08/m...

Judging research on its own merits: How MetaROR supports better research assessment | DORA

MetaResearch Open Review (MetaROR), and other publish-review-curate platforms (e.g., Copernicus, eLife, F1000, Open Research Europe, Peer Community In) challenge the current state of scholarly publish...

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