Stan van Pelt

@stanvanpelt.nl

Freelance wetenschapsjournalist | Schrijft voor o.m. Volkskrant en universiteitsbladen | Boeken: Sloppy Science (2025), Hack je Hersenen (2023) | P/t schrijfdocent Radboud Uni | Bioloog | Neuroscience PhD

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LL is nearly irrelevant to public health measures once a pandemic is underway but it isn't nonsense. Now that research contributes significant risk of starting new pandemics, similar to zoonosis, it's important to be candid about it and take strong regulatory measures.

'[The authors] hypothesize that researchers who are confident in their work and who broadly embrace open-science practices might be more likely to choose open peer review. As a result, the decision to opt for open peer review could itself serve as an indicator of article quality.'

Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted

Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.

nature.com

Allerlei lui proberen een slaatje te slaan in de boekenwereld. Auteurs betalen de hoofdprijs voor drukken van boeken die ze zelf aan familie dienen te verkopen. Ook zijn er recensiesites, waar die boeken naast bestsellers staan. Bert Natter schreef erover op zijn blog: bertnatter.com/2026/06/03/l...

Librar.be of Librar.ai?

Wat een heerlijke recensie van Aan het einde van de oorlog op Librar.be! Het complimenteuze stuk lijkt door kunstmatige intelligentie geschreven. Ik wil recensent Karen Oost natuurlijk niet beledig…

bertnatter.com

The scientist dismissed from Radboud University fabricated an entire peer review process, according to one of his co-authors, in order to get an article published in the journal where he himself served as editor-in-chief. He made it appear as though genuine scientists had reviewed the paper.

Co-author describes how fraudulent Radboud scientist fabricated peer review process - Vox magazine

The scientist dismissed from Radboud University fabricated an entire peer review process, according to one of his co-authors, in order to get an article published in the journal where he himself serve...

voxweb.nl