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The Reproducibility Crisis: Our Takeaways

Let's Track the Key Insights We Find Today!

Below, follow links to google docs in order to track key takeaways from our research today. This way, an independent research could replicate the claims or inferences we might make!

Drivers and Impacts of Replicability Crisis

Browse through the interesting sources tab to gain insight into the reproducibility cirisis.

Guiding Questions:

  • Based on what you read, what are the major drivers of the reproducibility crisis?
  • What are possible or observed impacts of publishing research that are ultimately not replicable?
  • How will you apply what you read to your own project? Do you notice any issues with replicability in your project?
  • Why do you think reproducibility ultimately matters?

Record your takeaways here

Browse Retraction Watch

Take a look at the "Top 10 Most Highly Cited Retracted Papers" on Retraction Watch. 

Guiding Questions:

  • Go find articles, who is citing them and why?
    • See cited references in Web of Science
  • What happens to the citations after retraction? 
  • Why or how do you think these publications made it through peer review?
  • What is the impact of these papers on research and scholarly work?

Record your thoughts on cited retracted articles here.