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Although questionable research practices inflate false positive rates, they have little effect on replicability because they also increase power.

Appointing early-career researchers to positions of influence within scientific societies would be mutually beneficial for both.

The best theory papers help experimentalists to identify which of their results might be general and to plan a path through the maze of all possible future experiments.

The poor reporting of imaging methods in the scientific literature is hindering the evaluation and replication of biomedical research.

The DORA initiative offers practical guidance on improving the assessment of research by universities, research institutions, and funders.

Early-career researchers propose seven actions that can be taken by research institutions and departments to improve science training.

The linguistic characteristics of peer review reports are not influenced by research area, type of review or reviewer gender, which is evidence for the robustness of peer review.

An analysis of 67,885 preprints on bioRxiv finds evidence for disparities in international participation that are similar to the disparities found in conventional journals.

A study of 24 million articles has revealed that scientists have created more than 1 million acronyms since 1950, most of which have been used fewer than 10 times.

A survey of over 300 applicants for faculty positions reveals that there are many paths to securing a job offer.