Research integrity in publishing scientific reports

Ano: 2020 | Volume: 14 | Número: 1

Autores: Patrick A. Wachholz

Palavras-chave: Research integrity, editorial

Resumo Inglês:

Scientific papers only add value when their results, either positive, negative, or null, become public.1 Every year, thousands of dissertations and theses are not published in peer-reviewed journals2 and remain restricted to the domain of their authors and the archives of institutions.

Knowledge advances when well-formulated hypotheses are tested and the results of original studies are duplicated, confirmed, or refuted. The sum of evidence produced in multiple fields and areas of knowledge can be shared with researchers, workers, users, managers, and decision-makers in health care systems. The best available evidence should always be considered when formulating public policies, taking different opinions and individualities into account, as well as cultural and economic issues.