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Honest question: could you go ahead and publish an article titled "Failure to replicate 'Top Institution's Best Paper Award'"?
by Rygian 5y ago
Honest question: could you go ahead and publish an article titled "Failure to replicate 'Top Institution's Best Paper Award'"?
- j7ake 5y agoYes. A famous recent example was stress-induced stem cells: https://www.nature.com/news/failed-replications-put-stap-stem-cell-claims-to-rest-1.18412 https://www.nature.com/news/failed-replications-put-stap-ste...
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- Viliam1234 5y agoJust don't forget that the guy who wrote the Best Paper will probably review your articles in future.
- lalalandland 5y agoMaybe all papers should have a replication score ?
- seoaeu 5y agoYes, but you have to convince your readers that you did a more careful and meticulous job than 'Top Institution's Best Paper Award' did. After all, a failure to replicate only means that one of you is wrong, but it doesn't give any hint as to who.
- Someone 5y agoat least one of you. If disproving the result turns out not to be that simple, you might fall for the same trap.