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Very much so, and especially since a scientific paper that was published (after peer review) means that it is of interest to other scientist, not that it is a f

by zzbn00 3y ago

Very much so, and especially since a scientific paper that was published (after peer review) means that it is of interest to other scientist, not that it is a fact. But there is also another good point in the post: scientist need to be full and frank in their scientific writing. Selectively reporting results creates a huge problem in the literature. But unfortunately this creates rather less hype which is what even research institutions increasingly need to survive it seems

ajmurmann 3y ago
"Very much so, and especially since a scientific paper that was published (after peer review) means that it is of interest to other scientist, not that it is a fact." This is leaving out important nuance. You are right that it doesn't mean it's fact. It does mean though that other qualified researchers in the same field didn't find important flaws in there study. They didn't reproduce it, but from what's in the paper itself, it looks solid. This is a big difference to plainly finding it "interesting". I'm not certain to what degree "interesting" is even part of the review process by the peers for most journals or to what degree that falls to a different role.