Fixing Published Research Mistakes Not Easy; Fixing the Publishing System May Be Harder

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 15:08 in Psychology & Sociology

A commentary in Nature suggests that the process for fixing mistakes in peer-reviewed research articles is flawed. The article, written by scientists at UAB, points out that journals are slow to respond and even slower to take action when questions regarding the accuracy of a published research paper are raised.

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