The ERROR project: “We pay experts to examine important and influential scientific publications for errors . . . We expect most published research to contain at least some errors . . . our reward system pays bonuses to both authors and reviewers even when minor errors are found. We believe that our field would be strengthened by a culture of checking, accepting, and communicating errors.”

Malte Elson writes: I read your article with Andy King [non-paywalled version is here] in the Chronicle of Higher education with great interest. I totally agree that pre-publication peer review as a “quality management device” is not enough, and that … Continue reading → …