Perspective on reducing errors in research

Efforts to ensure research integrity has mostly focused on research misconduct. However, the complexity of research operations and processes makes research work also prone to unintentional errors. To safeguard against errors and their consequences, strategies for error reduction, detection, and miti...

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Published in:Contemporary clinical trials communications 2021-09, Vol.23, p.100838, Article 100838
Main Authors: Aboumatar, Hanan, Thompson, Carol, Garcia-Morales, Emmanuel, Gurses, Ayse P., Naqibuddin, Mohammad, Saunders, Jamia, Kim, Samuel W., AWise, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
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Error detection
Error reduction strategies
Research errors
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Summary:Efforts to ensure research integrity has mostly focused on research misconduct. However, the complexity of research operations and processes makes research work also prone to unintentional errors. To safeguard against errors and their consequences, strategies for error reduction, detection, and mitigation can be applied to research work. Nurturing a scientific culture that encourages error disclosure and rectification is essential to reduce the negative consequences of errors. Creating repositories where errors can be reported can enable learning from errors and creation of more robust research processes.
ISSN:2451-8654
2451-8654
DOI:10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100838