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Replicating research in ecology and evolution: feasibility, incentives, and the cost-benefit conundrum

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: We believe that replicating studies in ecology and evolution is extremely valuable, but replication within species and systems is troublingly rare, and even 'quasi-replications' in different systems are often insufficient. We make a case for supporting multiple types of replications and point out that the current incentive structure needs to change if ecologists and evolutionary biologist are to value scientific replication sufficiently.

Source: BMC Biology

DOI: 10.1186/s12915-015-0196-3

Authors: Shinichi Nakagawa, Timothy H. Parker

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, Whitman College

Language: English

Topic: Academic Publishing and Open Access

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,690

Funder: Australian Research Council