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COSIG (Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides) is a new open-access resource designed to help researchers and others evaluate the integrity of published scientific papers through forensic peer review. The initiative addresses a critical gap in accessible knowledge and tools needed to investigate potential issues in scientific publications. By providing structured meta-scientific guides, COSIG enables broader participation in maintaining research quality and identifying problematic papers.
Why it matters
This resource democratizes the ability to scrutinize scientific literature, which has traditionally required specialized expertise. By making forensic peer review accessible to a wider audience, COSIG could help improve the overall integrity of published research and enable faster detection of errors, fraud, or misconduct in scientific publications.
Understand the Science
by Yagmur Ozturk, Solal Pirelli, Reese A. K. Richardson
Investigating the integrity of published scientific papers is key to the scientific process, but the necessary knowledge is in short supply. We present COSIG, an open collection of meta-scientific guides enabling anyone to perform forensic peer review.
Investigating the integrity of published scientific papers is key to the scientific process, but the necessary knowledge is in short supply. This Community Page presents COSIG, an open collection of meta-scientific guides enabling anyone to perform forensic peer review.
Source: Introducing COSIG: The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides