Abstract
Trust in scientific research is diminished by evidence that data are being manipulated. Outcome switching, data dredging and selective publication are some of the problems that undermine the integrity of published research. Here we report a proof-of-concept study using a 'blockchain' as a low cost, independently verifiable method that could be widely and readily used to audit and confirm the reliability of scientific studies.
Highlights
Trust in scientific research is diminished by evidence that data are being manipulated
Data dredging and selective publication are some of the problems that undermine the integrity of published research
Once a block of data is recorded on a blockchain ledger it is extremely difficult to change or remove it as doing so would require changing the record on many thousands computers worldwide
Summary
RETRACTED: How blockchain-timestamped protocols could improve the trustworthiness of medical science [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. At the request of the authors Greg Irving and John Holden, the article titled “How blockchain-timestamped protocols could improve the trustworthiness of medical science” has been retracted from F1000Research. As the methodology has been deemed to be unreliable, the article is retracted This applies to all three versions of the article: Irving G and Holden J. How blockchain-timestamped protocols could improve the trustworthiness of medical science [version 2; referees: 3 approved]. How blockchain-timestamped protocols could improve the trustworthiness of medical science [version 3; referees: 3 approved, 1 not approved].
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