Abstract
The role of open access in reducing waste in medical research.
Highlights
Twenty years ago an editorial by Doug Altman in the BMJ [1], ‘‘The Scandal of Poor Medical Research’’, decried the poor design and reporting of research, stating that ‘‘huge sums of money are spent annually on research that is seriously flawed through the use of inappropriate designs, unrepresentative samples, small samples, incorrect methods of analysis, and faulty interpretation’’
Much waste clearly occurs after publication: from poor access, poor dissemination, and poor uptake of the findings of research
Open access will not in itself fix the problems of poor research question selection, poor study design, selective non-publication, or poor or biased reporting, but these can be ameliorated considerably through appropriate editorial policies and peer review processes
Summary
Twenty years ago an editorial by Doug Altman in the BMJ [1], ‘‘The Scandal of Poor Medical Research’’, decried the poor design and reporting of research, stating that ‘‘huge sums of money are spent annually on research that is seriously flawed through the use of inappropriate designs, unrepresentative samples, small samples, incorrect methods of analysis, and faulty interpretation’’. The estimate that 85% of research is wasted referred only to activities prior to the point of publication. Much waste clearly occurs after publication: from poor access, poor dissemination, and poor uptake of the findings of research.
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