Novelty in science should not come at the cost of reproducibility

TY - JOUR

T1 - Novelty in science should not come at the cost of reproducibility

AU - Holding, AN

PY - 2019/6/27

Y1 - 2019/6/27

N2 - The pressures of a scientific career can end up incentivising an all-or-nothing approach to cross the finish line first. While competition can be healthy and drives innovation, the current system fails to encourage scientists to work reproducibility. This sometimes leaves those individuals who come second to correct mistakes in published research without being rewarded. Instead, we need a culture that rewards reproducibility and holds it as important as the novelty of the result. Here, I draw on my own journey in the oestrogen receptor research field to highlight this and suggest ways for the 'first past the post' culture to be challenged.

AB - The pressures of a scientific career can end up incentivising an all-or-nothing approach to cross the finish line first. While competition can be healthy and drives innovation, the current system fails to encourage scientists to work reproducibility. This sometimes leaves those individuals who come second to correct mistakes in published research without being rewarded. Instead, we need a culture that rewards reproducibility and holds it as important as the novelty of the result. Here, I draw on my own journey in the oestrogen receptor research field to highlight this and suggest ways for the 'first past the post' culture to be challenged.

U2 - 10.1111/febs.14965

DO - 10.1111/febs.14965

M3 - Article

SN - 1742-464X

JO - FEBS Journal

JF - FEBS Journal

ER -