Nazneen Rahman, Head of the Division of Genetics and Epidemiology at The Institute of Cancer Research and a member of the Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research, shares her thoughts on open access and the value in sharing every piece of information.
With the publication of our first Registered Report, Hollydawn Murray, from F1000Research, explains how we hope this format will enhance credibility.
Isabelle Mansuy is September’s featured Faculty Member of the Month. She is a professor in neuroepigenetics at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich (double chair), is a Knight in the National Order of Merit and holds the Legion of Honour in France. Isabelle explains the importance of animal research to improve our understanding of epigenetic inheritance and as a diagnostic for trauma-related psychiatric disorders.
Chao Zhang was an author on a recent F1000Research that article looked into the options available to researchers for reusing data gathered from patients during clinical research. He outlines the several stages that are needed for these data to be accessed and reused.
We hope you found the first blog post stimulating, for it is now time for our second post of this series and delving deeper into the meaning and impact of transparency in peer review. Our Advisory Board members and staff here at F1000 consider training and credit for reviewers.
Tiago Barros, Product Strategy Manager at F1000 tells us about how much our peer reviewers tend to agree with each other after analysing peer review reports on F1000Research. After an initial analysis, he dug a bit deeper and found there was more than meets the eye.
One of the key aspects of F1000Research’s model is that all the referee reports are published alongside our articles. We believe this has many benefits. Eleanore-Rose Begg from F1000Research explains the merits of this collaborative peer review process.
As the new academic year begins, here at F1000 our thoughts are focused on peer review and Peer Review Week 2017. During this week, we will delve into the meaning of this year’s theme ‘Transparency in Peer Review’, which is close to our hearts at F1000.
We announce our partnership with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital to launch MNI Open Research. Our Managing Director, Rebecca Lawrence, discusses how this open research platform will support their journey to become an open science institute
The Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Guy Rouleau, talks about how launching the publication platform MNI Open Research will support their plans of becoming an open science institute.
