Recent developments and discussions concerning the SARS-Cov-2 virus and the development of a vaccine illustrate once again the necessity to assume “that scientific claims are supported by solid evidence” (Branco et al. 2017). In recent years, however, we see increasing evidence that casts doubts on this assumption (e.g. Fanelli 2009, Ioannidis 2011, Prinz et al. 2011, Begley, Ellis 2012, Fokkens et al. 2013, Open Science Collaboration 2015). “As a result, there is an increasingly urgent call for validation and verification of published research results, both within the academic community and the public at large (e.g. Naik 2011, Zimmer 2012, Begley 2012, Editorial 2013a,b, Branco 2012)” (Branco et al. 2017, p. 1). This is particularly important at a time when the scale and complexity of scientific studies grow, and replicability and reproducibility of scientific research has gained salience (Peng 2011).
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