Taking shortcuts: Great for travel, but not for reproducible methods sections
Kai Standvoss, Vartan Kazezian, Britta R. Lewke, Kathleen Bastian, Shambhavi Chidambaram, Subhi Arafat, Ubai Alsharif, Ana Lucía Herrera-Meléndez, Anna‐Delia Knipper, Bruna M. S. Seco, Nina Nitzan Soto, Orestis Rakitzis, Isa Steinecker, Philipp van Kronenberg, Fereshteh Zarebidaki, Tracey Lynn Weissgerber
This paper examines the use of shortcut citations in methods sections across neuroscience, biology, and psychiatry, identifying issues with reproducibility and proposing guidelines for responsible citation practices.
bioRxiv · Aug 8, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience