Mario Malički
@mariomalicki.bsky.social
Research Scholar at the Stanford Program on Research Rigor and Reproducibility (SPORR)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-1930
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-1930
The use of "peer reviewer finder/locator tools" was much more common among STEM non-STEM publishers (40.4% vs 11.8%. Recent survey (N=83), of small and medium publishers at Scholastica lp.scholasticahq.com/technology-n...
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The use of "peer reviewer finder/locator tools" was much more common among STEM non-STEM publishers (40.4% vs 11.8%. Recent survey (N=83), of small and medium publishers at Scholastica lp.scholasticahq.com/technology-n...
@METRICStanford is accepting applications for 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟕 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: metrics.stanford.edu/postdoctoral.... The deadline for applications is February 15, 2026, the position is expected to start at October 1, 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@METRICStanford is accepting applications for 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟕 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: metrics.stanford.edu/postdoctoral.... The deadline for applications is February 15, 2026, the position is expected to start at October 1, 2026.
Tomorrow 9am PT time: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡? by Niklas Bobrovitz and Stephana Moss, cover 38 metrics of reproducibility and 180 prevalence estimates. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Tomorrow 9am PT time: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡? by Niklas Bobrovitz and Stephana Moss, cover 38 metrics of reproducibility and 180 prevalence estimates. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us on November 18 - 9 am PT | 12 pm ET | 6 pm CET, for 8th Reproducibility Rounds: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡?. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Join us on November 18 - 9 am PT | 12 pm ET | 6 pm CET, for 8th Reproducibility Rounds: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡?. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Cambridge University Press conducted a survey on 2.8k researchers - 𝟓𝟎% 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. www-cambridge-org.stanford.idm.oclc.org/us/universit...
October 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cambridge University Press conducted a survey on 2.8k researchers - 𝟓𝟎% 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. www-cambridge-org.stanford.idm.oclc.org/us/universit...
The report also states that review invite acceptance has decreased in ScholarOne submission system from ~48% in 2018 to ~34% in 2025
September 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The report also states that review invite acceptance has decreased in ScholarOne submission system from ~48% in 2018 to ~34% in 2025
Silverchair released a report on the Future of Peer Review - www.silverchair.com/news/tech-tr... indicating that reviewers are largely in favor and looking forward to transparent peer review. However data on survey methods, invites and response rate is lacking.
September 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Silverchair released a report on the Future of Peer Review - www.silverchair.com/news/tech-tr... indicating that reviewers are largely in favor and looking forward to transparent peer review. However data on survey methods, invites and response rate is lacking.
Join us for the 7th Reproducibility Rounds: 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡:
𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲, on September 16 at 9 am PT | 12 pm ET | 6 pm CET, by Nichole E Carlson. Registration at stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲, on September 16 at 9 am PT | 12 pm ET | 6 pm CET, by Nichole E Carlson. Registration at stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Join us for the 7th Reproducibility Rounds: 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡:
𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲, on September 16 at 9 am PT | 12 pm ET | 6 pm CET, by Nichole E Carlson. Registration at stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲, on September 16 at 9 am PT | 12 pm ET | 6 pm CET, by Nichole E Carlson. Registration at stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register for the 3rd Stanford Colloquium on Biomedical Research Rigor and Reproducibility - October 20th 2025. Speakers: Nicole Kleinstreuer (NIH), Marcus Munafò, Geeta Swamy, etc... Agenda and registration at web.cvent.com/event/02bac8...
August 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Register for the 3rd Stanford Colloquium on Biomedical Research Rigor and Reproducibility - October 20th 2025. Speakers: Nicole Kleinstreuer (NIH), Marcus Munafò, Geeta Swamy, etc... Agenda and registration at web.cvent.com/event/02bac8...
This year's peer review week is happening September 15 to 19, and the theme is “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era” @PeerRevWeek. Follow the updates and list of events on peerreviewweek.net/events.php
August 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This year's peer review week is happening September 15 to 19, and the theme is “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era” @PeerRevWeek. Follow the updates and list of events on peerreviewweek.net/events.php
New research - Differences Between Nursing Studies Posted as Preprints on medRxiv or SSRN and Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals. Similarly to previous research, we find that only 4% (2 out of 51) had changes in their primary conclusions. doi.org/10.1111/inr....
August 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New research - Differences Between Nursing Studies Posted as Preprints on medRxiv or SSRN and Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals. Similarly to previous research, we find that only 4% (2 out of 51) had changes in their primary conclusions. doi.org/10.1111/inr....
@bmehmani.bsky.social and mine work (and interview) is featured in the Nature's News on Peer Review - nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02457-2. Reminder that for 2,857 Elsevier journals, Md 7 reviewers are invited, 2 accept, within Md 9 days of being invited - see: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
August 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
@bmehmani.bsky.social and mine work (and interview) is featured in the Nature's News on Peer Review - nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02457-2. Reminder that for 2,857 Elsevier journals, Md 7 reviewers are invited, 2 accept, within Md 9 days of being invited - see: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Update - Elsevier's Peer Review Workbench with peer review reports of 18,092,870 manuscripts from 2,857 journals, Md 2 reviewers (Md invited 7, 9 days for accepting invite), absolute agreement in round 1 - 26% across disciplines, Md 22% acceptance rate. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
June 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Update - Elsevier's Peer Review Workbench with peer review reports of 18,092,870 manuscripts from 2,857 journals, Md 2 reviewers (Md invited 7, 9 days for accepting invite), absolute agreement in round 1 - 26% across disciplines, Md 22% acceptance rate. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
SN releases a white paper on RI - survey on 7,871 researchers, showing 21% of USA respondents saying their institutions do not provide research integrity training, and 22% not being aware if it does. figshare.com/articles/onl...
May 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
SN releases a white paper on RI - survey on 7,871 researchers, showing 21% of USA respondents saying their institutions do not provide research integrity training, and 22% not being aware if it does. figshare.com/articles/onl...
Peer Review Week will be held from 15 to 19 September 2025. Cast your vote till May 31st on which of the below should be this year's theme. forms.gle/RJSWd78aK8xq...
May 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Peer Review Week will be held from 15 to 19 September 2025. Cast your vote till May 31st on which of the below should be this year's theme. forms.gle/RJSWd78aK8xq...
Join us next Tuesday 9AM PT for an online webinar: Estimating Replicability of Lab Biology Research at a National Level: Results and Lessons from the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative - stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Join us next Tuesday 9AM PT for an online webinar: Estimating Replicability of Lab Biology Research at a National Level: Results and Lessons from the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative - stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us on May 20, 9 am (PT) for the 6th Reproducibility Rounds - 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Join us on May 20, 9 am (PT) for the 6th Reproducibility Rounds - 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
New preprint - we analyzed 1,091 trials affiliated with 6 California Universities, with primary completion dates 2014-2017 (almost all before legal mandates) - 46% had summary results reported in ClinicalTrials.gov, 72% had results in journals. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New preprint - we analyzed 1,091 trials affiliated with 6 California Universities, with primary completion dates 2014-2017 (almost all before legal mandates) - 46% had summary results reported in ClinicalTrials.gov, 72% had results in journals. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Next Tuesday - March 18, free webinar at 9 am (PT): 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐃𝐈): 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi....
March 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Next Tuesday - March 18, free webinar at 9 am (PT): 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐃𝐈): 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi....
Join us on March 18, 9 am (PT) for the 5th Reproducibility Rounds - 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐃𝐈): 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Join us on March 18, 9 am (PT) for the 5th Reproducibility Rounds - 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐃𝐈): 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us Next Tuesday, 9 am PT time, for 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 webinar, with speakers from Reproducibility for Everyone, Community for Rigor, and Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training - stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Join us Next Tuesday, 9 am PT time, for 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 webinar, with speakers from Reproducibility for Everyone, Community for Rigor, and Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training - stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
METRICS Stanford is accepting applications for its 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship in meta-research: metrics.stanford.edu/postdoctoral.... The deadline for applications is March 15, 2025, the position is expected to start at October 1, 2025.
February 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
METRICS Stanford is accepting applications for its 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship in meta-research: metrics.stanford.edu/postdoctoral.... The deadline for applications is March 15, 2025, the position is expected to start at October 1, 2025.
Join us on February 18, 9 am (PT) for the 4th 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 - 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, with speakers from R4E, C4R, and FORTT. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Join us on February 18, 9 am (PT) for the 4th 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 - 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, with speakers from R4E, C4R, and FORTT. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Next Tuesday January 21, 9 am (PT) free Webinar 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: Replicating 193 Preclinical Cancer Biology Experiments: Lessons, Surprises, and Future Directions. Registration at: t.co/nqbTfOvVnz
January 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Next Tuesday January 21, 9 am (PT) free Webinar 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: Replicating 193 Preclinical Cancer Biology Experiments: Lessons, Surprises, and Future Directions. Registration at: t.co/nqbTfOvVnz
Join us on January 21, 9 am (PT) for the 3rd 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: Replicating 193 Preclinical Cancer Biology Experiments: Lessons, Surprises, and Future Directions. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 23, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Join us on January 21, 9 am (PT) for the 3rd 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: Replicating 193 Preclinical Cancer Biology Experiments: Lessons, Surprises, and Future Directions. Registration at: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...