30 Apr 2024 UPCOMING [May 29]: TI Methods Speaker Series: Preprints: Catalyzing Equity and Integrity in Scientific Discourse
In this TI Methods Speaker Series webinar, Larissa Shamseer, a CIHR-funded postdoctoral methods researcher working with the Knowledge Translation Program at Unity Health Toronto, will explore how preprints foster transparency, accelerate scientific progress, and promote inclusivity by amplifying voices often marginalized in traditional publishing. She will also consider the safeguards and practices necessary for maintaining research integrity within the preprint ecosystem.
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TITLE: Preprints: Catalyzing Equity and Integrity in Scientific Discourse
WHEN: Wednesday, May 29th, 2024 at 12:00 noon PDT [convert to your local time]
WHERE: free online webinar. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email that will include connection details.
SPEAKER: Larissa Shamseer, Postdoctoral Methods Researcher, Knowledge Translation Program, Unity Health Toronto.
REGISTRATION: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5IufuGqpzkiG9DKYr12-S-javYvaH4QcCsS
About the topic: Publication bias skews scientific discourse, favouring positive results and neglecting negative findings. Preprints, early versions of research papers shared openly, often before journal peer review, may offer a solution. By enabling rapid dissemination and open critique, preprints democratize access to diverse research outcomes, mitigating publication bias. This talk will explore how preprints foster transparency, accelerate scientific progress, and promote inclusivity by amplifying voices often marginalized in traditional publishing. It will also consider the safeguards and practices necessary for maintaining research integrity within the preprint ecosystem. Preprints have the potential to cultivate a more equitable and robust scientific landscape, transcending biases to advance knowledge dissemination and collaboration.
About the speaker: Larissa Shamseer is a CIHR-funded postdoctoral methods researcher working with the Knowledge Translation Program at Unity Health Toronto. Currently, she is examining the intersection of equity and integrity in scholarly publishing. She completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa working with the Centre for Journalology at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Her PhD work comprised some of the first empirical research characterising predatory journals and their scientific content. She has also co-led and collaborated on the development of several reporting guidelines for health research, most notably the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) Protocols in 2015 (currently being updated) and was on the steering committee for PRISMA 2020.
About the TI Methods Speaker Series: The TI Methods Speaker Series are offered free of charge and everyone is welcome. The event is usually held at noon on the last Wednesday of each month via Zoom videoconference. The presentations are recorded and the video recordings are posted online. Click here to view the list of talks offered in 2024.
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