A blog by the Center of Trial and Error exploring failure in academia, open science and what it takes to be an Open Access publisher.
Behind the ScenesBy Maura Burke
Relatedly, we spent some time thinking about how GRAIL could best fit into the existing EOSC Node landscape. Maybe it would be best for us to be a part of a larger, national network of Nodes?
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Behind the ScenesBy Maura Burke
If we hope researchers will share rejected grant applications or other unrealized research materials, then greater recognition of their scholarly value will also be necessary.
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Culture of Trial and ErrorBy Declan Kuch
How nanomedicine conjured billions from thin air and what happened when the enchantment failed
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Behind the ScenesBy Muriel Strange
In this post, we explore the practical steps and considerations involved in setting up a Diamond Open Access (OA) journal.
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Culture of Trial and ErrorBy Sheena F. Bartscherer
Heterogenous communities with explicit commitments to science corrections or what this blog series summarises under the descriptor ‘cultures of trial and error’ have existed for the longest time.
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OpinionBy Bert Bakker & Jakob Kasper
Many flagship journals reject most manuscripts at the desk-review stage, with rates of 40–80% being common
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Culture of Trial and ErrorBy Candida F. Sánchez Burmester, Maha M. Said, Martin Bush, Cyrus C. M. Mody & Nicole C. Nelson
In this piece, we call for more comparative research on field-specific replication dynamics.
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NewsBy JOTE
Trial & Error Symposium 2025: Honesty, Openness, and Cultural Change
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Culture of Trial and ErrorBy Sergio Sismondo
Once upon a time, when it was said that science self-corrects, the image was of a relatively unified culture, a body of practices guided by shared norms of disinterested inquiry.
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Culture of Trial and ErrorBy Melpomeni (Melina) Antonakaki
Scientific correction is often imagined as a clear-cut, procedural, and largely self-contained response to error
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Culture of Trial and ErrorBy Anne Clinio
Open notebook science challenges the traditional ways we produce and share knowledge, creating a more transparent and collaborative approach to research that could foster science correction
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Culture of Trial and ErrorBy Mady Barbeitas
In August 2024, a peculiar letter to the editor titled “Practice of Neurosurgery on Saturn” was published in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports.
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