Robin Kok
@robinnkok.bsky.social
Formerly @robinnkok on "that other site". Culturally, historically, and aesthetically insignificant.
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"In 2019 we notified journals about serious integrity concerns in 172 clinical trials. Over five years later, only 22 have been retracted. The 135 unretracted trials have 1989 citations in systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, and consensus statements"
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www.bmj.com/content/390/...
[paraphrased]
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"In 2019 we notified journals about serious integrity concerns in 172 clinical trials. Over five years later, only 22 have been retracted. The 135 unretracted trials have 1989 citations in systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, and consensus statements"
[paraphrased]
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
[paraphrased]
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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Ever stared at a table of regression coefficients & wondered what you're doing with your life?
Very excited to share this gentle introduction to another way of making sense of statistical models (w @vincentab.bsky.social)
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Website: j-rohrer.github.io/marginal-psy...
Very excited to share this gentle introduction to another way of making sense of statistical models (w @vincentab.bsky.social)
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Website: j-rohrer.github.io/marginal-psy...
August 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ever stared at a table of regression coefficients & wondered what you're doing with your life?
Very excited to share this gentle introduction to another way of making sense of statistical models (w @vincentab.bsky.social)
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Website: j-rohrer.github.io/marginal-psy...
Very excited to share this gentle introduction to another way of making sense of statistical models (w @vincentab.bsky.social)
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Website: j-rohrer.github.io/marginal-psy...
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I was reminded today of the heroic work done by @eikofried.bsky.social and
@robinnkok.bsky.social to see what information Elsevier collects on academics and was re-horrified. 🧵 (1/5)
eiko-fried.com/welcome-to-h...
#academicsky
@robinnkok.bsky.social to see what information Elsevier collects on academics and was re-horrified. 🧵 (1/5)
eiko-fried.com/welcome-to-h...
#academicsky
Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: you can check-out any time you like … not » Eiko Fried
A journey by Robin Kok and Eiko Fried trying to understand what private data Elsevier collects; what private data Elsevier sells; and what to do about it.
eiko-fried.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I was reminded today of the heroic work done by @eikofried.bsky.social and
@robinnkok.bsky.social to see what information Elsevier collects on academics and was re-horrified. 🧵 (1/5)
eiko-fried.com/welcome-to-h...
#academicsky
@robinnkok.bsky.social to see what information Elsevier collects on academics and was re-horrified. 🧵 (1/5)
eiko-fried.com/welcome-to-h...
#academicsky
"As fax machines were phased out in the late 2010s, engineers desperately sought new ways to annoy, confuse and enrage users. Microsoft SharePoint turned out to be the ideal replacement" - History of Technology, 3rd ed, 2047.
July 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"As fax machines were phased out in the late 2010s, engineers desperately sought new ways to annoy, confuse and enrage users. Microsoft SharePoint turned out to be the ideal replacement" - History of Technology, 3rd ed, 2047.
For all this talk about U-shaped associations, I have found the optimum amount of yoghurt in your beard is 0.
July 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For all this talk about U-shaped associations, I have found the optimum amount of yoghurt in your beard is 0.
LA YARRRRR
July 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
LA YARRRRR
Reposted by Robin Kok
The entire field of psychology from 1967 until 2011, and if we are honest with ourselves most of our current research output.
June 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The entire field of psychology from 1967 until 2011, and if we are honest with ourselves most of our current research output.
June 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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New from The Strain Team:
🎊 Springer Nature Discovers MDPI 🎊
Springer Nature has spawned a copycat journal series called "Discover" mimicking #MDPI journal titles and citation behaviours. We even made a browser game to prove it (see 🔗).
Gross! 😀 1/n
#ResearchIntegrity #SciPub #AcademicSky
🎊 Springer Nature Discovers MDPI 🎊
Springer Nature has spawned a copycat journal series called "Discover" mimicking #MDPI journal titles and citation behaviours. We even made a browser game to prove it (see 🔗).
Gross! 😀 1/n
#ResearchIntegrity #SciPub #AcademicSky
Spinger Nature Discovers MDPI – The Strain on Scientific Publishing
Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io
June 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
New from The Strain Team:
🎊 Springer Nature Discovers MDPI 🎊
Springer Nature has spawned a copycat journal series called "Discover" mimicking #MDPI journal titles and citation behaviours. We even made a browser game to prove it (see 🔗).
Gross! 😀 1/n
#ResearchIntegrity #SciPub #AcademicSky
🎊 Springer Nature Discovers MDPI 🎊
Springer Nature has spawned a copycat journal series called "Discover" mimicking #MDPI journal titles and citation behaviours. We even made a browser game to prove it (see 🔗).
Gross! 😀 1/n
#ResearchIntegrity #SciPub #AcademicSky
Reposted by Robin Kok
In a recent paper of mine, I suggested that the article processing charges (APCs) that were paid should be shown on the aricle, and it shoud also be stated which author(s) paid the APC.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
In a recent paper of mine, I suggested that the article processing charges (APCs) that were paid should be shown on the aricle, and it shoud also be stated which author(s) paid the APC.
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Reposted by Robin Kok
Reposted by Robin Kok
This is also a good time to remind people that, according to the best available evidence, LLM-based chatbot therapy is about as effective as unguided self-help and might not even work for symptoms other than depression.
May 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is also a good time to remind people that, according to the best available evidence, LLM-based chatbot therapy is about as effective as unguided self-help and might not even work for symptoms other than depression.
Reposted by Robin Kok
Reposted by Robin Kok
NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the @BMJ.com, @JAMA.com, @thelancet.bsky.social, @PLoS.org, and @natmedicine.bsky.social.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
April 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the @BMJ.com, @JAMA.com, @thelancet.bsky.social, @PLoS.org, and @natmedicine.bsky.social.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
I'm not distracted, I just have a hyperfocus on everything
March 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I'm not distracted, I just have a hyperfocus on everything
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#AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter
Opening up more journals because we produce too much output that no-one reads or needs
Opening up more journals because we produce too much output that no-one reads or needs
March 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter
Opening up more journals because we produce too much output that no-one reads or needs
Opening up more journals because we produce too much output that no-one reads or needs
Confuse, bewilder and alarm your Gen Z coworkers by citing Sabrina Carpenter lyrics in your meetings.
They: "That meeting was a mess, I have no idea how to follow up"
Me: "You're confused and I'm upset but we never talk about it"
They: "That meeting was a mess, I have no idea how to follow up"
Me: "You're confused and I'm upset but we never talk about it"
March 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Confuse, bewilder and alarm your Gen Z coworkers by citing Sabrina Carpenter lyrics in your meetings.
They: "That meeting was a mess, I have no idea how to follow up"
Me: "You're confused and I'm upset but we never talk about it"
They: "That meeting was a mess, I have no idea how to follow up"
Me: "You're confused and I'm upset but we never talk about it"
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Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
March 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
The journal that published this AI-generated dross has an impact factor of 6.9 and charges $3450 per paper.
Prov/active paper is retracted by Elsevier’s Process SAFFEETY and Environmental Protection after PPPR caught issues that were not identicated or preventiived during the original editorial assessation and inplematiion. h/t anon Hoya.
pubpeer.com/publications...
pubpeer.com/publications...
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The journal that published this AI-generated dross has an impact factor of 6.9 and charges $3450 per paper.
Hear me out. What if we build a border...
February 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hear me out. What if we build a border...