While doing research under tight deadlines, finding reliable sources becomes the most stressful part of writing. I’ve wasted hours opening papers that looked useful but added nothing to my argument.

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

Simon Kolstoe works for the University of Portsmouth, and is a trustee of the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO). He receives research and consultancy funding from charities, universities and ...