Quality in Research
The following pages and links contain information, statements and recommendations from scientific organisations that are intended to serve the quality assurance and replicability of clinical studies and experiments in the research process.
Research Quality Assurance and Replicability in Research
- Since the series "Increasing value, reducing waste" was published in the Lancet in January 2014, the reliability and qualitative basis of scientific results in biomedicine has been the subject of intense debate. You can find the series in Lancet here.
- Information on the DFG workshop (2015): "Quality criteria for patient-oriented research as a basis for gaining knowledge" can be found here.
- Information on the DFG Roundtable (2015): "Ensuring replicability and supporting replication in DFG funding formats in biomedicine and psychology" can be found here.
- The DFG statement on the replicability of research results (2017) can be found here.
- The DFG guidelines for quality-promoting aspects in medicine and biomedicine (June 2021) can be found here.
- The position paper of the German Council of Science and Humanities (2023) on the organization of the doctorate in the German science system can be found here.
- "Principles and Guidelines for Reporting Preclinical Research" of the National Institute of Health can be found here.
- A collection of links from the University Medicine Library for evidence-based study planning can be found here.
Avoiding Bias in Review Processes
Information from the DFG on avoiding bias in scientific assessment processes can be found here.
