Rapid publications risk the integrity of science in the era of COVID-19
Rapid publications risk the integrity of science in the era of COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1186/s12916-020-01650-6
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发表时间：
2020-06-25
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影响因子：
9.3
通讯作者：
Fisher, D.
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作者：
Bagdasarian, N.;Cross, G. B.;Fisher, D.
预印本稿件、快速出版物和评论文章对于让非专业媒体和公共卫生当局预览与2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）有关的数据至关重要，包括大流行早期的临床表现范围和基本流行病学。然而，在这个高度敏感和全球关注的时刻，信息的迅速传播突出了科学成果和意见交流方面的一些问题。通过快速审稿、预印本出版物和评论文章等方式快速发布COVID-19文献是医学界的重要资源。然而，当医疗保健社区迫切需要信息时，未经证实的信息的风险就会变得很大。未经适当审查的信息或没有确凿证据的意见可能被用来影响公共卫生政策决定。我们讨论了三个未经证实的信息的例子，以及在COVID-19引发高度焦虑之际的后果。在一个信息可以广泛而迅速传播的时代，重要的是要确保科学界不会无意中成为错误信息的来源。这将需要一种多模式的方法，得到编辑、出版商、预印本服务器、作者和记者的支持。医学出版物的格局已经发生了变化，需要一种合作的方式来保持高水平的科学传播。
Background Preprint manuscripts, rapid publications and opinion pieces have been essential in permitting the lay press and public health authorities to preview data relating to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including the range of clinical manifestations and the basic epidemiology early on in the pandemic. However, the rapid dissemination of information has highlighted some issues with communication of scientific results and opinions in this time of heightened sensitivity and global concern. Main text Rapid publication of COVID-19 literature through expedited review, preprint publications and opinion pieces are important resources for the medical scientific community. Yet the risks of unverified information loom large in times when the healthcare community is desperate for information. Information that has not been properly vetted, or opinion pieces without solid evidence, may be used to influence public health policy decisions. We discuss three examples of unverified information and the consequences in this time of high anxiety surrounding COVID-19. Conclusions In an era when information can be widely and swiftly disseminated, it is important to ensure that the scientific community is not an inadvertent source of misinformation. This will require a multimodal approach, with buy-in from editors, publishers, preprint servers, authors and journalists. The landscape of medical publications has changed, and a collaborative approach is required to maintain a high standard of scientific communications.