RRIDs are a new way to improve resource findability and reproducibility. A project by SciScore funded by CZI will add a Resource table for all preprints.

We’re excited to partner with SciCrunch to create structured resource tables for preprints and look forward to seeing the different ways in which authors & readers will use these linked resources.”— Dario Taraborelli, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, November 8, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In scientific studies, key research resources such as antibodies are underspecified by authors, making it unclear which resource was used in a study (Vasilevsky et al, 2013). When key reagents are not well specified, the study is not reproducible.Irreproducibility is due to underspecified resources, and is a lingering problem with a significant economic impact (Freedman et al., 2015). One of the most complete solutions to this problem is the Key Resources table, part of the STAR Methods framework developed in Cell Press. This table, compiled by the authors, makes it very predictable and thus easy to find resources used in the study. These resources have been historically available in Cell Press journals. We have an opportunity to bring them to preprints using semi-automated methods.

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