Growth in Data and Questions on Quality are Increasing Researcher Workload, Finds New Study From Elsevier and Sense About Science - Seite 2

"That's why we are committed to helping researchers better navigate the complexity they face. It starts with listening to the community and sharing what we hear to encourage discussion. Then, after understanding what will help researchers the most, we will be able to improve existing solutions and develop new ones they want (and need) to better control their work, enable faster ways of working, and manage complexity with the ultimate aim of freeing up time to focus on their goals."

Tracey Brown, Director, Sense about Science said: "Trustworthiness is something that we have asked researchers about this summer, when we revisited the 2009 peer review survey a 'decade on' to look at how issues of quality and reliability are changing. We will be sharing and consulting more on those opinions ahead of their publication during Peer Review Week in September.

"What I can say now is that, amid increasing volume of research papers and new kinds of publishing, researchers are really alert to the need to maintain and improve quality. This is also increasingly important for others navigating the findings of research, including affected communities, policy makers and journalists."

Researchers are invited to find out more and access resources to help with data proliferation at: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/trust-in-research

Notes to editors

1.  Workload findings come from the Elsevier Search and Discovery survey March 2019, sample 1,450. The quality and confidence findings come from the joint Elsevier and Sense about Science Quality and Research Evidence survey, May 2019, sample 3,133.

2.  Elsevier's Research Futures report in conjunction with Ipsos MORI from February 2019 can be found here: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/elsevier-research-futures-report 

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps scientists and clinicians to find new answers, reshape human knowledge, and tackle the most urgent human crises. For 140 years, we have partnered with the research world to curate and verify scientific knowledge. Today, we're committed to bringing that rigor to a new generation of platforms. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 39,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray's Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. www.elsevier.com

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