During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lonni Besançon used his expertise in statistics to analyze controversial COVID-19 studies. Living in Melbourne while facing lockdown, he began scrutinizing the increased prevalence of preprints, which posed challenges to quality control in scholarly research. Concerned by the rapid pace of scientific scrutiny, he shared findings on social media, recruiting fellow researchers to help analyze the quality of published papers. His project culminated in analyzing 8,455 COVID-19 papers, shedding light on the issues surrounding swift and inadequate peer review processes.
Besançon analyzed the publication metadata of 8,455 COVID-19 papers, identifying statistically significant issues in the rapid dissemination of research that was poorly scrutinized.
During lockdown, Besançon immersed himself in scrutinizing the increase of questionable studies, highlighting systemic issues in scholarly publishing that risked quality for speed.
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