Speaker: Mario Malički, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director of the Stanford Program for Rigor and Reproducibility (SPORR) at Stanford University and Editor-in-Chief of Research Integrity and Peer Review (journal)

Abstract: Mario Malički, M.D., with a Ph.D. in Medical Ethics, has been an Editor-in-Chief of Research Integrity and Peer Review (RIPR) journal for six years. For this lecture, Dr. Malicki will provide an overview of ethical issues in research integrity and peer review encountered in his editorial work in the field. The review will include lessons learned as both an active meta-researcher and editor of peer review and research integrity studies. His talk will describe the submission checks that journals and publishers employ, as well as methods of responding to and addressing pre- and post-publication concerns. The lecture will also cover his recent research on the transparency and effectiveness of scholarly peer review.